The top three universities in Xiamen are Nankai University (comprehensive ranking: 16), Beijing Institute of Technology (comprehensive ranking: 18) and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (comprehensive ranking: 20); The last three are University of Science and Technology Beijing (comprehensive ranking: 23), Northwestern Polytechnical University (comprehensive ranking: 24) and Dalian University of Technology (comprehensive ranking: 25).

According to the data published in the University Rankings of China Alumni Association, Xiamen University ranked 2 1 in 2022.

According to the QS ranking of China University, Xiamen University ranked 22nd in China in 2022.

According to the university ranking of soft science, Xiamen University ranked 26th in China in 2022.