Recently, Shanghai Ranking, a fully independent organization dedicating to research on higher education intelligence and consultation, released the “2020 Best Chinese Subjects Ranking”. And 19 subjects of Hangzhou Normal University are listed in it.

Among them, Art Theory and Foreign Language and Culture of Hangzhou Normal University rank the top 10%, Psychology and Chinese Language and Literature rank the top 20%, Education, Public administration, Biology and Applied Economics rank the top 30%, the Chinese History, Biology, Fine Arts, Mathematics and Computer Science and Technology rank the top 40%, Nursing Science, Cyberspace Security, Design Science, Physics and Legal Science rank the top 50%.

The index system of Shanghai Ranking consists of five categories: talent training, scientific research projects, awards, academic papers and high-end talents. And the data all come from authoritative third parties, such as China’s Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology, National Natural Science Foundation of China and international and domestic literature databases, etc.

Shanghai Ranking is the world's leading higher education evaluation institution with far-reaching influence and high industrial recognition in and outside of China. The Academic Ranking of World Universities first released by the institution in 2003 is one of the most influential and authoritative university rankings in the world and has been officially reported by the University of Cambridge, Stanford University and other world top 100 universities.