I 2018 blev Peking Universitet gentagne gange rangeret som en af de to bedste akademiske institutioner i Kina, sammen med det nærliggende [[Tsinghua Universitet]].<ref name="china-university-ranking.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.china-university-ranking.com/|title=2009 China University Ranking|date=2008-12-24|publisher=China-university-ranking.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213193804/http://www.china-university-ranking.com/|archive-date=2012-02-13|url-status=dead|access-date=2012-04-22|df=}}</ref><ref name="gse.sjtu.edu.cn">{{cite web|url=http://gse.sjtu.edu.cn/kxyj/articles/en/ELW2005003--Univ%20ranking%20in%20China%202005%20HEE_30_02%20p10.pdf|title=Univ ranking in China 200|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910083322/http://gse.sjtu.edu.cn/kxyj/articles/en/ELW2005003--Univ%20ranking%20in%20China%202005%20HEE_30_02%20p10.pdf|archive-date=2008-09-10|url-status=dead|access-date=2012-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2014-15/world-ranking|title=World University Rankings 2014-15|work=Times Higher Education|access-date=15. juli 2015}}</ref><ref name="www.topuniversities.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/|title=World University Rankings|work=Top Universities|access-date=15. juli 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/regional-ranking|title=Asia University Rankings|date=2018-02-05|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|language=en|access-date=2018-12-29}}</ref> Det er blandt de mest selektive universiteter for [[bachelor]]studerende i Kina<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.isd.pku.edu.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=89|title=Peking University Application Information for International Students|last=|first=|date=|website=Admission office of Peking university|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813231806/http://www.isd.pku.edu.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=89|archive-date=2014-08-13|url-status=dead|access-date=}}</ref> og det har en af de eneste linjer for liberal kunst i [[Asien]]. Det er en Klasse A-institution under det nationale [[Dobbelt Førsteklasses Universitetsplan|Dobbelt Førsteklasses Universitets-program]].<ref name="Chinese Department of Education">{{Cite web|url=http://www.moe.gov.cn/srcsite/A22/moe_843/201709/t20170921_314942.html|script-title=zh:教育部 财政部 国家发展改革委 关于公布世界一流大学和一流学科建设高校及建设 学科名单的通知 (Notice from the Ministry of Education and other national governmental departments announcing the list of double first class universities and disciplines)}}</ref>
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