Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in China for Geology

If you are looking to study Geology in China, our index highlights the top 100 domain-leading institutions. To determine these leaders, we isolated 9.32M specialized research publications which collectively generated 191.01M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Geology

#2 in Asia #26 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Geology

#4 in Asia #35 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Geology

#5 in Asia #52 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

4

Beijing

Peking University

For Geology

#6 in Asia #53 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

5

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Geology

#7 in Asia #65 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

6

Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Geology

#11 in Asia #86 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

7

Changsha

Central South University

For Geology

#12 in Asia #90 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

8

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Geology

#15 in Asia #99 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

9

Shanghai

Tongji University

For Geology

#16 in Asia #105 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

10

Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Geology

#18 in Asia #111 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

11

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Geology

#20 in Asia #122 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

12

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Geology

#21 in Asia #124 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

13

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Geology

#22 in Asia #126 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

14

Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Geology

#28 in Asia #151 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

15

Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Geology

#29 in Asia #153 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

16

Changchun

Jilin University

For Geology

#30 in Asia #154 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

17

Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Geology

#32 in Asia #167 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

18

Jinan

Shandong University

For Geology

#33 in Asia #168 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

19

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Geology

#34 in Asia #172 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

20

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Geology

#35 in Asia #176 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

21

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Geology

#36 in Asia #190 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

22

Qingdao

Ocean University of China

For Geology

#37 in Asia #198 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1924 Founded

23

Beijing

China Agricultural University

For Geology

#39 in Asia #205 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

24

Shanghai

Fudan University

For Geology

#40 in Asia #206 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

25

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Geology

#42 in Asia #210 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

26

Beijing

China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Geology

#43 in Asia #212 in the World

44% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

27

Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Geology

#44 in Asia #219 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

28

Beijing

China University of Petroleum – Beijing

For Geology

#45 in Asia #231 in the World

23% Acceptance

15,445 Enrollment

1953 Founded

29

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Geology

#46 in Asia #233 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

30

Nanjing

Southeast University

For Geology

#48 in Asia #244 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

31

Nanjing

Hohai University

For Geology

#49 in Asia #245 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

32

Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

For Geology

#50 in Asia #248 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

33

Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Geology

#51 in Asia #249 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

34

Yangling

Northwest A&F University

For Geology

#52 in Asia #258 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

35

Beijing

Beihang University

For Geology

#53 in Asia #264 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

36

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Geology

#54 in Asia #267 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

37

Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Geology

#55 in Asia #271 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

38

Nanjing

Nanjing Agricultural University

For Geology

#61 in Asia #293 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1952 Founded

39

Changsha

Hunan University

For Geology

#63 in Asia #305 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

40

Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Geology

#64 in Asia #306 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

41

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Geology

#65 in Asia #311 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

42

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Geology

#67 in Asia #323 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

43

Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Geology

#70 in Asia #334 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

44

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Geology

#73 in Asia #353 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

45

Tianjin

Nankai University

For Geology

#74 in Asia #356 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

46

Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For Geology

#75 in Asia #357 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

47

Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Geology

#78 in Asia #373 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

48

Wuhan

Huazhong Agricultural University

For Geology

#80 in Asia #381 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1898 Founded

49

Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Geology

#87 in Asia #397 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

50

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Geology

#88 in Asia #400 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

51

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

For Geology

#89 in Asia #401 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

52

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Geology

#91 in Asia #406 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

53

Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

For Geology

#92 in Asia #414 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

54

Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Geology

#97 in Asia #432 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

55

Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

For Geology

#100 in Asia #460 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

56

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Geology

#103 in Asia #467 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

57

Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Geology

#105 in Asia #475 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

58

Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Geology

#106 in Asia #478 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

59

Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

For Geology

#109 in Asia #481 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

60

Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

For Geology

#114 in Asia #497 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

61

Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

For Geology

#116 in Asia #505 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

62

Guangzhou

South China Agricultural University

For Geology

#118 in Asia #509 in the World

34% Acceptance

60,588 Enrollment

1909 Founded

63

Tai'an

Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Geology

#123 in Asia #526 in the World

22% Acceptance

45,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

64

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Geology

#125 in Asia #528 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

65

Chengdu

Chengdu University of Technology

For Geology

#128 in Asia #531 in the World

50% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

66

Xi'an

Northwest University, China

For Geology

#129 in Asia #532 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

67

Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For Geology

#131 in Asia #536 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

68

Xi'an

Xidian University

For Geology

#133 in Asia #540 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

69

Nanchong

Southwest Petroleum University

For Geology

#134 in Asia #544 in the World

49% Acceptance

34,755 Enrollment

1958 Founded

70

Beijing

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Geology

#138 in Asia #552 in the World

30% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

71

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

For Geology

#143 in Asia #568 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

72

Nanjing

Nanjing Tech University

For Geology

#145 in Asia #576 in the World

43% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

73

Beijing

Beijing Forestry University

For Geology

#148 in Asia #584 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,347 Enrollment

1952 Founded

74

Kunming

Kunming University of Science and Technology

For Geology

#152 in Asia #601 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

75

Nanchang

Nanchang University

For Geology

#167 in Asia #633 in the World

27% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

76

Taiyuan

Taiyuan University of Technology

For Geology

#171 in Asia #653 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

77

Guiyang

Guizhou University

For Geology

#174 in Asia #665 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1902 Founded

78

Harbin

Northeast Agricultural University

For Geology

#176 in Asia #671 in the World

49% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

79

Shanghai

Donghua University

For Geology

#182 in Asia #686 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

80

Ya'an

Sichuan Agricultural University

For Geology

#187 in Asia #702 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

81

Shanghai

Shanghai Ocean University

For Geology

#191 in Asia #707 in the World

53% Acceptance

15,800 Enrollment

1912 Founded

82

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

For Geology

#193 in Asia #719 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

83

Harbin

Northeast Forestry University

For Geology

#195 in Asia #723 in the World

41% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

84

Qingdao

Qingdao University

For Geology

#209 in Asia #759 in the World

40% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

85

Beijing

Capital Medical University

For Geology

#213 in Asia #764 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1960 Founded

86

Tai'an

Shandong Agricultural University

For Geology

#230 in Asia #813 in the World

24% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

87

Dalian

Dalian Maritime University

For Geology

#245 in Asia #855 in the World

40% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

88

Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Geology

#264 in Asia #902 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

89

Jingzhou

Yangtze University

For Geology

#267 in Asia #909 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

90

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For Geology

#290 in Asia #975 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

91

Qingdao

Qingdao University of Science and Technology

For Geology

#297 in Asia #990 in the World

41% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

92

Zhoushan

Zhejiang Ocean University

For Geology

#302 in Asia #999 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,907 Enrollment

1998 Founded

93

Tianjin

Tianjin University of Science and Technology

For Geology

#314 in Asia #1035 in the World

52% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

94

Daqing

Northeast Petroleum University

For Geology

#318 in Asia #1044 in the World

45% Acceptance

23,848 Enrollment

1960 Founded

95

Huainan

Anhui University of Science and Technology

For Geology

#331 in Asia #1085 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

96

Macau

University of Macau

For Geology

#347 in Asia #1114 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

97

Lin'an

Zhejiang Forestry University

For Geology

#385 in Asia #1203 in the World

44% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

98

Shanghai

Shanghai Maritime University

For Geology

#401 in Asia #1233 in the World

39% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

99

Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Geology

#413 in Asia #1256 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

100

Guangzhou

Guangzhou Medical University

For Geology

#442 in Asia #1327 in the World

62% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded