Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in China for Finance

If you are looking to study Finance in China, our index highlights the top 100 domain-leading institutions. To determine these leaders, we isolated 8.22M specialized research publications which collectively generated 168.35M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

#7 in Asia #89 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Beijing

Tsinghua University

#3 in Asia #60 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

3

Beijing

Peking University

#4 in Asia #70 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

4

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

#13 in Asia #151 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

5

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

#28 in Asia #263 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

6

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

#50 in Asia #412 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

7

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

#11 in Asia #130 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

8

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

#33 in Asia #308 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

9

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

#10 in Asia #124 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

10

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

#22 in Asia #204 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

11

Shanghai

Fudan University

#20 in Asia #189 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

12

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#27 in Asia #261 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

13

Wuhan

Wuhan University

#24 in Asia #232 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

14

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

#34 in Asia #314 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

15

Beijing

Renmin University of China

#96 in Asia #603 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

16

Xiamen

Xiamen University

#58 in Asia #437 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

17

Tianjin

Tianjin University

#59 in Asia #440 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

18

Jinan

Shandong University

#36 in Asia #336 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

19

Shanghai

Tongji University

#38 in Asia #344 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

20

Chengdu

Sichuan University

#39 in Asia #345 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

21

Nanjing

Nanjing University

#25 in Asia #241 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

22

Beijing

Beihang University

#56 in Asia #435 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

23

Changsha

Central South University

#51 in Asia #415 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

24

Nanjing

Southeast University

#54 in Asia #426 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

25

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

#30 in Asia #271 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

26

Tianjin

Nankai University

#55 in Asia #429 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

27

Changsha

Hunan University

#110 in Asia #663 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

28

Chengdu

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

#383 in Asia #1518 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

29

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

#44 in Asia #381 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

30

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

#74 in Asia #501 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

31

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

#71 in Asia #495 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

32

Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

#134 in Asia #762 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

33

Shanghai

Shanghai University

#112 in Asia #670 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

34

Chongqing

Chongqing University

#79 in Asia #530 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

35

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

#73 in Asia #500 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

36

Beijing

North China Electric Power University

#294 in Asia #1249 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

37

Changchun

Jilin University

#46 in Asia #386 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

38

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

#84 in Asia #557 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

39

Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

#162 in Asia #866 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

40

Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

#128 in Asia #749 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

41

Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

#190 in Asia #944 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

42

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

#170 in Asia #884 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

43

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

#95 in Asia #594 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

44

Nanjing

Hohai University

#231 in Asia #1045 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

45

Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

#124 in Asia #735 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

46

Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

#88 in Asia #562 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

47

Shanghai

East China Normal University

#86 in Asia #559 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

48

Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

#99 in Asia #614 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

49

Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

#192 in Asia #946 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

50

Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

#224 in Asia #1025 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

51

Macau

University of Macau

#173 in Asia #891 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

52

Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

#113 in Asia #674 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

53

Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

#197 in Asia #965 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

54

Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

#142 in Asia #799 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

55

Xi'an

Xidian University

#126 in Asia #747 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

56

Shanghai

Donghua University

#198 in Asia #969 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

57

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

#293 in Asia #1247 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

58

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

#266 in Asia #1150 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

59

Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

#242 in Asia #1073 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

60

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

#336 in Asia #1359 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

61

Tai'an

Shandong University of Science and Technology

#413 in Asia #1601 in the World

22% Acceptance

45,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

62

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

#344 in Asia #1382 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

63

Xi'an

Northwest University, China

#270 in Asia #1164 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

64

Dalian

Dalian Maritime University

#553 in Asia #2011 in the World

40% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

65

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

#248 in Asia #1092 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

66

Shanghai

Shanghai Maritime University

#649 in Asia #2304 in the World

39% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

67

Guiyang

Guizhou University

#298 in Asia #1259 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1902 Founded

68

Kunming

Kunming University of Science and Technology

#533 in Asia #1959 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

69

Wuhu

Anhui Normal University

#590 in Asia #2137 in the World

44% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

70

Beijing

Beijing Forestry University

#373 in Asia #1469 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,347 Enrollment

1952 Founded

71

Taiyuan

Taiyuan University of Technology

#439 in Asia #1688 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

72

Qingdao

Qingdao University of Science and Technology

#498 in Asia #1855 in the World

41% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

73

Ya'an

Sichuan Agricultural University

#549 in Asia #2000 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

74

Xiangtan

Hunan University of Science and Technology

#794 in Asia #2701 in the World

47% Acceptance

27,777 Enrollment

2003 Founded

75

Harbin

Northeast Forestry University

#499 in Asia #1856 in the World

41% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

76

Huainan

Anhui University of Science and Technology

#812 in Asia #2759 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

77

Zhoushan

Zhejiang Ocean University

#1347 in Asia #4062 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,907 Enrollment

1998 Founded

78

Huludao

Liaoning Technical University

#1139 in Asia #3568 in the World

50% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

79

Daqing

Northeast Petroleum University

#1079 in Asia #3431 in the World

45% Acceptance

23,848 Enrollment

1960 Founded

80

Ningbo

Ningbo University of Technology

#1718 in Asia #4896 in the World

49% Acceptance

13 Enrollment

1986 Founded

81

Xuzhou

Xuzhou Institute of Technology

#2118 in Asia #5750 in the World

50% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

82

Sanhe

North China Institute of Science and Technology

#2022 in Asia #5558 in the World

46% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

83

Harbin

Heilongjiang University

#667 in Asia #2346 in the World

46% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded

84

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fujian Normal University

#392 in Asia #1551 in the World

26% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

85

Changzhi

Changzhi University

#2619 in Asia #6800 in the World

50% Acceptance

12,583 Enrollment

1958 Founded

86

Beijing

Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture

#835 in Asia #2802 in the World

55% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1936 Founded

87

Zibo

Shandong University of Technology

#685 in Asia #2392 in the World

60% Acceptance

36,100 Enrollment

1949 Founded

88

Xining

Qinghai University for Nationalities

#1897 in Asia #5287 in the World

54% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

89

Urumqi

Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics

#2124 in Asia #5767 in the World

30% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

90

Shijiazhuang

Hebei Normal University

#562 in Asia #2056 in the World

51% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

91

Quanzhou

Quanzhou Normal University

#1591 in Asia #4610 in the World

34% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

92

Macau

Macao Polytechnic Institute

#1822 in Asia #5132 in the World

48% Acceptance

56 Enrollment

93

Jinan

University of Jinan

#443 in Asia #1699 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,529 Enrollment

1948 Founded

94

Handan

#2558 in Asia #6684 in the World

61% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1945 Founded

95

Dalian

Dalian University of Foreign Languages

#1281 in Asia #3917 in the World

49% Acceptance

14,282 Enrollment

1964 Founded

96

Changchun

Changchun Normal University

#2385 in Asia #6321 in the World

45% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1978 Founded

97

Baotou

Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology

#1437 in Asia #4262 in the World

35% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

98

Zhaoqing

Zhaoqing University

#1789 in Asia #5069 in the World

62% Acceptance

22,729 Enrollment

1970 Founded

99

Xi'an

Xi’an International Studies University

#1355 in Asia #4083 in the World

30% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1952 Founded

100

Tianjin

Tianjin University of Finance and Economics

#1269 in Asia #3882 in the World

51% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded