Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

85 Best Universities in China for Social Work

If you are looking to study Social Work in China, our index highlights the top 85 domain-leading institutions. Our methodology evaluated 6.14M subject-specific papers and 128.69M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Social Work

#4 in Asia #42 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

2

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Social Work

#5 in Asia #78 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

3

Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Social Work

#8 in Asia #99 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

4

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Social Work

#9 in Asia #132 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

5

Hong Kong

Education University of Hong Kong

For Social Work

#10 in Asia #231 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

6

Beijing

Peking University

For Social Work

#13 in Asia #259 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

7

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For Social Work

#14 in Asia #291 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

8

Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

For Social Work

#17 in Asia #320 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

9

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Social Work

#20 in Asia #381 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

10

Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Social Work

#23 in Asia #418 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

11

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Social Work

#26 in Asia #462 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

12

Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Social Work

#27 in Asia #467 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

13

Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Social Work

#28 in Asia #492 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

14

Shanghai

Fudan University

For Social Work

#29 in Asia #527 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

15

Jinan

Shandong University

For Social Work

#37 in Asia #588 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

16

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Social Work

#44 in Asia #619 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

17

Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Social Work

#45 in Asia #635 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

18

Chengdu

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

For Social Work

#47 in Asia #674 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

19

Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Social Work

#53 in Asia #723 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

20

Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Social Work

#57 in Asia #743 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

21

Tianjin

Nankai University

For Social Work

#60 in Asia #754 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

22

Guangzhou

South China Agricultural University

For Social Work

#64 in Asia #787 in the World

34% Acceptance

60,588 Enrollment

1909 Founded

23

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Social Work

#74 in Asia #838 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

24

Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Social Work

#77 in Asia #843 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

25

Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For Social Work

#84 in Asia #864 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

26

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Social Work

#86 in Asia #868 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

27

Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Social Work

#95 in Asia #902 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

28

Changchun

Jilin University

For Social Work

#111 in Asia #954 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

29

Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

For Social Work

#112 in Asia #955 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

30

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

For Social Work

#116 in Asia #961 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

31

Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

For Social Work

#129 in Asia #997 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

32

Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Social Work

#130 in Asia #998 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

33

Wuhu

Anhui Normal University

For Social Work

#133 in Asia #1007 in the World

44% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

34

Wuhan

Huazhong Agricultural University

For Social Work

#145 in Asia #1032 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1898 Founded

35

Nanchang

Nanchang University

For Social Work

#147 in Asia #1037 in the World

27% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

36

Nanjing

Hohai University

For Social Work

#153 in Asia #1048 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

37

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Social Work

#156 in Asia #1051 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

38

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Social Work

#158 in Asia #1054 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

39

Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Social Work

#162 in Asia #1059 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

40

Guiyang

Guizhou University

For Social Work

#163 in Asia #1060 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1902 Founded

41

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Social Work

#138 in Asia #1019 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

42

Hangzhou

Zhejiang Sci-Tech University

For Social Work

#136 in Asia #1016 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1897 Founded

43

Xiamen

Jimei University

For Social Work

#140 in Asia #1022 in the World

51% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

44

Changsha

Changsha University

For Social Work

#119 in Asia #968 in the World

46% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

45

Nanjing

Nanjing Normal University

For Social Work

#106 in Asia #935 in the World

35% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

46

Hangzhou

Hangzhou Dianzi University

For Social Work

#83 in Asia #863 in the World

40% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

47

Wuhan

South-Central University for Nationalities

For Social Work

#110 in Asia #953 in the World

60% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

48

Changsha

Hunan Normal University

For Social Work

#137 in Asia #1018 in the World

45% Acceptance

19,532 Enrollment

1938 Founded

49

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Social Work

#80 in Asia #849 in the World

31% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

50

Guilin

Guangxi Normal University

For Social Work

#125 in Asia #983 in the World

57% Acceptance

15,057 Enrollment

1932 Founded

51

Wuhan

Central China Normal University

For Social Work

#49 in Asia #707 in the World

27% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1903 Founded

52

Changchun

Northeast Normal University

For Social Work

#113 in Asia #957 in the World

30% Acceptance

28,024 Enrollment

1946 Founded

53

Lanzhou

Northwest Normal University

For Social Work

#120 in Asia #970 in the World

50% Acceptance

38,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

54

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Social Work

#34 in Asia #571 in the World

49% Acceptance

9,389 Enrollment

1969 Founded

55

Tianjin

Tianjin Normal University

For Social Work

#160 in Asia #1057 in the World

50% Acceptance

25,800 Enrollment

1958 Founded

56

Beijing

China Women’s University

For Social Work

#89 in Asia #888 in the World

39% Acceptance

6,282 Enrollment

1996 Founded

57

Kunming

Yunnan University of Finance and Economics

For Social Work

#135 in Asia #1013 in the World

44% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

58

Guangzhou

Guangzhou University

For Social Work

#42 in Asia #610 in the World

27% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1927 Founded

59

Taiyuan

Shanxi Medical University

For Social Work

#98 in Asia #912 in the World

40% Acceptance

11,486 Enrollment

1919 Founded

60

Beijing

China Youth University for Political Sciences

For Social Work

#43 in Asia #616 in the World

41% Acceptance

6,282 Enrollment

1985 Founded

61

Kunming

Yunnan University

For Social Work

#76 in Asia #840 in the World

37% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1923 Founded

62

Guangzhou

South China Normal University

For Social Work

#61 in Asia #766 in the World

69% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1933 Founded

63

Taiyuan

Taiyuan University of Science and Technology

For Social Work

#150 in Asia #1043 in the World

64% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

2004 Founded

64

Beijing

China University of Political Science and Law

For Social Work

#56 in Asia #741 in the World

32% Acceptance

17,233 Enrollment

1952 Founded

65

Jinhua

Zhejiang Normal University

For Social Work

#117 in Asia #962 in the World

24% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

66

Guangzhou

Jinan University

For Social Work

#62 in Asia #771 in the World

28% Acceptance

37,918 Enrollment

1906 Founded

67

Shenzhen

Shenzhen University

For Social Work

#97 in Asia #910 in the World

31% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1983 Founded

68

Beijing

Minzu University of China

For Social Work

#131 in Asia #999 in the World

48% Acceptance

16,456 Enrollment

1941 Founded

69

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Shue Yan University

For Social Work

#87 in Asia #875 in the World

27% Acceptance

6,243 Enrollment

1971 Founded

70

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fujian Medical University

For Social Work

#139 in Asia #1020 in the World

51% Acceptance

16,000 Enrollment

1937 Founded

71

Shenyang

Shenyang Normal University

For Social Work

#152 in Asia #1045 in the World

47% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

72

Beijing

Central University of Finance and Economics

For Social Work

#124 in Asia #981 in the World

9% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

73

Hong Kong

Open University of Hong Kong

For Social Work

#16 in Asia #305 in the World

55% Acceptance

9,040 Enrollment

1989 Founded

74

Zhangzhou

Minnan Normal University

For Social Work

#159 in Asia #1056 in the World

28% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

75

Chongqing

Chongqing Normal University

For Social Work

#115 in Asia #959 in the World

53% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

76

Shanghai

Shanghai Normal University

For Social Work

#161 in Asia #1058 in the World

25% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1954 Founded

77

Beijing

Capital Normal University

For Social Work

#148 in Asia #1041 in the World

30% Acceptance

31,559 Enrollment

1954 Founded

78

Hefei

Anhui University

For Social Work

#85 in Asia #866 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

79

Xuzhou

Jiangsu Normal University

For Social Work

#141 in Asia #1024 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1957 Founded

80

Chongqing

Chongqing Technology and Business University

For Social Work

#151 in Asia #1044 in the World

63% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1978 Founded

81

Nantong

Nantong University

For Social Work

#157 in Asia #1053 in the World

34% Acceptance

43,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

82

Anqing

Anqing Normal University

For Social Work

#143 in Asia #1028 in the World

25% Acceptance

16,483 Enrollment

1898 Founded

83

Hangzhou

Zhejiang Gongshang University

For Social Work

#144 in Asia #1030 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

84

Xinxiang

Henan Normal University

For Social Work

#128 in Asia #995 in the World

55% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

85

Chongqing

Southwest University

For Social Work

#63 in Asia #782 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded