Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in China for Anthropology

Focusing specifically on Anthropology, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in China. Our methodology evaluated 9.21M subject-specific papers and 187.41M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Anthropology

#2 in Asia #88 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Anthropology

#3 in Asia #120 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

3

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Anthropology

#6 in Asia #166 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

4

Beijing

Peking University

For Anthropology

#10 in Asia #233 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

5

Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Anthropology

#16 in Asia #288 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Anthropology

#21 in Asia #329 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

7

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Anthropology

#24 in Asia #365 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

8

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Anthropology

#25 in Asia #366 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

9

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Anthropology

#26 in Asia #370 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

10

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Anthropology

#29 in Asia #388 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

11

Shanghai

Fudan University

For Anthropology

#30 in Asia #412 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

12

Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Anthropology

#33 in Asia #427 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

13

Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Anthropology

#35 in Asia #442 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

14

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#43 in Asia #483 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

15

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For Anthropology

#51 in Asia #529 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

16

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Anthropology

#57 in Asia #548 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

17

Changsha

Central South University

For Anthropology

#58 in Asia #551 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

18

Jinan

Shandong University

For Anthropology

#62 in Asia #584 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

19

Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Anthropology

#63 in Asia #596 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

20

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#66 in Asia #614 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

21

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#67 in Asia #624 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

22

Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Anthropology

#70 in Asia #640 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

23

Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Anthropology

#71 in Asia #644 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

24

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Anthropology

#81 in Asia #679 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

25

Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Anthropology

#82 in Asia #682 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

26

Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

For Anthropology

#85 in Asia #701 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

27

Shanghai

Tongji University

For Anthropology

#88 in Asia #705 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

28

Macau

University of Macau

For Anthropology

#93 in Asia #726 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

29

Tianjin

Nankai University

For Anthropology

#102 in Asia #764 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

30

Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Anthropology

#105 in Asia #770 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

31

Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Anthropology

#107 in Asia #775 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

32

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Anthropology

#112 in Asia #793 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

33

Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Anthropology

#118 in Asia #807 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

34

Nanjing

Southeast University

For Anthropology

#119 in Asia #810 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

35

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Anthropology

#120 in Asia #811 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

36

Changchun

Jilin University

For Anthropology

#121 in Asia #814 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

37

Beijing

Beihang University

For Anthropology

#123 in Asia #821 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

38

Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Anthropology

#124 in Asia #823 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

39

Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Anthropology

#126 in Asia #837 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

40

Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Anthropology

#138 in Asia #880 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

41

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#144 in Asia #905 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

42

Changsha

Hunan University

For Anthropology

#147 in Asia #915 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

43

Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Anthropology

#148 in Asia #916 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

44

Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

For Anthropology

#150 in Asia #923 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

45

Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Anthropology

#157 in Asia #947 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

46

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Anthropology

#160 in Asia #963 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

47

Beijing

Capital Medical University

For Anthropology

#182 in Asia #1042 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1960 Founded

48

Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For Anthropology

#217 in Asia #1129 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

49

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

For Anthropology

#231 in Asia #1182 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

50

Xi'an

Xidian University

For Anthropology

#232 in Asia #1183 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

51

Beijing

China Agricultural University

For Anthropology

#239 in Asia #1206 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

52

Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

For Anthropology

#242 in Asia #1218 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

53

Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

For Anthropology

#245 in Asia #1226 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

54

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

For Anthropology

#261 in Asia #1287 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

55

Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Anthropology

#265 in Asia #1308 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

56

Guiyang

Guizhou University

For Anthropology

#279 in Asia #1339 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1902 Founded

57

Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Anthropology

#288 in Asia #1366 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

58

Chengdu

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

For Anthropology

#297 in Asia #1400 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

59

Nanjing

Nanjing Agricultural University

For Anthropology

#302 in Asia #1408 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1952 Founded

60

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Anthropology

#304 in Asia #1414 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

61

Nanchang

Nanchang University

For Anthropology

#313 in Asia #1439 in the World

27% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

62

Yangling

Northwest A&F University

For Anthropology

#316 in Asia #1446 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

63

Guangzhou

South China Agricultural University

For Anthropology

#322 in Asia #1461 in the World

34% Acceptance

60,588 Enrollment

1909 Founded

64

Wuhan

Huazhong Agricultural University

For Anthropology

#323 in Asia #1462 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1898 Founded

65

Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

For Anthropology

#327 in Asia #1470 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

66

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Anthropology

#328 in Asia #1473 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

67

Qingdao

Qingdao University

For Anthropology

#330 in Asia #1477 in the World

40% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

68

Chongqing

Chongqing Medical University

For Anthropology

#348 in Asia #1517 in the World

52% Acceptance

25,760 Enrollment

1956 Founded

69

Qingdao

Ocean University of China

For Anthropology

#350 in Asia #1521 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1924 Founded

70

Nanjing

Hohai University

For Anthropology

#354 in Asia #1541 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

71

Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Anthropology

#355 in Asia #1543 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

72

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

For Anthropology

#363 in Asia #1572 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

73

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#392 in Asia #1639 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

74

Shanghai

Donghua University

For Anthropology

#410 in Asia #1679 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

75

Xi'an

Northwest University, China

For Anthropology

#455 in Asia #1798 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

76

Beijing

Beijing Forestry University

For Anthropology

#512 in Asia #1941 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,347 Enrollment

1952 Founded

77

Harbin

Northeast Forestry University

For Anthropology

#514 in Asia #1945 in the World

41% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

78

Tai'an

Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#518 in Asia #1961 in the World

22% Acceptance

45,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

79

Kunming

Kunming University of Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#532 in Asia #1988 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

80

Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For Anthropology

#549 in Asia #2030 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

81

Ya'an

Sichuan Agricultural University

For Anthropology

#559 in Asia #2050 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

82

Dalian

Dalian Maritime University

For Anthropology

#610 in Asia #2164 in the World

40% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

83

Guangzhou

Guangzhou Medical University

For Anthropology

#615 in Asia #2175 in the World

62% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

84

Wuhu

Anhui Normal University

For Anthropology

#692 in Asia #2341 in the World

44% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

85

Beijing

China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Anthropology

#696 in Asia #2354 in the World

44% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

86

Beijing

China University of Petroleum – Beijing

For Anthropology

#701 in Asia #2371 in the World

23% Acceptance

15,445 Enrollment

1953 Founded

87

Shanghai

Shanghai Maritime University

For Anthropology

#733 in Asia #2446 in the World

39% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

88

Jingzhou

Yangtze University

For Anthropology

#753 in Asia #2487 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

89

Taiyuan

Taiyuan University of Technology

For Anthropology

#778 in Asia #2557 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

90

Chengdu

Chengdu University of Technology

For Anthropology

#826 in Asia #2669 in the World

50% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

91

Xiangtan

Hunan University of Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#884 in Asia #2806 in the World

47% Acceptance

27,777 Enrollment

2003 Founded

92

Huludao

Liaoning Technical University

For Anthropology

#892 in Asia #2829 in the World

50% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

93

Harbin

Northeast Agricultural University

For Anthropology

#930 in Asia #2915 in the World

49% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

94

Lin'an

Zhejiang Forestry University

For Anthropology

#1009 in Asia #3083 in the World

44% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

95

Zhoushan

Zhejiang Ocean University

For Anthropology

#1077 in Asia #3220 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,907 Enrollment

1998 Founded

96

Xuzhou

Xuzhou Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#1176 in Asia #3427 in the World

50% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

97

Nanchong

Southwest Petroleum University

For Anthropology

#1193 in Asia #3457 in the World

49% Acceptance

34,755 Enrollment

1958 Founded

98

Shanghai

Shanghai Ocean University

For Anthropology

#1308 in Asia #3682 in the World

53% Acceptance

15,800 Enrollment

1912 Founded

99

Daqing

Northeast Petroleum University

For Anthropology

#1330 in Asia #3729 in the World

45% Acceptance

23,848 Enrollment

1960 Founded

100

Huainan

Anhui University of Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#1349 in Asia #3764 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded