Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in China for Literature

If you are looking to study Literature in China, our index highlights the top 100 domain-leading institutions. To determine these leaders, we isolated 7.78M specialized research publications which collectively generated 161.59M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Literature

#4 in Asia #72 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Literature

#6 in Asia #85 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

3

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Literature

#7 in Asia #96 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

4

Beijing

Peking University

For Literature

#8 in Asia #119 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

5

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Literature

#11 in Asia #141 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

6

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Literature

#13 in Asia #160 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

7

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Literature

#16 in Asia #204 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

8

Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Literature

#17 in Asia #208 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

9

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Literature

#18 in Asia #218 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

10

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Literature

#19 in Asia #224 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

11

Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Literature

#21 in Asia #246 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

12

Shanghai

Fudan University

For Literature

#23 in Asia #255 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

13

Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Literature

#24 in Asia #259 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

14

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Literature

#25 in Asia #264 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

15

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Literature

#27 in Asia #270 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

16

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#28 in Asia #281 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

17

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Literature

#29 in Asia #285 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

18

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#30 in Asia #295 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

19

Jinan

Shandong University

For Literature

#32 in Asia #333 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

20

Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Literature

#35 in Asia #357 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

21

Beijing

Beihang University

For Literature

#37 in Asia #367 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

22

Shanghai

Tongji University

For Literature

#38 in Asia #370 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

23

Nanjing

Southeast University

For Literature

#41 in Asia #387 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

24

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Literature

#42 in Asia #392 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

25

Changchun

Jilin University

For Literature

#43 in Asia #395 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

26

Changsha

Central South University

For Literature

#46 in Asia #407 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

27

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Literature

#49 in Asia #413 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

28

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Literature

#51 in Asia #423 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

29

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Literature

#52 in Asia #426 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

30

Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Literature

#54 in Asia #438 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

31

Tianjin

Nankai University

For Literature

#56 in Asia #454 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

32

Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Literature

#58 in Asia #459 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

33

Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Literature

#60 in Asia #466 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

34

Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Literature

#63 in Asia #487 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

35

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For Literature

#64 in Asia #497 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

36

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Literature

#67 in Asia #507 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

37

Changsha

Hunan University

For Literature

#68 in Asia #508 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

38

Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Literature

#70 in Asia #516 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

39

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

For Literature

#73 in Asia #533 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

40

Xi'an

Xidian University

For Literature

#76 in Asia #548 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

41

Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Literature

#85 in Asia #598 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

42

Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Literature

#92 in Asia #620 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

43

Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Literature

#97 in Asia #651 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

44

Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Literature

#98 in Asia #654 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

45

Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For Literature

#107 in Asia #681 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

46

Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Literature

#112 in Asia #692 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

47

Macau

University of Macau

For Literature

#124 in Asia #739 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

48

Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Literature

#126 in Asia #749 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

49

Xi'an

Northwest University, China

For Literature

#127 in Asia #756 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

50

Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Literature

#137 in Asia #778 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

51

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Literature

#142 in Asia #799 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

52

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

For Literature

#154 in Asia #831 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

53

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Literature

#162 in Asia #847 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

54

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Literature

#190 in Asia #955 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

55

Guiyang

Guizhou University

For Literature

#198 in Asia #973 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1902 Founded

56

Wuhu

Anhui Normal University

For Literature

#204 in Asia #984 in the World

44% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

57

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

For Literature

#215 in Asia #1013 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

58

Xiangtan

Hunan University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#379 in Asia #1499 in the World

47% Acceptance

27,777 Enrollment

2003 Founded

59

Jingzhou

Yangtze University

For Literature

#381 in Asia #1503 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

60

Shanghai

Shanghai Maritime University

For Literature

#398 in Asia #1545 in the World

39% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

61

Zhoushan

Zhejiang Ocean University

For Literature

#432 in Asia #1616 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,907 Enrollment

1998 Founded

62

Chengdu

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

For Literature

#455 in Asia #1676 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

63

Daqing

Northeast Petroleum University

For Literature

#482 in Asia #1726 in the World

45% Acceptance

23,848 Enrollment

1960 Founded

64

Lin'an

Zhejiang Forestry University

For Literature

#487 in Asia #1740 in the World

44% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

65

Tianjin

Tianjin University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#614 in Asia #2062 in the World

52% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

66

Xuzhou

Xuzhou Institute of Technology

For Literature

#623 in Asia #2076 in the World

50% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

67

Ningbo

Ningbo University of Technology

For Literature

#854 in Asia #2577 in the World

49% Acceptance

13 Enrollment

1986 Founded

68

Sanhe

North China Institute of Science and Technology

For Literature

#1139 in Asia #3195 in the World

46% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

69

Yantai

Ludong University

For Literature

#702 in Asia #2241 in the World

24% Acceptance

31,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

70

Wuhan

Hubei University of Technology

For Literature

#371 in Asia #1484 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

71

Shijiazhuang

Hebei University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#1005 in Asia #2893 in the World

61% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

72

Sanya

Hainan Tropical Ocean University

For Literature

#1557 in Asia #4060 in the World

35% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

73

Macau

Macau University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#415 in Asia #1580 in the World

40% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

74

Huanggang

Huanggang Normal University

For Literature

#927 in Asia #2751 in the World

59% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

75

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University of Technology

For Literature

#203 in Asia #981 in the World

30% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

76

Dalian

Dalian University of Foreign Languages

For Literature

#989 in Asia #2865 in the World

49% Acceptance

14,282 Enrollment

1964 Founded

77

Changsha

Hunan Normal University

For Literature

#134 in Asia #775 in the World

45% Acceptance

19,532 Enrollment

1938 Founded

78

Beijing

Minzu University of China

For Literature

#373 in Asia #1487 in the World

48% Acceptance

16,456 Enrollment

1941 Founded

79

Zhengzhou

Huanghe Science and Technology College

For Literature

#1645 in Asia #4227 in the World

33% Acceptance

24,251 Enrollment

1984 Founded

80

Xingtai

Xingtai University

For Literature

#1650 in Asia #4237 in the World

73% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1910 Founded

81

Tianjin

Tianjin University of Commerce

For Literature

#706 in Asia #2255 in the World

53% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

82

Shenyang

Liaoning University

For Literature

#463 in Asia #1686 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

83

Ningbo

University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

For Literature

#348 in Asia #1412 in the World

47% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

84

Lanzhou

Northwest University for Nationalities

For Literature

#907 in Asia #2702 in the World

41% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

85

Hengyang

Hengyang Normal University

For Literature

#724 in Asia #2299 in the World

70% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

86

Guangzhou

Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

For Literature

#1280 in Asia #3474 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,588 Enrollment

1927 Founded

87

Chongqing

Southwest University of Political Science and Law

For Literature

#366 in Asia #1469 in the World

48% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

88

Beijing

University of International Relations

For Literature

#1295 in Asia #3515 in the World

37% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

89

Ankang

Ankang University

For Literature

#1732 in Asia #4418 in the World

59% Acceptance

11,252 Enrollment

1958 Founded

90

Zhangjiakou

Hebei North University

For Literature

#1703 in Asia #4348 in the World

58% Acceptance

25,460 Enrollment

2003 Founded

91

Xi'an

Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology

For Literature

#690 in Asia #2221 in the World

44% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

92

Taiyuan

North University of China

For Literature

#585 in Asia #1986 in the World

60% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1941 Founded

93

Shanghai

Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance

For Literature

#1589 in Asia #4120 in the World

21% Acceptance

20,419 Enrollment

1928 Founded

94

Nanchong

China West Normal University

For Literature

#254 in Asia #1133 in the World

50% Acceptance

11,252 Enrollment

1946 Founded

95

Jinhua

Zhejiang Normal University

For Literature

#148 in Asia #813 in the World

24% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

96

Harbin

Heilongjiang University

For Literature

#343 in Asia #1396 in the World

46% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded

97

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

For Literature

#475 in Asia #1711 in the World

39% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1936 Founded

98

Chengdu

Sichuan Normal University

For Literature

#157 in Asia #837 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

99

Beijing

Beijing International Studies University

For Literature

#928 in Asia #2754 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

100

Yantai

Yantai University

For Literature

#566 in Asia #1934 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded