the administration of the Ministry of Higher Education. Professor Li Da, delegate to the First Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a celebrated philosopher, economist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, held the post of president of the university for 14 years. The Wuhan University School of Medicine and Tongji University Medical School jointly formed Central-south Tongji Medical College (later Wuhan Medical College), then Tongji Medical University. Merger On August 2, 2000, with the approval of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the new Wuhan University was established as a combination of four major universities close together: the former Wuhan University, the former Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electrical Engineering (WUHEE), the former Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping (WTUSM), and the former Hubei Medical University (HBMU). Note: Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electrical Engineering (WUHEE) (; colloquially ). Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping (WTUSM) (; colloquially ). Hubei Medical University (HBMU) (; colloquially ). Historical names Academics In 2018, Wuhan University's student body consisted of 29,405 full-time undergraduates and 19,699 full-time master's degree candidates, 7,163 Ph.D candidates and 2,453 international students. Rankings and Reputation China Wuhan University is ranked among the top 10 universities in China. In 2016, CUAA ranked it the 4th. In 2015, CUAA ranked it the 4th and Wu Shulian ranked it the 7th. In 2014, CUAA ranked it the 5th and Wu Shulian ranked it the 7th. World In 2022, QS World University Rankings ranked it 194th in the world and 8th in China. In 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked it 150th in the world, 24th in Asia and 11th in China. In 2022, Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked it between # 101-150 in the world and 15th in Asia. In 2020, it ranked 23rd in Greater China (including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan). It came 157th in the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings where it ranked 25th in Asia and 8th in China. Internationally, Wuhan University is regarded as one of the most reputable Chinese universities by the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings where it ranked 151st globally. In Q4 2020, it was ranked 1st among Eastern Asian universities by the amount of venture capital funding raised by unicorn startups founded by its alumni. Schools and colleges School of Philosophy () School of Chinese Classics () College