Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in China for Business

We ranked the top 100 universities for Business in China based on strict academic metrics. To determine these leaders, we isolated 1.52M specialized research publications which collectively generated 24.57M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

Active Filters: Business China Clear All

Ranking Methodology Notice

Filter

Field of Study

Sub-Branch

1

Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Business

#1 in Asia #27 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Business

#3 in Asia #31 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

3

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Business

#4 in Asia #46 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

4

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Business

#6 in Asia #63 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

5

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Business

#7 in Asia #65 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

6

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Business

#8 in Asia #69 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

7

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Business

#10 in Asia #78 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

8

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Business

#12 in Asia #85 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

9

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Business

#13 in Asia #86 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

10

Beijing

Beihang University

For Business

#14 in Asia #94 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

11

Beijing

Peking University

For Business

#15 in Asia #96 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

12

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Business

#16 in Asia #117 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

13

Nanjing

Southeast University

For Business

#17 in Asia #118 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

14

Xi'an

Xi’an Jiaotong University

For Business

#19 in Asia #136 in the World

28% Acceptance

40,346 Enrollment

1896 Founded

15

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Business

#21 in Asia #157 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

16

Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Business

#23 in Asia #171 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

17

Shanghai

Tongji University

For Business

#24 in Asia #173 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

18

Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Business

#27 in Asia #189 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

19

Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Business

#28 in Asia #191 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

20

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Business

#29 in Asia #196 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

21

Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For Business

#30 in Asia #203 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

22

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Business

#31 in Asia #204 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

23

Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Business

#32 in Asia #206 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

24

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Business

#33 in Asia #208 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

25

Changsha

Central South University

For Business

#34 in Asia #212 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

26

Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Business

#35 in Asia #219 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

27

Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Business

#38 in Asia #224 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

28

Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For Business

#39 in Asia #232 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

29

Jinan

Shandong University

For Business

#40 in Asia #237 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

30

Shanghai

Fudan University

For Business

#41 in Asia #238 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

31

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Business

#43 in Asia #242 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

32

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Business

#46 in Asia #263 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

33

Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Business

#48 in Asia #265 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

34

Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Business

#51 in Asia #271 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

35

Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Business

#54 in Asia #291 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

36

Changsha

Hunan University

For Business

#55 in Asia #292 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

37

Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Business

#58 in Asia #323 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

38

Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Business

#60 in Asia #330 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

39

Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Business

#61 in Asia #341 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

40

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Business

#63 in Asia #344 in the World

31% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

41

Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Business

#65 in Asia #351 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

42

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Business

#67 in Asia #359 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

43

Changchun

Jilin University

For Business

#69 in Asia #373 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

44

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Business

#70 in Asia #374 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

45

Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Business

#72 in Asia #383 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

46

Tianjin

Nankai University

For Business

#74 in Asia #387 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

47

Xi'an

Xidian University

For Business

#79 in Asia #417 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

48

Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Business

#86 in Asia #438 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

49

Guangzhou

Jinan University

For Business

#88 in Asia #444 in the World

28% Acceptance

37,918 Enrollment

1906 Founded

50

Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

For Business

#90 in Asia #446 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

51

Hefei

Hefei University of Technology

For Business

#95 in Asia #463 in the World

40% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

52

Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Business

#98 in Asia #475 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

53

Dalian

Dalian Maritime University

For Business

#100 in Asia #482 in the World

40% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

54

Macau

University of Macau

For Business

#104 in Asia #497 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

55

Nanjing

Hohai University

For Business

#107 in Asia #507 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

56

Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

For Business

#111 in Asia #520 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

57

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For Business

#113 in Asia #526 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

58

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

For Business

#114 in Asia #527 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

59

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University of Technology

For Business

#118 in Asia #534 in the World

30% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

60

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Business

#124 in Asia #565 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

61

Shenzhen

Shenzhen University

For Business

#126 in Asia #577 in the World

31% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1983 Founded

62

Qinhuangdao

Yanshan University

For Business

#129 in Asia #599 in the World

34% Acceptance

38,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

63

Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Business

#131 in Asia #609 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

64

Chengdu

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

For Business

#134 in Asia #633 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

65

Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

For Business

#136 in Asia #636 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

66

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

For Business

#137 in Asia #642 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

67

Chongqing

Southwest University

For Business

#141 in Asia #661 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

68

Shanghai

Donghua University

For Business

#142 in Asia #662 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

69

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

For Business

#147 in Asia #689 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

70

Shanghai

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

For Business

#151 in Asia #704 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,419 Enrollment

1917 Founded

71

Tai'an

Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Business

#156 in Asia #727 in the World

22% Acceptance

45,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

72

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Business

#157 in Asia #732 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

73

Hangzhou

Hangzhou Dianzi University

For Business

#159 in Asia #741 in the World

40% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

74

Shanghai

Shanghai Maritime University

For Business

#166 in Asia #765 in the World

39% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

75

Nanjing

Nanjing Normal University

For Business

#183 in Asia #810 in the World

35% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

76

Shanghai

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

For Business

#184 in Asia #814 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

77

Beijing

Central University of Finance and Economics

For Business

#185 in Asia #816 in the World

9% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

78

Xi'an

Chang’an University

For Business

#197 in Asia #842 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

79

Guangzhou

Guangzhou University

For Business

#199 in Asia #849 in the World

27% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1927 Founded

80

Hefei

Anhui University

For Business

#200 in Asia #853 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

81

Qufu

Qufu Normal University

For Business

#206 in Asia #865 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,800 Enrollment

1955 Founded

82

Chongqing

Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Business

#209 in Asia #872 in the World

43% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

83

Wuhan

Central China Normal University

For Business

#215 in Asia #905 in the World

27% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1903 Founded

84

Jinzhou

Liaoning University of Technology

For Business

#216 in Asia #907 in the World

40% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

85

Nanning

Guangxi University

For Business

#217 in Asia #908 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1928 Founded

86

Beijing

University of International Business and Economics

For Business

#221 in Asia #921 in the World

32% Acceptance

16,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

87

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Business

#223 in Asia #923 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

88

Ningbo

Ningbo University

For Business

#233 in Asia #952 in the World

30% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

89

Kunming

Kunming University of Science and Technology

For Business

#238 in Asia #971 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

90

Wuhan

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Business

#240 in Asia #976 in the World

56% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

91

Guangzhou

South China Normal University

For Business

#241 in Asia #978 in the World

69% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1933 Founded

92

Jinzhou

Bohai University

For Business

#242 in Asia #981 in the World

43% Acceptance

21,900 Enrollment

1958 Founded

93

Hangzhou

Zhejiang Gongshang University

For Business

#245 in Asia #993 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

94

Nanchang

Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

For Business

#250 in Asia #1007 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

95

Changsha

Hunan Normal University

For Business

#251 in Asia #1009 in the World

45% Acceptance

19,532 Enrollment

1938 Founded

96

Tianjin

Hebei University of Technology

For Business

#253 in Asia #1017 in the World

48% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1903 Founded

97

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Science and Technology

For Business

#254 in Asia #1018 in the World

50% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

98

Xi'an

Shaanxi Normal University

For Business

#255 in Asia #1019 in the World

40% Acceptance

38,000 Enrollment

1944 Founded

99

Jinan

Shandong Normal University

For Business

#263 in Asia #1036 in the World

35% Acceptance

25,800 Enrollment

1950 Founded

100

Xiangtan

XiangTan University

For Business

#265 in Asia #1040 in the World

37% Acceptance

37,057 Enrollment

1958 Founded