æz ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti tˈuː, ðə bˈɛst tʃaɪnˈiːz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz ɹˈæŋkɪŋ, ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz ðə "ʃæŋhˈaɪ ɹˈæŋkɪŋ", plˈeɪst ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ðə bˈɛst ɪn zˈaɪəŋtən ænd fˈoːɹθ ɪn huːnˈɑːn ðɪ ˈoʊnli jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi aʊtsˈaɪd tʃˈæŋʃə, ðə kˈæpɪɾəl ʌv huːnˈɑːn pɹˈɑːvɪns .
As of 2022, the Best Chinese Universities Ranking, also known as the "Shanghai Ranking", placed the university the best in Xiangtan and 4th in Hunan (the only university outside Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province) .