Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Nanjing University, Zhejiang University, China University of Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology and Xi Jiaotong University.

According to Baidu Encyclopedia, the Nine-Division Alliance, also known as the Nine-School Alliance, is the first university alliance among the top universities in China, which was officially launched in June 2009. The members of the alliance are the first batch of first-class universities in the "985 Project", including 9 universities including Peking University, Tsinghua University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Nanjing University, Zhejiang University, University of Science and Technology of China and Xi Jiaotong University. As an academic alliance of colleges and universities, the Nine Schools Alliance aims to strengthen cooperation and exchanges in the fields of personnel training and scientific research, and complement each other's advantages. Every year, the Nine Schools Alliance holds a joint meeting of C9 college education directors to discuss and talk about talent training mode, teaching management, inter-school exchanges and cooperation.