Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in China for Environmental Science

We ranked the top 100 universities for Environmental Science in China based on strict academic metrics. Our methodology evaluated 4.25M subject-specific papers and 89.08M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Beijing

Tsinghua University

#3 in Asia #60 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

#10 in Asia #124 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

#7 in Asia #89 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

4

Beijing

Peking University

#4 in Asia #70 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

5

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

#11 in Asia #130 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

6

Wuhan

Wuhan University

#24 in Asia #232 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

7

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

#34 in Asia #314 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

8

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#27 in Asia #261 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

9

Changsha

Central South University

#51 in Asia #415 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

10

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

#30 in Asia #271 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

11

Shanghai

Tongji University

#38 in Asia #344 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

12

Nanjing

Nanjing University

#25 in Asia #241 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

13

Xi'an

Xi’an Jiaotong University

#37 in Asia #338 in the World

28% Acceptance

40,346 Enrollment

1896 Founded

14

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

#28 in Asia #263 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

15

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

#22 in Asia #204 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

16

Tianjin

Tianjin University

#59 in Asia #440 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

17

Chengdu

Sichuan University

#39 in Asia #345 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

18

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

#13 in Asia #151 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

19

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

#44 in Asia #381 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

20

Beijing

China Agricultural University

#101 in Asia #618 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

21

Shanghai

Fudan University

#20 in Asia #189 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

22

Jinan

Shandong University

#36 in Asia #336 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

23

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

#71 in Asia #495 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

24

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

#73 in Asia #500 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

25

Changchun

Jilin University

#46 in Asia #386 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

26

Nanjing

Southeast University

#54 in Asia #426 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

27

Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

#190 in Asia #944 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

28

Chongqing

Chongqing University

#79 in Asia #530 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

29

Yangling

Northwest A&F University

#179 in Asia #909 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

30

Nanjing

Nanjing Agricultural University

#176 in Asia #898 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1952 Founded

31

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

#50 in Asia #412 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

32

Beijing

Beihang University

#56 in Asia #435 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

33

Qingdao

Ocean University of China

#174 in Asia #892 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1924 Founded

34

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

#33 in Asia #308 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

35

Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

#99 in Asia #614 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

36

Xiamen

Xiamen University

#58 in Asia #437 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

37

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

#74 in Asia #501 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

38

Changsha

Hunan University

#110 in Asia #663 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

39

Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

#88 in Asia #562 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

40

Beijing

North China Electric Power University

#294 in Asia #1249 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

41

Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

#193 in Asia #951 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

42

Tianjin

Nankai University

#55 in Asia #429 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

43

Nanjing

Hohai University

#231 in Asia #1045 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

44

Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

#113 in Asia #674 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

45

Wuhan

Huazhong Agricultural University

#196 in Asia #963 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1898 Founded

46

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

#170 in Asia #884 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

47

Shanghai

East China Normal University

#86 in Asia #559 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

48

Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

#224 in Asia #1025 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

49

Beijing

China University of Petroleum – Beijing

#409 in Asia #1595 in the World

23% Acceptance

15,445 Enrollment

1953 Founded

50

Beijing

China University of Geosciences Beijing

#788 in Asia #2687 in the World

44% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

51

Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

#124 in Asia #735 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

52

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

#84 in Asia #557 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

53

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

#344 in Asia #1382 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

54

Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

#162 in Asia #866 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

55

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

#248 in Asia #1092 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

56

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

#266 in Asia #1150 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

57

Guangzhou

South China Agricultural University

#264 in Asia #1140 in the World

34% Acceptance

60,588 Enrollment

1909 Founded

58

Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

#128 in Asia #749 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

59

Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

#142 in Asia #799 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

60

Shanghai

Shanghai University

#112 in Asia #670 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

61

Chongqing

Southwest University

#163 in Asia #867 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

62

Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

#116 in Asia #699 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

63

Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

#134 in Asia #762 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

64

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

#156 in Asia #850 in the World

31% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

65

Beijing

Capital Medical University

#241 in Asia #1072 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1960 Founded

66

Beijing

Beijing Forestry University

#373 in Asia #1469 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,347 Enrollment

1952 Founded

67

Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

#197 in Asia #965 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

68

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

#100 in Asia #615 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

69

Yangzhou

Yangzhou University

#323 in Asia #1323 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

70

Beijing

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

#253 in Asia #1108 in the World

30% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

71

Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

#242 in Asia #1073 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

72

Guangzhou

Jinan University

#127 in Asia #748 in the World

28% Acceptance

37,918 Enrollment

1906 Founded

73

Hefei

Hefei University of Technology

#210 in Asia #991 in the World

40% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

74

Nanjing

Nanjing Tech University

#307 in Asia #1282 in the World

43% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

75

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

#293 in Asia #1247 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

76

Xi'an

Chang’an University

#346 in Asia #1386 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

77

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University of Technology

#351 in Asia #1399 in the World

30% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

78

Nanning

Guangxi University

#252 in Asia #1107 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1928 Founded

79

Shenzhen

Shenzhen University

#118 in Asia #701 in the World

31% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1983 Founded

80

Ya'an

Sichuan Agricultural University

#549 in Asia #2000 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

81

Nanjing

Nanjing Normal University

#225 in Asia #1032 in the World

35% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

82

Xi'an

Xidian University

#126 in Asia #747 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

83

Kunming

Kunming University of Science and Technology

#533 in Asia #1959 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

84

Nanchang

Nanchang University

#188 in Asia #931 in the World

27% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

85

Nanjing

Nanjing Forestry University

#441 in Asia #1690 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

86

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

#336 in Asia #1359 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

87

Kunming

Yunnan University

#292 in Asia #1246 in the World

37% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1923 Founded

88

Tai'an

Shandong University of Science and Technology

#413 in Asia #1601 in the World

22% Acceptance

45,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

89

Harbin

Northeast Agricultural University

#706 in Asia #2450 in the World

49% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

90

Xi'an

Northwest University, China

#270 in Asia #1164 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

91

Shanghai

Donghua University

#198 in Asia #969 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

92

Tai'an

Shandong Agricultural University

#634 in Asia #2267 in the World

24% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

93

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

#593 in Asia #2144 in the World

39% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1936 Founded

94

Guiyang

Guizhou University

#298 in Asia #1259 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1902 Founded

95

Harbin

Northeast Forestry University

#499 in Asia #1856 in the World

41% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

96

Taiyuan

Taiyuan University of Technology

#439 in Asia #1688 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

97

Shanghai

Shanghai Ocean University

#662 in Asia #2336 in the World

53% Acceptance

15,800 Enrollment

1912 Founded

98

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

#95 in Asia #594 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

99

Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

#192 in Asia #946 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

100

Ningbo

Ningbo University

#369 in Asia #1455 in the World

30% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded