The leadership of the Communist Party of China is the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics.Higher education is an important part of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the core field of realizing socialist modernization with Chinese characteristics.To study the governance pattern of higher education led by the CPC,we can clarify the research boundary from the definition of the concept of governance,summarize the manifestations of governance from the classification of governance patterns,and analyze the elements and mechanisms of governance from the governance practice.In the process of aiming at the established objectives,the governance pattern of higher education establishes the system through selecting patterns and optimizing the process.In the practice of higher education governance under the leadership of the CPC,“the all-round development of people and the education that satisfies the people”is the school-running philosophy,six governance measures(the president responsibility system,the president managing the university,professors pursuing their scholarly research,colleges governance,students’participation,and external relations)with the leadership of the CPC are being implemented,and the governance participants are guided to jointly achieve“good governance”,so as to promote the modernization of higher education governance system and capacity.