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(Words: about 240; Time: 3 minutes ) Peking University, Tsinghua University and Zhejiang University have retained their places as the top three Chinese universities, according to a ranking guide released on May 14. The university table, which was compiled by the Wuhan-based Research Centre for China Science Evaluation in Central China’s Hubei Province, evaluates teaching quality, staff-student rate, scientific research and school reputation. Tsinghua University, Peking University and Shanghai Jiaotong University are the top three science schools, while Peking University, Renmin University of China and Beijing Normal University are listed the best three in humanities (人文学科) and social science research. Unlike the previous two annual reports, this year’s guide also gave rankings for 192 specific subjects. Peking University ranked top in philosophy, Chinese literature, history, medical science and natural science. Tsinghua was the best place for engineering, Renmin University of China top choice for economics and law, Beijing Normal University best in education and psychology, while Zhejiang University was the top destination for computer studies. Qiu Junping, the center’s director, said this year’s judgment began in November of 2005 and included 887 colleges on the China’s mainland. Statistics used are from four major sources: government figures, international and domestic databases, government and university websites and authoritative publications. | 
