As of 2022, Guangdong have 160 institutions of higher education, ranking first in South Central China region and 2nd among all Chinese provinces/municipalities after Jiangsu (168). Guangdong is also the seat of 14 adult higher education institutions. Many universities and colleges are located in major cities like Shenzhen and Guangzhou. Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong, hosts 83 institutions of higher education (excluding adult colleges), ranking 1st in South China region and 2nd (tie) nationwide after Beijing. There are 8 national key universities under Double First Class University Plan in Guangdong, the highest in South Central China region and the fourth-highest after Beijing, Jiangsu and Shanghai.
The following is List of Universities and Colleges in Guangdong.
NameChinese nameTypeTypeLocationSun Yat-sen UniversityNational (Direct)Double First Class University, Project 211, Project 985GuangzhouJinan UniversityNational (Other)Double First Class University, Project 211GuangzhouSouth China University of TechnologyNational (Direct)Double First Class University, Project 211, Project 985GuangzhouSouthern University of Science and TechnologyProvincialDouble First Class UniversityShenzhenShenzhen UniversityProvincial ShenzhenShenzhen Technology UniversityProvincial ShenzhenGuangdong University of TechnologyProvincial GuangzhouWuyi UniversityProvincial JiangmenShantou UniversityProvincial ShantouSouth China Agricultural UniversityProvincialDouble First Class UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong Ocean UniversityProvincial ZhanjiangGuangzhou Medical UniversityProvincialDouble First Class UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong Medical UniversityProvincial ZhanjiangGuangzhou University of Chinese MedicineProvincialDouble First Class UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong Pharmaceutical UniversityProvincial GuangzhouSouth China Normal UniversityProvincialDouble First Class University, Project 211GuangzhouGuangdong University of Foreign StudiesProvincial GuangzhouSouthern Medical UniversityProvincial GuangzhouGuangdong Polytechnic Normal UniversityProvincial GuangzhouGuangdong University of Finance and EconomicsProvincial GuangzhouThe Chinese University of Hong Kong, ShenzhenMainland-HMT ShenzhenShenzhen MSU-BIT UniversitySino-foreign ShenzhenBeijing Normal University at ZhuhaiNational (Direct)Double First Class University, Project 211, Project 985ZhuhaiNanfang College, Sun Yat-Sen UniversityPrivate GuangzhouBeijing Institute of Technology, ZhuhaiPrivate ZhuhaiTsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate SchoolNational (Direct)Double First Class University, Project 211, Project 985ShenzhenTsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen InstituteProvincial ShenzhenPeking University Shenzhen Graduate SchoolNational (Direct)Double First Class University, Project 211, Project 985ShenzhenHarbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen)National (Direct)Double First Class University, Project 211, Project 985ShenzhenBNU-HKBU United International CollegeMainland-HMT ZhuhaiZhuhai College of Science and TechnologyPrivate ZhuhaiGuangzhou College, South China University of TechnologyPrivate GuangzhouSonton College, Guangzhou UniversityPrivate GuangzhouHuali College, Guangdong University of TechnologyPrivate GuangzhouZhujiang College, South China Agricultural UniversityPrivate GuangzhouCunjin College, Guangdong Ocean UniversityPrivate ZhanjiangShaoguan UniversityProvincial ShaoguanHuizhou UniversityProvincial HuizhouHanshan Normal UniversityProvincial ChaozhouLingnan Normal UniversityProvincial ZhanjiangZhaoqing UniversityProvincial ZhaoqingJiaying UniversityProvincial MeizhouGuangzhou Sport UniversityProvincial GuangzhouGuangzhou Academy of Fine ArtsProvincial GuangzhouXinghai Conservatory of MusicProvincial GuangzhouGuangdong Baiyun UniversityPrivate GuangzhouGuangzhou UniversityProvincial GuangzhouGuangzhou Maritime InstituteProvincial GuangzhouGuangdong Police CollegeProvincial GuangzhouZhongkai University of Agriculture and EngineeringProvincial GuangzhouGuangdong University of FinanceProvincial GuangzhouGuangdong University of Petrochemical TechnologyProvincial MaomingDongguan University of TechnologyProvincial DongguanFoshan UniversityProvincial FoshanGuangdong Peizheng CollegePrivate GuangzhouNeusoft Institute GuangdongPrivate FoshanGuangzhou College of CommercePrivate GuangzhouGuangzhou College of Technology and BusinessPrivate GuangzhouGuangdong University of Science and TechnologyPrivate DongguanGuangdong Polytechnic CollegePrivate ZhaoqingCity College, Dongguan University of TechnologyPrivate DongguanGuangdong Technion-Israel Institute of TechnologySino-foreign Shantou
Three-year colleges
Guangdong Institute of Arts and Sciences Guangdong Nanhua Vocational College of Industry and Commerce Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology Shenzhen Polytechnic
References
List of Chinese Higher Education Institutions — Ministry of Education , including official links Guangdong Institutions Admitting International Students