Top Universities Ranked by National Science Foundation Grants Received in 2005

Note, incomplete data, figure was added up from top five of each category of {math and physics, chemistry, life, earth, engineering and material, information}, unit is 10,000 RMB Yuan (source):

Top Ten Chinese Universities

Institution	Location	MAPH	CHEM	LIFE	EART	ENMA	INFO	Total
Qinghua University	Beijing	1364	911			2345	1548	6166
Zhejiang University	Hangzhou		952	2681		1277	996	5906
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai	782		2774		1357	951	5864
Beijing University	Beijing	1058	825	2521	1419			5823
Fudan University	Shanghai		830	2327			649	3806
Nanjing University	Nanjing	975	817		1116			2908
Huazhong University of Science and Technology	Wuhan			2645				2645
University of Science and Technology of China	Hefei	1311						1311
Harbin Institute of Technology	Harbin					1221		1221
Xi'an Jiao Tong University	Xi'an					1100		1100

The National Science Foundation Grant although usually smaller than other commercial grants, is considered the top grant and is the most difficult to apply. It is usually considered a good indicator of the overall strength of a school, including reputation, capability and connections.