Capital Medical University (CCMU; ) is a municipal public university in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the City of Beijing, and co-funded by the Beijing Municipal People's Government, the National Health Commission, and the Ministry of Education.
The university was founded in 1960 as the Beijing Second Medical College.
Academics Rankings and reputation
Capital Medical University is listed as one of the top 300 universities in the World University Rankings. CMU is consistently ranked among the top medical schools in China and has ranked in the top 1 or 2 best nationwide, together with Peking Union Medical College among Chinese Medical Universities in the recognized Best Chinese Universities Ranking.
As of 2025, its "Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences", "Dentistry & Oral Sciences", "Medical Technology", "Biomedical Engineering", "Nursing", "Human Biological Sciences", "Public Health", and "Clinical Medicine" were placed in the top 200 in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities. Its "Clinical Medicine" also ranked 135th globally by the U.S. News & World Report.
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai Ranking, is one of the annual publications of world university rankings. It's the first global university ranking with multifarious indicators.
Year Rank Valuer 2023 2 ARWU Best Chinese Universities Ranking - Ranking of Chinese Medical Universities 2024 2 ARWU Best Chinese Universities Ranking - Ranking of Chinese Medical Universities
Nature Index Nature Index tracks the affiliations of high-quality scientific articles and presents research outputs by institution and country on monthly basis.
Year Rank Valuer 2021 73 Nature Index 2021 Young Universities (Leading 150 Young Universities) 2022 120 Nature Index - Academic Institutions - China 2023 100 Nature Index - Academic Institutions - China
Times Higher Education (THE) Year Rank Valuer202137Times Higher Education Top Universities With Best Student-To-Staff Ratio202236Times Higher Education Top Universities With Best Student-To-Staff Ratio202299Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings2023601-800Times Higher Education World University Rankings202335Times Higher Education Top Universities With Best Student-To-Staff Ratio
U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Ranking Year Rank Valuer 2025 203 U.S. News Best Global Universities Ranking
CUAA (Chinese Universities Alumni Association) Universities Ranking of China released by CUAA (Chinese Universities Alumni Association, Chinese: 中国校友会网) is one of the most foremost domestic university rankings in China.
Year Rank Valuer 2022 65 CUAA China University Ranking 2023 69 CUAA China University Ranking
References
External links Capital Medical University