Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in China for Physical

Focusing specifically on Physical, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in China. Our methodology evaluated 9.17M subject-specific papers and 188.49M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Physical

#1 in Asia #1 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Physical

#2 in Asia #4 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Physical

#4 in Asia #7 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

4

Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Physical

#7 in Asia #13 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

5

Changsha

Central South University

For Physical

#9 in Asia #16 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

6

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Physical

#10 in Asia #17 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

7

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Physical

#11 in Asia #20 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

8

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Physical

#12 in Asia #21 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

9

Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Physical

#16 in Asia #26 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

10

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Physical

#17 in Asia #27 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

11

Beijing

Peking University

For Physical

#18 in Asia #28 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

12

Tianjin

Nankai University

For Physical

#19 in Asia #30 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

13

Changchun

Jilin University

For Physical

#20 in Asia #31 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

14

Shanghai

Fudan University

For Physical

#22 in Asia #34 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

15

Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Physical

#23 in Asia #38 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

16

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Physical

#24 in Asia #41 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

17

Jinan

Shandong University

For Physical

#27 in Asia #47 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

18

Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Physical

#28 in Asia #49 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

19

Beijing

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Physical

#29 in Asia #51 in the World

30% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

20

Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Physical

#30 in Asia #54 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

21

Changsha

Hunan University

For Physical

#32 in Asia #57 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

22

Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

For Physical

#33 in Asia #60 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

23

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Physical

#34 in Asia #62 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

24

Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Physical

#35 in Asia #63 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

25

Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Physical

#36 in Asia #68 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

26

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Physical

#38 in Asia #71 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

27

Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Physical

#39 in Asia #76 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

28

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Physical

#40 in Asia #77 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

29

Shanghai

Tongji University

For Physical

#42 in Asia #79 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

30

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Physical

#43 in Asia #80 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

31

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Physical

#44 in Asia #86 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

32

Nanjing

Southeast University

For Physical

#47 in Asia #95 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

33

Nanjing

Nanjing Tech University

For Physical

#48 in Asia #100 in the World

43% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

34

Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

For Physical

#52 in Asia #114 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

35

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

For Physical

#54 in Asia #120 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

36

Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

For Physical

#56 in Asia #125 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

37

Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Physical

#57 in Asia #126 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

38

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Physical

#59 in Asia #131 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

39

Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

For Physical

#61 in Asia #134 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

40

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Physical

#62 in Asia #135 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

41

Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Physical

#64 in Asia #139 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

42

Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Physical

#65 in Asia #141 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

43

Beijing

Beihang University

For Physical

#66 in Asia #146 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

44

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Physical

#70 in Asia #159 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

45

Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Physical

#71 in Asia #161 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

46

Shanghai

Donghua University

For Physical

#72 in Asia #170 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

47

Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For Physical

#81 in Asia #193 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

48

Kunming

Kunming University of Science and Technology

For Physical

#84 in Asia #202 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

49

Qingdao

Qingdao University of Science and Technology

For Physical

#85 in Asia #203 in the World

41% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

50

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Physical

#86 in Asia #206 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

51

Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Physical

#87 in Asia #213 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

52

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

For Physical

#91 in Asia #223 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

53

Taiyuan

Taiyuan University of Technology

For Physical

#92 in Asia #224 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

54

Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Physical

#96 in Asia #231 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

55

Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

For Physical

#97 in Asia #232 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

56

Beijing

China University of Petroleum – Beijing

For Physical

#105 in Asia #251 in the World

23% Acceptance

15,445 Enrollment

1953 Founded

57

Qingdao

Qingdao University

For Physical

#116 in Asia #280 in the World

40% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

58

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

For Physical

#122 in Asia #304 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

59

Nanchang

Nanchang University

For Physical

#132 in Asia #332 in the World

27% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

60

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Physical

#137 in Asia #344 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

61

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Physical

#141 in Asia #356 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

62

Xi'an

Northwest University, China

For Physical

#159 in Asia #412 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

63

Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Physical

#160 in Asia #417 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

64

Qingdao

Ocean University of China

For Physical

#163 in Asia #422 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1924 Founded

65

Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Physical

#177 in Asia #460 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

66

Nanchong

Southwest Petroleum University

For Physical

#179 in Asia #467 in the World

49% Acceptance

34,755 Enrollment

1958 Founded

67

Beijing

China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Physical

#190 in Asia #504 in the World

44% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

68

Tai'an

Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Physical

#193 in Asia #517 in the World

22% Acceptance

45,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

69

Beijing

China Agricultural University

For Physical

#196 in Asia #531 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

70

Wuhu

Anhui Normal University

For Physical

#199 in Asia #542 in the World

44% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

71

Nanjing

Hohai University

For Physical

#201 in Asia #551 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

72

Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For Physical

#202 in Asia #553 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

73

Harbin

Northeast Forestry University

For Physical

#205 in Asia #561 in the World

41% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

74

Wuhan

Huazhong Agricultural University

For Physical

#209 in Asia #570 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1898 Founded

75

Yangling

Northwest A&F University

For Physical

#230 in Asia #606 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

76

Tianjin

Tianjin University of Science and Technology

For Physical

#232 in Asia #611 in the World

52% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

77

Guiyang

Guizhou University

For Physical

#239 in Asia #627 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1902 Founded

78

Xi'an

Xidian University

For Physical

#253 in Asia #662 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

79

Beijing

Beijing Forestry University

For Physical

#256 in Asia #669 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,347 Enrollment

1952 Founded

80

Nanjing

Nanjing Agricultural University

For Physical

#260 in Asia #676 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1952 Founded

81

Guangzhou

South China Agricultural University

For Physical

#262 in Asia #680 in the World

34% Acceptance

60,588 Enrollment

1909 Founded

82

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Physical

#320 in Asia #816 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

83

Chengdu

Chengdu University of Technology

For Physical

#342 in Asia #860 in the World

50% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

84

Dalian

Dalian Maritime University

For Physical

#346 in Asia #868 in the World

40% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

85

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For Physical

#351 in Asia #882 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

86

Harbin

Northeast Agricultural University

For Physical

#355 in Asia #889 in the World

49% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

87

Huainan

Anhui University of Science and Technology

For Physical

#382 in Asia #940 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

88

Macau

University of Macau

For Physical

#395 in Asia #964 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

89

Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

For Physical

#416 in Asia #999 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

90

Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Physical

#420 in Asia #1004 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

91

Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Physical

#438 in Asia #1034 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

92

Tai'an

Shandong Agricultural University

For Physical

#457 in Asia #1065 in the World

24% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

93

Xiangtan

Hunan University of Science and Technology

For Physical

#484 in Asia #1126 in the World

47% Acceptance

27,777 Enrollment

2003 Founded

94

Daqing

Northeast Petroleum University

For Physical

#509 in Asia #1175 in the World

45% Acceptance

23,848 Enrollment

1960 Founded

95

Ningbo

Ningbo University of Technology

For Physical

#529 in Asia #1218 in the World

49% Acceptance

13 Enrollment

1986 Founded

96

Jingzhou

Yangtze University

For Physical

#541 in Asia #1243 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

97

Shanghai

Shanghai Ocean University

For Physical

#544 in Asia #1248 in the World

53% Acceptance

15,800 Enrollment

1912 Founded

98

Ya'an

Sichuan Agricultural University

For Physical

#550 in Asia #1256 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

99

Xuzhou

Xuzhou Institute of Technology

For Physical

#564 in Asia #1282 in the World

50% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

100

Zhoushan

Zhejiang Ocean University

For Physical

#568 in Asia #1289 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,907 Enrollment

1998 Founded