Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in China for Biology

We ranked the top 100 universities for Biology in China based on strict academic metrics. To determine these leaders, we isolated 5.86M specialized research publications which collectively generated 139.2M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Biology

#4 in Asia #50 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

2

Beijing

Peking University

For Biology

#5 in Asia #51 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

3

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Biology

#6 in Asia #60 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

4

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Biology

#7 in Asia #62 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

5

Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Biology

#9 in Asia #66 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Biology

#11 in Asia #79 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

7

Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Biology

#14 in Asia #86 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

8

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Biology

#16 in Asia #95 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

9

Shanghai

Fudan University

For Biology

#17 in Asia #96 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

10

Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

For Biology

#18 in Asia #97 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

11

Changsha

Central South University

For Biology

#21 in Asia #120 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

12

Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Biology

#23 in Asia #137 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

13

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Biology

#24 in Asia #139 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

14

Changchun

Jilin University

For Biology

#26 in Asia #154 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

15

Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Biology

#27 in Asia #158 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

16

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Biology

#29 in Asia #165 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

17

Jinan

Shandong University

For Biology

#31 in Asia #172 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

18

Beijing

Capital Medical University

For Biology

#34 in Asia #213 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1960 Founded

19

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Biology

#36 in Asia #224 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

20

Beijing

China Agricultural University

For Biology

#37 in Asia #229 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

21

Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Biology

#39 in Asia #232 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

22

Nanjing

Nanjing Medical University

For Biology

#40 in Asia #234 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

23

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Biology

#41 in Asia #237 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

24

Shanghai

Tongji University

For Biology

#43 in Asia #249 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

25

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Biology

#44 in Asia #253 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

26

Xi'an

Xi’an Jiaotong University

For Biology

#45 in Asia #257 in the World

28% Acceptance

40,346 Enrollment

1896 Founded

27

Tianjin

Nankai University

For Biology

#46 in Asia #259 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

28

Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

For Biology

#52 in Asia #283 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

29

Nanjing

Nanjing Agricultural University

For Biology

#54 in Asia #286 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1952 Founded

30

Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Biology

#56 in Asia #288 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

31

Guangzhou

Southern Medical University

For Biology

#60 in Asia #303 in the World

9% Acceptance

13,380 Enrollment

1951 Founded

32

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Biology

#62 in Asia #316 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

33

Yangling

Northwest A&F University

For Biology

#65 in Asia #324 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

34

Wuhan

Huazhong Agricultural University

For Biology

#66 in Asia #328 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1898 Founded

35

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

For Biology

#68 in Asia #338 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

36

Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

For Biology

#70 in Asia #342 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

37

Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

For Biology

#72 in Asia #346 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

38

Nanjing

Southeast University

For Biology

#76 in Asia #357 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

39

Shenyang

China Medical University

For Biology

#77 in Asia #361 in the World

30% Acceptance

16,366 Enrollment

1931 Founded

40

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Biology

#78 in Asia #363 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

41

Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

For Biology

#79 in Asia #364 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

42

Changsha

Hunan University

For Biology

#80 in Asia #368 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

43

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Biology

#83 in Asia #373 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

44

Chongqing

Chongqing Medical University

For Biology

#86 in Asia #387 in the World

52% Acceptance

25,760 Enrollment

1956 Founded

45

Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Biology

#87 in Asia #388 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

46

Nanchang

Nanchang University

For Biology

#91 in Asia #400 in the World

27% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

47

Qingdao

Qingdao University

For Biology

#95 in Asia #410 in the World

40% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

48

Wenzhou

Wenzhou Medical University

For Biology

#97 in Asia #422 in the World

50% Acceptance

17,155 Enrollment

1958 Founded

49

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Biology

#98 in Asia #423 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

50

Beijing

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Biology

#100 in Asia #426 in the World

30% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

51

Harbin

Harbin Medical University

For Biology

#102 in Asia #433 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

52

Chongqing

Southwest University

For Biology

#103 in Asia #434 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

53

Qingdao

Ocean University of China

For Biology

#104 in Asia #438 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1924 Founded

54

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Biology

#105 in Asia #440 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

55

Guangzhou

Jinan University

For Biology

#108 in Asia #443 in the World

28% Acceptance

37,918 Enrollment

1906 Founded

56

Yangzhou

Yangzhou University

For Biology

#113 in Asia #454 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

57

Guangzhou

South China Agricultural University

For Biology

#114 in Asia #455 in the World

34% Acceptance

60,588 Enrollment

1909 Founded

58

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Biology

#116 in Asia #457 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

59

Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Biology

#118 in Asia #461 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

60

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Biology

#119 in Asia #467 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

61

Guangzhou

Guangzhou Medical University

For Biology

#121 in Asia #474 in the World

62% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

62

Beijing

Beihang University

For Biology

#124 in Asia #487 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

63

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Biology

#126 in Asia #492 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

64

Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Biology

#127 in Asia #497 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

65

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

For Biology

#128 in Asia #503 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

66

Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Biology

#130 in Asia #508 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

67

Hefei

Anhui Medical University

For Biology

#132 in Asia #510 in the World

50% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

68

Nanjing

China Pharmaceutical University

For Biology

#138 in Asia #528 in the World

30% Acceptance

16,465 Enrollment

1936 Founded

69

Nanjing

Nanjing Tech University

For Biology

#143 in Asia #540 in the World

43% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

70

Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Biology

#145 in Asia #548 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

71

Ya'an

Sichuan Agricultural University

For Biology

#151 in Asia #568 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

72

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fujian Medical University

For Biology

#152 in Asia #575 in the World

51% Acceptance

16,000 Enrollment

1937 Founded

73

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University of Technology

For Biology

#153 in Asia #579 in the World

30% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

74

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Biology

#161 in Asia #599 in the World

31% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

75

Tianjin

Tianjin Medical University

For Biology

#162 in Asia #601 in the World

77% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1951 Founded

76

Shenzhen

Shenzhen University

For Biology

#163 in Asia #602 in the World

31% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1983 Founded

77

Dalian

Dalian Medical University

For Biology

#171 in Asia #615 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,200 Enrollment

1947 Founded

78

Harbin

Northeast Agricultural University

For Biology

#173 in Asia #625 in the World

49% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

79

Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Biology

#176 in Asia #632 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

80

Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Biology

#177 in Asia #635 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

81

Shanghai

Donghua University

For Biology

#178 in Asia #636 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

82

Beijing

Beijing Forestry University

For Biology

#185 in Asia #652 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,347 Enrollment

1952 Founded

83

Tai'an

Shandong Agricultural University

For Biology

#188 in Asia #657 in the World

24% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

84

Beijing

China University of Petroleum – Beijing

For Biology

#192 in Asia #662 in the World

23% Acceptance

15,445 Enrollment

1953 Founded

85

Nanning

Guangxi University

For Biology

#194 in Asia #667 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1928 Founded

86

Changchun

Northeast Normal University

For Biology

#196 in Asia #673 in the World

30% Acceptance

28,024 Enrollment

1946 Founded

87

Shijiazhuang

Hebei Medical University

For Biology

#198 in Asia #680 in the World

51% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1913 Founded

88

Nantong

Nantong University

For Biology

#200 in Asia #685 in the World

34% Acceptance

43,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

89

Ningbo

Ningbo University

For Biology

#204 in Asia #697 in the World

30% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

90

Xi'an

Northwest University, China

For Biology

#205 in Asia #698 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

91

Nanjing

Nanjing Normal University

For Biology

#214 in Asia #718 in the World

35% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

92

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

For Biology

#215 in Asia #719 in the World

39% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1936 Founded

93

Nanjing

Nanjing Forestry University

For Biology

#217 in Asia #727 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

94

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Biology

#218 in Asia #728 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

95

Xi'an

Shaanxi Normal University

For Biology

#219 in Asia #733 in the World

40% Acceptance

38,000 Enrollment

1944 Founded

96

Beijing

China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Biology

#221 in Asia #736 in the World

44% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

97

Hefei

Hefei University of Technology

For Biology

#224 in Asia #745 in the World

40% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

98

Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Biology

#228 in Asia #750 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

99

Kaifeng

Henan University

For Biology

#232 in Asia #766 in the World

22% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

100

Harbin

Northeast Forestry University

For Biology

#234 in Asia #768 in the World

41% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded