Best Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Universities in China [2026 Rankings]

1

Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Asia #62 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Asia #80 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

3

Beijing

Peking University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Asia #100 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

4

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Asia #117 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

5

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in Asia #152 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

6

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in Asia #161 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

7

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#13 in Asia #170 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

8

Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in Asia #198 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

9

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#15 in Asia #201 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

10

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#16 in Asia #234 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

11

Shanghai

Fudan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#18 in Asia #258 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

12

Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#19 in Asia #264 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

13

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in Asia #277 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

14

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#22 in Asia #285 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

15

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#24 in Asia #294 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

16

Changsha

Central South University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in Asia #315 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

17

Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#29 in Asia #321 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

18

Xi'an

Xi’an Jiaotong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#30 in Asia #322 in the World

28% Acceptance

40,346 Enrollment

1896 Founded

19

Shanghai

Tongji University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#31 in Asia #343 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

20

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#33 in Asia #351 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

21

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#37 in Asia #375 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

22

Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#40 in Asia #390 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

23

Nanjing

Southeast University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#41 in Asia #395 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

24

Beijing

Beihang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#44 in Asia #420 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

25

Jinan

Shandong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#46 in Asia #425 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

26

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#47 in Asia #432 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

27

Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#51 in Asia #446 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

28

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#53 in Asia #454 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

29

Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#54 in Asia #462 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

30

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#61 in Asia #484 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

31

Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#69 in Asia #512 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

32

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#70 in Asia #513 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

33

Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#71 in Asia #515 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

34

Changchun

Jilin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#73 in Asia #522 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

35

Beijing

Capital Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#74 in Asia #525 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1960 Founded

36

Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#75 in Asia #532 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

37

Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#79 in Asia #557 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

38

Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#83 in Asia #576 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

39

Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#86 in Asia #591 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

40

Changsha

Hunan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#87 in Asia #599 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

41

Tianjin

Nankai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#90 in Asia #610 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

42

Xi'an

Xidian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#92 in Asia #616 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

43

Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#94 in Asia #618 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

44

Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#97 in Asia #628 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

45

Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#100 in Asia #644 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

46

Beijing

China Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#101 in Asia #646 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

47

Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#104 in Asia #664 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

48

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#105 in Asia #665 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

49

Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#110 in Asia #684 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

50

Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#112 in Asia #696 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

51

Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#117 in Asia #711 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

52

Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#120 in Asia #732 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

53

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#121 in Asia #733 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

54

Chongqing

Southwest University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#123 in Asia #739 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

55

Nanjing

Hohai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#124 in Asia #743 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

56

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#126 in Asia #757 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

57

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#127 in Asia #759 in the World

31% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

58

Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#129 in Asia #762 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

59

Shenzhen

Shenzhen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#130 in Asia #768 in the World

31% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1983 Founded

60

Guangzhou

Jinan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#134 in Asia #780 in the World

28% Acceptance

37,918 Enrollment

1906 Founded

61

Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#135 in Asia #784 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

62

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#138 in Asia #804 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

63

Macau

University of Macau

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#146 in Asia #832 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

64

Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#150 in Asia #842 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

65

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#151 in Asia #847 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

66

Nanjing

Nanjing Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#156 in Asia #860 in the World

35% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

67

Hefei

Hefei University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#162 in Asia #880 in the World

40% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

68

Yangling

Northwest A&F University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#168 in Asia #896 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

69

Nanjing

Nanjing Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#170 in Asia #900 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1952 Founded

70

Qingdao

Ocean University of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#172 in Asia #908 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1924 Founded

71

Wuhan

Central China Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#176 in Asia #935 in the World

27% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1903 Founded

72

Wuhan

Huazhong Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#185 in Asia #964 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1898 Founded

73

Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#186 in Asia #965 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

74

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#189 in Asia #974 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

75

Tai'an

Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#193 in Asia #986 in the World

22% Acceptance

45,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

76

Qingdao

Qingdao University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#201 in Asia #1001 in the World

40% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

77

Xi'an

Shaanxi Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#204 in Asia #1011 in the World

40% Acceptance

38,000 Enrollment

1944 Founded

78

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#210 in Asia #1023 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

79

Guangzhou

South China Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#219 in Asia #1041 in the World

69% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1933 Founded

80

Nanchang

Nanchang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#221 in Asia #1053 in the World

27% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

81

Xi'an

Chang’an University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#222 in Asia #1056 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

82

Hong Kong

Education University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#223 in Asia #1059 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

83

Guangzhou

Guangzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#224 in Asia #1062 in the World

27% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1927 Founded

84

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#226 in Asia #1067 in the World

30% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

85

Kunming

Yunnan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#229 in Asia #1088 in the World

37% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1923 Founded

86

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#232 in Asia #1098 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

87

Yangzhou

Yangzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#239 in Asia #1117 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

88

Hong Kong

Open University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#241 in Asia #1119 in the World

55% Acceptance

9,040 Enrollment

1989 Founded

89

Hefei

Anhui University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#242 in Asia #1124 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

90

Kaifeng

Henan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#245 in Asia #1138 in the World

22% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

91

Shanghai

Donghua University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#247 in Asia #1143 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

92

Changchun

Northeast Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#251 in Asia #1156 in the World

30% Acceptance

28,024 Enrollment

1946 Founded

93

Shenyang

China Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#252 in Asia #1158 in the World

30% Acceptance

16,366 Enrollment

1931 Founded

94

Beijing

China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#253 in Asia #1161 in the World

44% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

95

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#256 in Asia #1167 in the World

50% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

96

Dalian

Dalian Maritime University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#262 in Asia #1190 in the World

40% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

97

Ningbo

Ningbo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#264 in Asia #1194 in the World

30% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

98

Beijing

Beijing Forestry University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#268 in Asia #1210 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,347 Enrollment

1952 Founded

99

Guangzhou

South China Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#269 in Asia #1215 in the World

34% Acceptance

60,588 Enrollment

1909 Founded

100

Nanning

Guangxi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#271 in Asia #1218 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1928 Founded

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