Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (Chinese: 中南财经政法大学, abbr. officially ZUEL and Zhongnanda (Chinese: 中南大), or colloquially Zhōng Nán Cái Dà (Chinese: 中南财大)

The Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST; simplified Chinese: 华中科技大学; traditional Chinese: 華中科技大學; pinyin: Huázhōng Kējì Dàxué)

Wuhan University (WHU; simplified Chinese: 武汉大学; traditional Chinese: 武漢大學; pinyin: Wǔhàn Dàxué; colloquially 武大; Wǔdà) is a national research university.

Huazhong Agricultural University (Chinese: 华中农业大学, also known as Central China Agricultural University, HZAU/HAU) is a multi-disciplinary comprehensive university in Wuhan.

Central China Normal University (CCNU) or Huazhong Normal University (simplified Chinese: 华中师范大学; traditional Chinese: 華中師範大學)

Wuhan University of Technology (WUT or WHUT), located in Wuchang District and Luonan Subdistrict, Hongshan District in Wuhan, Hubei.