ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti wˈʌn, zˈaɪəŋtən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi wʌz ɹˈæŋkt ɪnðə tˈɑːp wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz ɪnðə wˈɜːld baɪ sˈɛvɹəl ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ɹˈæŋkɪŋz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðɪ ˌækədˈɛmɪk ɹˈæŋkɪŋ ʌv wˈɜːld jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz, ðə tˈaɪmz hˈaɪɚɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. nˈuːz ænd wˈɜːld ɹᵻpˈoːɹt ænd ðə sˈɛntɚ fɔːɹ wˈɜːld jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɹˈæŋkɪŋz sˈiːwˈɜː.
In 2021, Xiangtan University was ranked in the top 1000 universities in the world by several international rankings including the Academic Ranking of World Universities, the Times Higher Education, the U.S. News & World Report and the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).