CUAA Chinese university ranking

Universities Ranking of China released by CUAA (Chinese Universities Alumni Association, ; CUAA.net) is a domestic university rankings in China. This ranking is operated by a commercial company instead of a registered organization, and is not recognized by the Chinese government or any higher education institution in China.

The initiation of the CUAA-Team of China University Evaluation can be traced back to the Research Group of Comparative Studies of Universities in Chinese Academy of Management Science founded in 1989. The Team has the longest history of consistent evaluation and study of Chinese universities with over 30 years. The alumni-related data considers notable politicians, academics at home and abroad, distinguished scholars in humanities and social sciences, and billionaires who graduated from Chinese higher education institutions after the 1952 reorganisation of the sector.

Billionaire Ranking
In first decade of the 21st century, many Chinese media have been very active in making ranking lists for Chinese colleges and universities according to the number of billionaires they have produced.

These ranking lists are often seen in Chinese TV, newspapers, books, and even academic studies and publications. Such rankings are normally made annually. Most of these rankings are based on the billionaire rankings made by Forbes (American business magazine) and Hurun Report (a business ranking specialized company based in mainland China).

Citation based on:
 * Forbes: The World's Billionaires
 * Huren Report: Huren Top 100 Billionaires (胡润百富)

Methodology
The methodology for these rankings is rather simple: the amount of billionaires a university or college have, including its alumni and faculty.

Notable ranking source
There are several notable ranking entities, and most of them are also Internet-based and have their own homepages.
 * 2010: Chinese university billionaire investigation, from the Chinese University Alumni Association (CUAA, ).
 * 2009 Chinese University Business-making Ranking, from People.com.cn (one of the largest and most popular Chinese websites).
 * 2009 List of billionaire alumni of Chinese universities, full list from Tencent QQ News.

Ranking
The most recent ranking is: (only top 10 are listed out as below) measured in billion Chinese Yuan.