| 大学 | dà xué | university / college / CL:所[suo3] |   |
| 学院 | xué yuàn | college / educational institute / school / faculty / CL:所[suo3] | |
| 院校 | yuàn xiào | college / academy / educational institution | |
| 学堂 | xué táng | college / school (old) | |
| 大学生 | dà xué shēng | university student / college student | |
| 高考 | gāo kǎo | college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]) / (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试) | |
| 入学 | rù xué | to enter a school or college / to go to school for the first time as a child | |
| 大专 | dà zhuān | three-year college / junior college / professional training college | |
| 师范大学 | shī fàn dà xué | normal university / teacher training college | |
| 开学 | kāi xué | foundation of a University or College / school opening / the start of a new term | |
| 年级 | nián jí | grade / year (in school, college etc) / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 状元 | zhuàng yuán | top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1] / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3] / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light | |
| 工业大学 | gōng yè dà xué | technical university / engineering college | |
| 师大 | shī dà | abbr. for 師範大學|师范大学[shi1 fan4 da4 xue2], normal university / teacher training college | |
| 求学 | qiú xué | to seek knowledge / to study / to attend college | |
| 师范学院 | shī fàn xué yuàn | teacher's college / normal school | |
| 讲授 | jiǎng shòu | to lecture / to teach (a college course) | |
| 专科学校 | zhuān kē xué xiào | specialized school / college for professional training / polytechnic | |
| 艺术学院 | yì shù xué yuàn | art institute / art and drama college | |
| 考入 | kǎo rù | to pass entrance exam / to enter college after a competitive exam | |
| 国学 | guó xué | Chinese national culture / studies of ancient Chinese civilization / the Imperial College (history) | |
| 工学院 | gōng xué yuàn | school of engineering / college of engineering | |
| 转学 | zhuǎn xué | to change schools / to transfer to another college | |
| 体校 | tǐ xiào | sports college / school of physical training | |
| 校徽 | xiào huī | school badge / college insignia / university crest | |
| 国子监 | Guó zǐ jiàn | Imperial College (or Academy), the highest educational body in imperial China | |
| 太学 | Tài xué | Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty | |
| 肄业 | yì yè | to attend (a school) / to drop out (of college etc) | |
| 同济医科大学 | Tóng jì Yī kē Dà xué | Tongji Medical College | |
| 业大 | yè dà | part-time college (abbr. for 業餘大學|业余大学[ye4 yu2 da4 xue2]) | |
| 明德学院 | Míng dé Xué yuàn | Middlebury College, private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont | |
| 业余大学 | yè yú dà xué | college for people who attend after work | |
| 伦敦大学学院 | Lún dūn Dà xué Xué yuàn | University College, London | |
| 伦敦帝国理工学院 | Lún dūn dì guó lǐ gōng xué yuàn | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London | |
| 北方民族大学 | Běi fāng Mín zú Dà xué | Northern Nationalities University NNU at Yingchuan, Ningxia (former Northwestern Second College for Nationalities) | |
| 同文馆 | Tóng wén guǎn | Tongwen Guan, 19th century college that trained translators for China's diplomatic corps, established in Beijing in 1862 and absorbed by the Imperial University in 1902 | |
| 夜大学 | yè dà xué | evening college | |
| 安徽中医学院 | An1 huī Zhōng yī Xué yuàn | Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine | |
| 帝国理工学院 | Dì guó Lǐ gōng Xué yuàn | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London | |
| 广东医学院 | Guǎng dōng Yī xué yuàn | Guangdong Medical College | |
| 成考移民 | chéng kǎo yí mín | mandatory college exam for immigrants | |
| 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 | Pǔ tōng Gāo děng Xué xiào Zhāo shēng Quán guó Tǒng yī Kǎo shì | NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC) / usually abbr. to 高考[gao1 kao3] | |
| 格林奈尔大学 | Gé lín nài ěr Dà xué | Grinnell College (private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, USA) | |
| 沈葆祯 | Shěn Bǎo zhēn | Shen Baozhen (1820-1879), Qing Minister of the Navy, founded Fuzhou Naval College 船政學堂|船政学堂[Chuan2 zheng4 Xue2 tang2] in 1866 | |
| 洋务学堂 | yáng wù xué táng | college of Western learning in late Qing | |
| 船政学堂 | Chuán zhèng Xué táng | Fuzhou Naval College, a.k.a. Foochow Naval Dockyard School, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty | |
| 达特茅斯学院 | Dá tè máo sī Xué yuàn | Dartmouth College | |
| 音乐院 | yīn yuè yuàn | conservatory / music college | |
| 马尾水师学堂 | Mǎ wěi shuǐ shī xué táng | Mawei River naval college, alternative name for Fuzhou naval college 福州船政學堂|福州船政学堂, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty | |
| 选举团 | xuǎn jǔ tuán | Electoral College (of the United States) | |
| 东南欧警察学院 | dōng nán ōu jǐng chá xué yuàn | South-East European Police Staff College | |
| 联合国系统职员学院 | lián hé guó xì tǒng zhí yuán xué yuàn | United Nations System Staff College | |
| 美国妇产科学会 | | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists | |
| 非洲文化与发展巡回学院 | | African Itinerant College on Culture and Development | |
| 联合国职员学院 | lián hé guó zhí yuán xué yuàn | United Nations Staff College | |
| 科伦坡计划职员技校 | | Colombo Plan Staff College for Technician Education | |
| 国际外科医生学会 | | International College of Surgeons | |
| 委员团 | | College of Commissioners | |
| 国际推广学院 | | International Extension College | |
| 联合国职员学院项目 | | United Nations Staff College Project | |
| 考进 | kǎo jìn | to gain entry by passing an exam / to be admitted to (a college etc) | |
| 蚁族 | yǐ zú | "ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career | |
| 选举人团 | Xuǎn jǔ rén tuán | Electoral College (of the United States) | |
| 曼荷莲学院 | Màn hé lián Xué yuàn | Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, Massachusetts) | |
| 沈葆桢 | Shěn Bǎo zhēn | Shen Baozhen (1820-1879), Qing Minister of the Navy, founded Fuzhou Naval College 船政學堂|船政学堂[Chuan2 zheng4 Xue2 tang2] in 1866 | |
| 夜大 | yè dà | evening college (abbr. for 夜大學|夜大学[ye4 da4 xue2]) | |
| 大考 | dà kǎo | final exam / to take an end-of-term exam / (Tw) college entrance exam (abbr. for 大學入學考試|大学入学考试[da4 xue2 ru4 xue2 kao3 shi4]) | |
| 榜单 | bǎng dān | list of successful applicants for college admission / list of people or entities ranked highest according to some metric | |
