Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

20 Best Universities in China for Petroleum

We ranked the top 20 universities for Petroleum in China based on strict academic metrics. To determine these leaders, we isolated 3.15M specialized research publications which collectively generated 66.51M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Beijing

China University of Petroleum – Beijing

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Asia #1 in the World

23% Acceptance

15,445 Enrollment

1953 Founded

2

Nanchong

Southwest Petroleum University

For Petroleum Engineering

#2 in Asia #3 in the World

49% Acceptance

34,755 Enrollment

1958 Founded

3

Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#3 in Asia #9 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

4

Daqing

Northeast Petroleum University

For Petroleum Engineering

#4 in Asia #13 in the World

45% Acceptance

23,848 Enrollment

1960 Founded

5

Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Petroleum Engineering

#6 in Asia #20 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Beijing

China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Petroleum Engineering

#7 in Asia #21 in the World

44% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

7

Jingzhou

Yangtze University

For Petroleum Engineering

#9 in Asia #33 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

8

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Petroleum Engineering

#10 in Asia #35 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

9

Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Petroleum Engineering

#12 in Asia #39 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

10

Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Petroleum Engineering

#17 in Asia #51 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

11

Changchun

Jilin University

For Petroleum Engineering

#18 in Asia #54 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

12

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Petroleum Engineering

#21 in Asia #59 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

13

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#22 in Asia #60 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

14

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Petroleum Engineering

#23 in Asia #62 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

15

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#24 in Asia #65 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

16

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#25 in Asia #71 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

17

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#26 in Asia #78 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

18

Beijing

Peking University

For Petroleum Engineering

#27 in Asia #84 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

19

Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Petroleum Engineering

#32 in Asia #91 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

20

Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Petroleum Engineering

#35 in Asia #100 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded