Capital Medical University

Not to be confused with Beijing Medical University.

Capital Medical University (CCMU; 首都医科大学) 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.

Capital Medical University

首都医科大学
Former names	Beijing Second Medical College
Motto	扶伤济世、敬德修业
Type	Public
Established	1960; 65 years ago (1960)
Affiliation	BHUA
Chairman	Hu Wen Liang
President	Rao Yi
Academic staff	11,924 (March 2023)[1]
Students	15,187 (March 2023)[1]
Undergraduates	6,945 (March 2023)[1]
Postgraduates	6,699 (March 2023)[1]
Location	Beijing , China 39.8647046°N 116.353359°E / 39.8647046; 116.353359
Campus	Urban
Website	ccmu.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	首都医科大学
Traditional Chinese	首都醫科大學
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shǒudū Yīkē Dàxué

The university was founded in 1960 as the Beijing Second Medical College.^[2]

Academics

Rankings and reputation

University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[3]	201-300 (2023)
CWUR World[4]	358 (2023)
CWTS World[5]	68 (2023)
THE World[6]	601 (2023)
USNWR Global[7]	884 (2022)
Regional – Overall
CWTS Asia[8]	34 (2023)
THE Asia[9]	99 (2022)
USNWR Asia[7]	232 (2022)
National – Overall
USNWR National[7]	93 (2022)

Capital Medical University is listed as one of the top 400 universities in the World University Rankings.^[10][11] 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.^[12][13]

As of 2022, its "Dentistry & Oral Sciences", "Medical Technology", "Biomedical Engineering", and "Nursing" were ranked in the top 200 in the world, while "Biological Sciences", "Human Biological Science", "Human Biological Sciences", "Public Health", and "Clinical Medicine" were placed in the top 300 in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities.^[14] Its "Clinical Medicine" also ranked 209th globally by the U.S. News & World Report.^[15]

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.^[16]

Year	Rank	Valuer
2023	2[17]	ARWU Best Chinese Universities Ranking - Ranking of Chinese Medical Universities
2024	2[18]	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[19]	Nature Index 2021 Young Universities (Leading 150 Young Universities)
2022	120[20]	Nature Index - Academic Institutions - China
2023	100[21]	Nature Index - Academic Institutions - China

Times Higher Education (THE)

Year	Rank	Valuer
2021	37[22]	Times Higher Education Top Universities With Best Student-To-Staff Ratio
2022	36[23]	Times Higher Education Top Universities With Best Student-To-Staff Ratio
2022	99[9]	Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings
2023	601-800[6]	Times Higher Education World University Rankings
2023	35[24]	Times Higher Education Top Universities With Best Student-To-Staff Ratio

U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Ranking

Year	Rank	Valuer
2025	203[7]	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[25]	CUAA China University Ranking
2023	69[26]	CUAA China University Ranking