Henan University: Statistics

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#1046 of 14,131 In the World
#232 of 5,830 In Asia
#74 of 960 In China
#318 of 4,220 For Nanotechnology
Top50% For 142 other topics
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Quick Review

Enrollment
50,000
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Website
www.henu.edu.cn
Languages
Chinese;English
Acceptance rate
22%*

* Henan University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsGraduation from senior middle school and Naional College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) Foreign students: for further information see CUCAS
Academic CalendarSeptember to July
Enrollment50,000
Full time employee14
Student:staff ratio3571:1

Research profile

Henan University is a world-class research university with 40,390 scientific papers published and 582,701 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Computer Science.

Publications
40,390
Citations
582,701

Henan University majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
25,382 / 461,357
Chemistry
23,740 / 455,038
Engineering
22,791 / 391,070
Physics
21,345 / 366,139
Environmental Science
17,836 / 257,911
Quantum and Particle physics
15,442 / 280,698
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
15,283 / 137,882
Organic Chemistry
14,640 / 318,996
Biochemistry
14,503 / 283,172
Computer Science
14,329 / 151,929
Materials Science
13,164 / 285,411
Medicine
12,658 / 186,681
Genetics
10,933 / 183,931
Geography and Cartography
9,626 / 104,417
Political Science
8,722 / 63,938
Law
8,579 / 63,579
Philosophy
8,294 / 54,612
Geology
8,219 / 146,572
Ecology
7,930 / 139,532
Mathematics
7,789 / 94,461
Psychology
7,305 / 77,227
History
7,020 / 68,059
Archaeology
6,502 / 67,327
Chemical Engineering
6,213 / 163,288
Optical Engineering
6,165 / 128,382
Nanotechnology
6,137 / 168,076
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
5,812 / 55,189
Sociology
5,552 / 36,968
Statistics
5,535 / 72,862
Metallurgical Engineering
5,464 / 126,310
Business
5,418 / 44,577
Paleontology
4,796 / 84,040
Pathology
4,782 / 74,349
Economics
4,607 / 39,898
Linguistics
4,576 / 31,147
Physical chemistry
4,484 / 117,982
Electrical Engineering
4,447 / 92,922
Botany
3,935 / 74,115
Art & Design
3,809 / 21,173
Machine Learning
3,807 / 40,176

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 11 13
1994 17 11
1995 7 17
1996 7 29
1997 17 33
1998 19 36
1999 50 56
2000 75 74
2001 112 101
2002 154 162
2003 300 246
2004 528 399
2005 699 517
2006 978 868
2007 1307 1103
2008 1297 1723
2009 1382 2362
2010 1464 2959
2011 1493 4048
2012 1378 5454
2013 1371 6850
2014 1355 8403
2015 1113 9951
2016 924 12236
2017 1008 14786
2018 1430 18906
2019 1982 28832
2020 2388 43357
2021 2962 57157
2022 4112 76126
2023 3976 87983
2024 3681 105956
2025 3312 112927
Academic rankings

Tuition

International studetns 16,000-25,600 per annum (CNY)

Henan University has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Henan University.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes
Bachelor - Xueshi Xuewei Arts and Humanities, Economics, Education, Fine Arts, Information Sciences, Law, Management, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Performing Arts
Master - Shuoshi Xuewei Accountancy, Archaeology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Chinese, Communication Arts, Education, Educational Administration, English, Finance, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages Education, Foreigners Education, Geography (Human), Health Education, Heritage Preservation, Hydraulic Engineering, Information Technology, Insurance, Japanese, Journalism, Law, Materials Engineering, Mathematics Education, Medicine, Museum Studies, Music, Native Language Education, Nursing, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Physics, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Psychology, Public Administration, Publishing and Book Trade, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Russian, Science Education, Statistics, Stomatology, Technology Education, Tourism, Traditional Eastern Medicine, Translation and Interpretation
PhD - Boshi Archaeology, Art Criticism, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Chinese, Ecology, Economics, Education, Geography, History, Linguistics, Mathematics, Philosophical Schools, Physical Education, Physics, Psychology, Software Engineering, Statistics

Notable alumni

  1. Gao Yaojie

    Gao Yaojie
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1927-2023 (aged 96)
    Occupations
    gynecologist
    Biography

    Gao Yaojie, courtesy name of Gao Mingkui (Chinese: 高明魁), was a Chinese gynecologist, academic, and AIDS activist based in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. Gao was honoured for her work by the United Nations and Western organizations whilst spending time under house arrest. Her split with the Chinese authorities on the transmission and the seriousness of the AIDS epidemic in the People's Republic of China hindered her further activities, and she left for the United States in 2009, where she settled in Manhattan, New York.

  2. Yan Lianke

    Yan Lianke
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1958-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    translatormilitary personneluniversity teacherwriter
    Biography

    Yan Lianke is a Chinese writer of novels and short stories based in Beijing. His work is highly satirical, which has resulted in some of his most renowned works being banned in China. He has admitted to self-censorship while writing his stories in order to avoid censorship.

  3. Liang Guanglie

    Liang Guanglie
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1940-2024 (aged 84)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Liang Guanglie was a Chinese general and who served as the Minister of National Defense from 2008 to 2013.

  4. Deng Tuo

    Deng Tuo
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1912-1966 (aged 54)
    Occupations
    writerpoetjournalistpolitician
    Biography

    Deng Tuo, also known by the pen name Ma Nancun (Chinese: 马南邨; pinyin: Mǎ Náncūn), was a Chinese poet, intellectual and journalist. He became a cadre of the Chinese Communist Party and served as editor-in-chief of the People's Daily from 1948 to 1958. He committed suicide in 1966 following scathing criticism in the People's Daily, as the Cultural Revolution was beginning.

  5. Bai Shouyi

    Bai Shouyi
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1909-2000 (aged 91)
    Occupations
    historian
    Biography

    Bai Shouyi, also known as Djamal al-Din Bai Shouyi, was a Chinese ethnologist, historian, social activist, and writer who revolutionized recent Chinese historiography and pioneered in relying heavily on scientific excavations and reports. A Marxist philosophically, his studies thus take a very class-centric view and reasoning. Born a son of a Hui merchant in Kaifeng, he became literate in Arabic from his mother and aunt.

  6. Jiao Guobiao

    Jiao Guobiao
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1963-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    journalistpoet
    Biography

    Jiao Guobiao is a Chinese dissident who was formerly an associate professor at Peking University's College of Journalism and Communications until he was dismissed. A prominent journalist at Chinese Cultural Newspaper from 1996 to 2001, he has published widely on issues of journalism in China. Following the appearance online of his March 2004 essay condemning the Chinese government's Central Propaganda Department (Denouncing the Central Propaganda Department) and his continued efforts to promote freedom of the press and human rights in China, he was suspended from his teaching duties.

Henan University faculties and divisions

School : Arts Dance, Fine Arts, Musical Instruments, Musicology, Singing, Theatre, Visual Arts
School : Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Engineering
School : Chinese Language and Literature Chinese, Communication Studies, Literature
School : Civil Engineering and Architecture Architecture, Civil Engineering, Design, Structural Architecture
School : Distance and Continuing Education Continuing Education, Distance Education
School : Economics Economics, Management
School : Foreign Languages English, Japanese, Literature, Modern Languages, Russian, Translation and Interpretation
School : History and Culture Archaeology, History, Museum Studies, Tourism
School : International Education Accountancy, Bioengineering, Computer Science, Information Management, International Business
School : Journalism and Communication Advertising and Publicity, Journalism, Media Studies, Publishing and Book Trade, Radio and Television Broadcasting
School : Law Law
School : Life Sciences Biological and Life Sciences
School : Management Management
School : Mathematics and Information Science Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Mathematics
School : Medicine Dentistry, Medicine
School : Nursing Nursing
School : People's Arms Academy Military Science
School : Philosophy & Public Administration Administration, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Public Administration
School : Physics and Electronics Computer Networks, Electronic Engineering, Information Technology, Physics
School : Software Computer Networks, Computer Science, Multimedia, Software Engineering

General information

Alternative names 河南大学
Founded 1912
Accreditation Ministry of Education
Motto To illustrate illustrious virtue, to renovate the people and to rest in the highest excellence

Location and contacts

Address 85 Minglun Street
Kaifeng, Henan, 475001
China
City population 4,824,000

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