Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in China

Exploring the academic landscape of China, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 100 higher education institutions. By assessing 9.9M research papers and their 202.29M citations, we reveal the most impactful research centers.

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1

Beijing

Tsinghua University

#3 in Asia #60 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Beijing

Peking University

#4 in Asia #70 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

3

Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

#7 in Asia #89 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

4

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

#10 in Asia #124 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

5

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

#11 in Asia #130 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

6

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

#13 in Asia #151 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

7

Shanghai

Fudan University

#20 in Asia #189 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

8

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

#22 in Asia #204 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

9

Wuhan

Wuhan University

#24 in Asia #232 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

10

Nanjing

Nanjing University

#25 in Asia #241 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

11

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#27 in Asia #261 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

12

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

#28 in Asia #263 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

13

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

#30 in Asia #271 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

14

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

#33 in Asia #308 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

15

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

#34 in Asia #314 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

16

Jinan

Shandong University

#36 in Asia #336 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

17

Xi'an

Xi’an Jiaotong University

#37 in Asia #338 in the World

28% Acceptance

40,346 Enrollment

1896 Founded

18

Shanghai

Tongji University

#38 in Asia #344 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

19

Chengdu

Sichuan University

#39 in Asia #345 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

20

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

#44 in Asia #381 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

21

Changchun

Jilin University

#46 in Asia #386 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

22

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

#50 in Asia #412 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 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

Tianjin

Nankai University

#55 in Asia #429 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

26

Beijing

Beihang University

#56 in Asia #435 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

27

Xiamen

Xiamen University

#58 in Asia #437 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

28

Tianjin

Tianjin University

#59 in Asia #440 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

29

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

#71 in Asia #495 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

30

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

#73 in Asia #500 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

31

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

#74 in Asia #501 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

32

Chongqing

Chongqing University

#79 in Asia #530 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

33

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

#84 in Asia #557 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

34

Shanghai

East China Normal University

#86 in Asia #559 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

35

Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

#88 in Asia #562 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

36

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

#95 in Asia #594 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

37

Beijing

Renmin University of China

#96 in Asia #603 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

38

Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

#99 in Asia #614 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

39

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

#100 in Asia #615 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

40

Beijing

China Agricultural University

#101 in Asia #618 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

41

Changsha

Hunan University

#110 in Asia #663 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

42

Shanghai

Shanghai University

#112 in Asia #670 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

43

Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

#113 in Asia #674 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

44

Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

#116 in Asia #699 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

45

Shenzhen

Shenzhen University

#118 in Asia #701 in the World

31% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1983 Founded

46

Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

#124 in Asia #735 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

47

Xi'an

Xidian University

#126 in Asia #747 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

48

Guangzhou

Jinan University

#127 in Asia #748 in the World

28% Acceptance

37,918 Enrollment

1906 Founded

49

Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

#128 in Asia #749 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

50

Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

#134 in Asia #762 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

51

Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

#142 in Asia #799 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

52

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

#156 in Asia #850 in the World

31% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

53

Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

#162 in Asia #866 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

54

Chongqing

Southwest University

#163 in Asia #867 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

55

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

#170 in Asia #884 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

56

Macau

University of Macau

#173 in Asia #891 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

57

Qingdao

Ocean University of China

#174 in Asia #892 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1924 Founded

58

Nanjing

Nanjing Agricultural University

#176 in Asia #898 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1952 Founded

59

Yangling

Northwest A&F University

#179 in Asia #909 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

60

Wuhan

Central China Normal University

#182 in Asia #913 in the World

27% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1903 Founded

61

Nanchang

Nanchang University

#188 in Asia #931 in the World

27% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

62

Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

#190 in Asia #944 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

63

Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

#192 in Asia #946 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

64

Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

#193 in Asia #951 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

65

Wuhan

Huazhong Agricultural University

#196 in Asia #963 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1898 Founded

66

Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

#197 in Asia #965 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

67

Shanghai

Donghua University

#198 in Asia #969 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

68

Guangzhou

South China Normal University

#200 in Asia #972 in the World

69% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1933 Founded

69

Changchun

Northeast Normal University

#207 in Asia #987 in the World

30% Acceptance

28,024 Enrollment

1946 Founded

70

Hefei

Hefei University of Technology

#210 in Asia #991 in the World

40% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

71

Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

#224 in Asia #1025 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

72

Nanjing

Nanjing Normal University

#225 in Asia #1032 in the World

35% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

73

Nanjing

Hohai University

#231 in Asia #1045 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

74

Kaifeng

Henan University

#232 in Asia #1046 in the World

22% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

75

Beijing

Capital Medical University

#241 in Asia #1072 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1960 Founded

76

Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

#242 in Asia #1073 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

77

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

#248 in Asia #1092 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

78

Nanning

Guangxi University

#252 in Asia #1107 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1928 Founded

79

Beijing

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

#253 in Asia #1108 in the World

30% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

80

Qingdao

Qingdao University

#263 in Asia #1131 in the World

40% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

81

Guangzhou

South China Agricultural University

#264 in Asia #1140 in the World

34% Acceptance

60,588 Enrollment

1909 Founded

82

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

#266 in Asia #1150 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

83

Xi'an

Northwest University, China

#270 in Asia #1164 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

84

Xi'an

Shaanxi Normal University

#276 in Asia #1186 in the World

40% Acceptance

38,000 Enrollment

1944 Founded

85

Kunming

Yunnan University

#292 in Asia #1246 in the World

37% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1923 Founded

86

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

#293 in Asia #1247 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

87

Beijing

North China Electric Power University

#294 in Asia #1249 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

88

Guiyang

Guizhou University

#298 in Asia #1259 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1902 Founded

89

Nanjing

Nanjing Medical University

#304 in Asia #1277 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

90

Nanjing

Nanjing Tech University

#307 in Asia #1282 in the World

43% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

91

Yangzhou

Yangzhou University

#323 in Asia #1323 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

92

Changsha

Hunan Normal University

#327 in Asia #1332 in the World

45% Acceptance

19,532 Enrollment

1938 Founded

93

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

#336 in Asia #1359 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

94

Hefei

Anhui University

#340 in Asia #1369 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

95

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

#344 in Asia #1382 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

96

Wenzhou

Wenzhou Medical University

#345 in Asia #1385 in the World

50% Acceptance

17,155 Enrollment

1958 Founded

97

Xi'an

Chang’an University

#346 in Asia #1386 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

98

Hangzhou

Hangzhou Dianzi University

#347 in Asia #1391 in the World

40% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

99

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University of Technology

#351 in Asia #1399 in the World

30% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

100

Jinan

Shandong Normal University

#355 in Asia #1404 in the World

35% Acceptance

25,800 Enrollment

1950 Founded