A total of 27 Chinese universities were ranked among the world's 500 best universities in a ranking released by USNEWS on 29th October.

Xiamen University was ranked at 360th on the list, according to reports.

A total of 50 US universities made the list, with the ranking putting Harvard University on the top of the list, followed by MIT.

Peking University and Tsinghua University were the 2 Chinese universities with the highest ranking at 39th and 67th, respectively, on the top 500 list.