Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in China for Mathematics

We ranked the top 100 universities for Mathematics in China based on strict academic metrics. Based on 2.2M scholarly articles and 39.17M peer-reviewed citations, we reveal the best research labs driving innovation in Mathematics. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Beijing

Tsinghua University

#3 in Asia #60 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

#7 in Asia #89 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

3

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

#11 in Asia #130 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

4

Beijing

Peking University

#4 in Asia #70 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

5

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

#13 in Asia #151 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

6

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#27 in Asia #261 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

7

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

#10 in Asia #124 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

8

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

#30 in Asia #271 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

9

Wuhan

Wuhan University

#24 in Asia #232 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

10

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

#34 in Asia #314 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

11

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

#28 in Asia #263 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

12

Chengdu

Sichuan University

#39 in Asia #345 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

13

Nanjing

Southeast University

#54 in Asia #426 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

14

Shanghai

Fudan University

#20 in Asia #189 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

15

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

#84 in Asia #557 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

16

Changsha

Central South University

#51 in Asia #415 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

17

Xi'an

Xi’an Jiaotong University

#37 in Asia #338 in the World

28% Acceptance

40,346 Enrollment

1896 Founded

18

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

#50 in Asia #412 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

19

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

#22 in Asia #204 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

20

Beijing

Beihang University

#56 in Asia #435 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

21

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

#33 in Asia #308 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

22

Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

#192 in Asia #946 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

23

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

#74 in Asia #501 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

24

Jinan

Shandong University

#36 in Asia #336 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

25

Shanghai

Tongji University

#38 in Asia #344 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

26

Xi'an

Xidian University

#126 in Asia #747 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

27

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

#71 in Asia #495 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

28

Nanjing

Nanjing University

#25 in Asia #241 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

29

Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

#193 in Asia #951 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

30

Tianjin

Tianjin University

#59 in Asia #440 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

31

Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

#88 in Asia #562 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

32

Chongqing

Chongqing University

#79 in Asia #530 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

33

Changchun

Jilin University

#46 in Asia #386 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

34

Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

#197 in Asia #965 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

35

Changsha

Hunan University

#110 in Asia #663 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

36

Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

#134 in Asia #762 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

37

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

#73 in Asia #500 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

38

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

#44 in Asia #381 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

39

Beijing

Capital Medical University

#241 in Asia #1072 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1960 Founded

40

Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

#124 in Asia #735 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

41

Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

#128 in Asia #749 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

42

Shanghai

Shanghai University

#112 in Asia #670 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

43

Beijing

North China Electric Power University

#294 in Asia #1249 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

44

Xiamen

Xiamen University

#58 in Asia #437 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

45

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

#156 in Asia #850 in the World

31% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

46

Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

#162 in Asia #866 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

47

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

#100 in Asia #615 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

48

Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

#99 in Asia #614 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

49

Shanghai

East China Normal University

#86 in Asia #559 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

50

Guangzhou

Southern Medical University

#626 in Asia #2250 in the World

9% Acceptance

13,380 Enrollment

1951 Founded

51

Chongqing

Southwest University

#163 in Asia #867 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

52

Tianjin

Nankai University

#55 in Asia #429 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

53

Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

#224 in Asia #1025 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

54

Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

#190 in Asia #944 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

55

Nanjing

Nanjing Medical University

#304 in Asia #1277 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

56

Nanjing

Hohai University

#231 in Asia #1045 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

57

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

#170 in Asia #884 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

58

Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

#116 in Asia #699 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

59

Guangzhou

Jinan University

#127 in Asia #748 in the World

28% Acceptance

37,918 Enrollment

1906 Founded

60

Shenzhen

Shenzhen University

#118 in Asia #701 in the World

31% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1983 Founded

61

Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

#113 in Asia #674 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

62

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

#266 in Asia #1150 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

63

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

#293 in Asia #1247 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

64

Hefei

Hefei University of Technology

#210 in Asia #991 in the World

40% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

65

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

#370 in Asia #1456 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

66

Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

#242 in Asia #1073 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

67

Nanchang

Nanchang University

#188 in Asia #931 in the World

27% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

68

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

#248 in Asia #1092 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

69

Qingdao

Qingdao University

#263 in Asia #1131 in the World

40% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

70

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

#95 in Asia #594 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

71

Shanghai

Donghua University

#198 in Asia #969 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

72

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

#344 in Asia #1382 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

73

Chongqing

Chongqing Medical University

#661 in Asia #2331 in the World

52% Acceptance

25,760 Enrollment

1956 Founded

74

Shenyang

China Medical University

#466 in Asia #1770 in the World

30% Acceptance

16,366 Enrollment

1931 Founded

75

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University of Technology

#351 in Asia #1399 in the World

30% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

76

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

#336 in Asia #1359 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

77

Macau

University of Macau

#173 in Asia #891 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

78

Beijing

China Agricultural University

#101 in Asia #618 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

79

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Science and Technology

#512 in Asia #1889 in the World

50% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

80

Beijing

Renmin University of China

#96 in Asia #603 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

81

Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

#142 in Asia #799 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

82

Wuhan

Central China Normal University

#182 in Asia #913 in the World

27% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1903 Founded

83

Tai'an

Shandong University of Science and Technology

#413 in Asia #1601 in the World

22% Acceptance

45,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

84

Chongqing

Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications

#985 in Asia #3198 in the World

43% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

85

Hefei

Anhui University

#340 in Asia #1369 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

86

Nanjing

Nanjing Normal University

#225 in Asia #1032 in the World

35% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

87

Wenzhou

Wenzhou Medical University

#345 in Asia #1385 in the World

50% Acceptance

17,155 Enrollment

1958 Founded

88

Guangzhou

South China Normal University

#200 in Asia #972 in the World

69% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1933 Founded

89

Hangzhou

Hangzhou Dianzi University

#347 in Asia #1391 in the World

40% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

90

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fujian Medical University

#666 in Asia #2344 in the World

51% Acceptance

16,000 Enrollment

1937 Founded

91

Guangzhou

Guangzhou University

#407 in Asia #1591 in the World

27% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1927 Founded

92

Dalian

Dalian Maritime University

#553 in Asia #2011 in the World

40% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

93

Hefei

Anhui Medical University

#492 in Asia #1843 in the World

50% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

94

Qingdao

Ocean University of China

#174 in Asia #892 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1924 Founded

95

Ningbo

Ningbo University

#369 in Asia #1455 in the World

30% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

96

Xi'an

Shaanxi Normal University

#276 in Asia #1186 in the World

40% Acceptance

38,000 Enrollment

1944 Founded

97

Guangzhou

Guangzhou Medical University

#1045 in Asia #3345 in the World

62% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

98

Shanghai

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

#426 in Asia #1639 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

99

Yangzhou

Yangzhou University

#323 in Asia #1323 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

100

Jinan

University of Jinan

#443 in Asia #1699 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,529 Enrollment

1948 Founded