Beijing Jiaotong University (Chinese: 北京交通大学), formerly Northern Jiaotong University (Chinese: 北方交通大学), is one of the oldest public universities in mainland China.

Tsinghua University (Chinese: 清华大学; pinyin: Qīnghuá Dàxué) is a major public research university in Beijing, and a member of the C9 League.

Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE; simplified Chinese: 中央财经大学; traditional Chinese: 中央財經大學; pinyin: Zhōngyāng Cáijīng Dàxué)

Beihang University, previously known as Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Chinese: 北京航空航天大学), abbreviated as BUAA or Beihang (Chinese: 北航)

Renmin University of China, often referred to as RUC (simplified Chinese: 中国人民大学; traditional Chinese: 中國人民大學; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Dàxué)

The China University of Geosciences (Beijing) (simplified Chinese: 中国地质大学(北京); traditional Chinese: 中國地質大學(北京); pinyin: Zhōngguó Dìzhì Dàxué (Běijīng)