- 医学院 yīxuéyuàn medical school
- 科学院 kēxuéyuàn academy of sciences
- 中国科学院 Zhōngguó Kēxuéyuàn Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 法学院 fǎxuéyuàn law school
- 商学院 shāngxuéyuàn business schoolan educational institution or department that offers programs in business administration and management
- 中国社会科学院 Zhōngguó Shèhuì Kēxuéyuàn Chinese Academy of Social SciencesChinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
- 北京电影学院 Běijīng Diànyǐng Xuéyuàn Beijing Film Academy
- 神学院 shénxuéyuàn seminary
- 孔子学院 Kǒngzǐ Xuéyuàn Confucius InstituteThe Confucius Institute; organization established internationally by the PRC to promote Chinese language and culture.
- 麻省理工学院 Máshěng Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn MITMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- 工学院 gōngxuéyuàn school of engineeringAn educational institution or university department focused on engineering and technology.
- 师范学院 shīfànxuéyuàn teacher's collegeAn institution of higher education dedicated to teacher training and pedagogical studies.
- 北京广播学院 Běijīng Guǎngbō Xuéyuàn Beijing Broadcasting InstituteBeijing Broadcasting Institute, former name of Communication University of China ([[中国传媒大学|中國傳媒大學|Zhong1 guo2 Chuan2 mei2 Da4 xue2]])
- 广州美术学院 Guǎngzhōu Měishù Xuéyuàn Guangzhou art academyGuangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
- 加州理工学院 Jiāzhōu Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn CaltechCalifornia Institute of Technology (Caltech)
- 北京语言学院 Běijīng Yǔyán Xuéyuàn Beijing Language Instituteformer name of Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
- 北京教育学院 Běijīng Jiàoyù Xuéyuàn Beijing Institute of Education
- 北京物资学院 Běijīng Wùzī Xuéyuàn Beijing Materials University
- 桂林医学院 Guìlín Yī Xuéyuàn Guilin Medical University
- 达特茅斯学院 Dátèmáosī Xuéyuàn Dartmouth College
- 加利福尼亚理工学院 Jiālìfúníyà Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn CaltechCalifornia Institute of Technology (Caltech)
- 明德学院 Míngdé Xuéyuàn Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury College, private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont
- 曼荷莲学院 Mànhélián Xuéyuàn Mount Holyoke CollegeMount Holyoke College (South Hadley, Massachusetts)
- 中央音乐学院 Zhōngyāng Yīnyuè Xuéyuàn Central Conservatory of Music
- 中央戏剧学院 Zhōngyāng Xìjù Xuéyuàn Central Drama AcademyCentral Academy of Drama
- 上海音乐学院 Shànghǎi Yīnyuè Xuéyuàn Shanghai ConservatoryShanghai Conservatory of Music
- 管理学院 guǎnlǐxuéyuàn management schoolschool of management
- 艺术学院 yìshùxuéyuàn art collegean educational institution or university department specializing in fine arts, performing arts, or design
- 苏黎世联邦理工学院 Sūlíshì Liánbāng Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn ETH ZurichETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich), a public research university in Switzerland
- 钢铁学院 Gāngtiě Xuéyuàn Beijing Steel InstituteBeijing Steel and Iron Institute (the former name of the University of Science and Technology Beijing)
- 韩山师范学院 Hánshān Shīfàn Xuéyuàn Hanshan Normal UniversityHanshan Normal University, located in Chaozhou (historically Shantou), Guangdong
- 音乐学院 yīnyuèxuéyuàn conservatorya music academy or specialized higher education institution for music
- 上海戏剧学院 Shànghǎi Xìjù Xuéyuàn Shanghai Theatre Academy
- 北京第二外国语学院 Běijīng Dì'èr Wàiguóyǔ Xuéyuàn Beijing International Studies UniversityBeijing International Studies University (BISU)
- 北京舞蹈学院 Běijīng Wǔdǎo Xuéyuàn Beijing Dance Academy
- 国防语言学院 Guófáng Yǔyán Xuéyuàn Defense Language InstituteUS Defense Language Institute (founded 1941)
- 国际关系学院 Guójì Guānxì Xuéyuàn University of International RelationsUniversity of International Relations, Beijing, established in 1949
- 外交学院 Wàijiāo Xuéyuàn China Foreign Affairs UniversityChina Foreign Affairs University, located in Beijing
- 伦敦大学学院 Lúndūn Dàxué Xuéyuàn University College LondonUniversity College London (UCL)
- 伦敦大学亚非学院 Lúndūn Dàxué Yà Fēi Xuéyuàn SOASSchool of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
- 学院派 xuéyuànpài academicismacademicism (art or intellectual style)
- 帝国理工学院 Dìguó Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn Imperial College LondonImperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London
- 广东科学技术职业学院 Guǎngdōng Kēxuéjìshù Zhíyè Xuéyuàn Guangdong Institute of Science and Technology
- 政府大学院 Zhèngfǔ Dàxuéyuàn Academia Sinicathe name of Academia Sinica ([[中央研究院|中央研究院|Zhong1 yang1 Yan2 jiu1 yuan4]]) when it was founded
