Best Software Engineering Universities in China [2026 Rankings]

1

Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Software Engineering

#1 in Asia #12 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Software Engineering

#3 in Asia #50 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

3

Beijing

Beihang University

For Software Engineering

#5 in Asia #52 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

4

Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Software Engineering

#6 in Asia #57 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

5

Beijing

Peking University

For Software Engineering

#7 in Asia #74 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

6

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Software Engineering

#9 in Asia #82 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

7

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#11 in Asia #103 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

8

Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Software Engineering

#12 in Asia #112 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

9

Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Software Engineering

#13 in Asia #113 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

10

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#14 in Asia #114 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

11

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Software Engineering

#15 in Asia #122 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

12

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#16 in Asia #130 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

13

Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Software Engineering

#19 in Asia #154 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

14

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#20 in Asia #168 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

15

Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Software Engineering

#21 in Asia #175 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

16

Nanjing

Southeast University

For Software Engineering

#23 in Asia #183 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

17

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Software Engineering

#24 in Asia #184 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

18

Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Software Engineering

#26 in Asia #193 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

19

Shanghai

Tongji University

For Software Engineering

#27 in Asia #204 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

20

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Software Engineering

#28 in Asia #206 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

21

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#30 in Asia #217 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

22

Shanghai

Fudan University

For Software Engineering

#31 in Asia #227 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

23

Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For Software Engineering

#32 in Asia #228 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

24

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Software Engineering

#34 in Asia #241 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

25

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#36 in Asia #252 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

26

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Software Engineering

#39 in Asia #267 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

27

Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Software Engineering

#40 in Asia #276 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

28

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Software Engineering

#42 in Asia #278 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

29

Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Software Engineering

#43 in Asia #280 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

30

Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Software Engineering

#44 in Asia #283 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

31

Xi'an

Xidian University

For Software Engineering

#45 in Asia #293 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

32

Changsha

Central South University

For Software Engineering

#47 in Asia #317 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

33

Changsha

Hunan University

For Software Engineering

#48 in Asia #333 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

34

Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Software Engineering

#49 in Asia #334 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

35

Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Software Engineering

#55 in Asia #380 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

36

Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For Software Engineering

#56 in Asia #388 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

37

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

For Software Engineering

#59 in Asia #394 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

38

Jinan

Shandong University

For Software Engineering

#66 in Asia #422 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

39

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#68 in Asia #440 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

40

Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Software Engineering

#71 in Asia #444 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

41

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#74 in Asia #455 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

42

Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Software Engineering

#86 in Asia #485 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

43

Changchun

Jilin University

For Software Engineering

#88 in Asia #504 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

44

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#89 in Asia #512 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

45

Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Software Engineering

#93 in Asia #526 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

46

Nanjing

Hohai University

For Software Engineering

#99 in Asia #542 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

47

Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Software Engineering

#105 in Asia #575 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

48

Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Software Engineering

#106 in Asia #579 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

49

Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

For Software Engineering

#108 in Asia #586 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

50

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Software Engineering

#117 in Asia #609 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

51

Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Software Engineering

#121 in Asia #629 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

52

Dalian

Dalian Maritime University

For Software Engineering

#123 in Asia #642 in the World

40% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

53

Shanghai

Donghua University

For Software Engineering

#126 in Asia #647 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

54

Macau

University of Macau

For Software Engineering

#133 in Asia #682 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

55

Tai'an

Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#142 in Asia #707 in the World

22% Acceptance

45,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

56

Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

For Software Engineering

#147 in Asia #735 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

57

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

For Software Engineering

#149 in Asia #737 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

58

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Software Engineering

#152 in Asia #747 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

59

Beijing

China Agricultural University

For Software Engineering

#156 in Asia #766 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

60

Qingdao

Qingdao University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#160 in Asia #775 in the World

41% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

61

Beijing

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Software Engineering

#164 in Asia #787 in the World

30% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

62

Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

For Software Engineering

#168 in Asia #795 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

63

Tianjin

Nankai University

For Software Engineering

#169 in Asia #799 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

64

Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Software Engineering

#175 in Asia #816 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

65

Kunming

Kunming University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#178 in Asia #834 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

66

Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

For Software Engineering

#179 in Asia #835 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

67

Beijing

China University of Petroleum – Beijing

For Software Engineering

#181 in Asia #851 in the World

23% Acceptance

15,445 Enrollment

1953 Founded

68

Shanghai

Shanghai Maritime University

For Software Engineering

#184 in Asia #857 in the World

39% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

69

Guangzhou

South China Agricultural University

For Software Engineering

#190 in Asia #868 in the World

34% Acceptance

60,588 Enrollment

1909 Founded

70

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#205 in Asia #916 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

71

Qingdao

Qingdao University

For Software Engineering

#209 in Asia #928 in the World

40% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

72

Qingdao

Ocean University of China

For Software Engineering

#218 in Asia #943 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1924 Founded

73

Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#229 in Asia #977 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

74

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For Software Engineering

#238 in Asia #999 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

75

Guiyang

Guizhou University

For Software Engineering

#251 in Asia #1036 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1902 Founded

76

Nanjing

Nanjing Tech University

For Software Engineering

#253 in Asia #1038 in the World

43% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

77

Nanchang

Nanchang University

For Software Engineering

#270 in Asia #1088 in the World

27% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

78

Taiyuan

Taiyuan University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#298 in Asia #1180 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

79

Xi'an

Northwest University, China

For Software Engineering

#312 in Asia #1227 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

80

Nanjing

Nanjing Agricultural University

For Software Engineering

#313 in Asia #1228 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1952 Founded

81

Zhoushan

Zhejiang Ocean University

For Software Engineering

#325 in Asia #1255 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,907 Enrollment

1998 Founded

82

Beijing

China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Software Engineering

#355 in Asia #1321 in the World

44% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

83

Nanchong

Southwest Petroleum University

For Software Engineering

#392 in Asia #1398 in the World

49% Acceptance

34,755 Enrollment

1958 Founded

84

Shanghai

Shanghai Ocean University

For Software Engineering

#408 in Asia #1425 in the World

53% Acceptance

15,800 Enrollment

1912 Founded

85

Wuhan

Huazhong Agricultural University

For Software Engineering

#434 in Asia #1474 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1898 Founded

86

Beijing

Capital Medical University

For Software Engineering

#451 in Asia #1504 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1960 Founded

87

Jingzhou

Yangtze University

For Software Engineering

#454 in Asia #1507 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

88

Ningbo

Ningbo University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#479 in Asia #1549 in the World

49% Acceptance

13 Enrollment

1986 Founded

89

Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

For Software Engineering

#500 in Asia #1606 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

90

Chengdu

Chengdu University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#513 in Asia #1627 in the World

50% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

91

Huainan

Anhui University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#543 in Asia #1707 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

92

Yangling

Northwest A&F University

For Software Engineering

#550 in Asia #1722 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

93

Xiangtan

Hunan University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#564 in Asia #1748 in the World

47% Acceptance

27,777 Enrollment

2003 Founded

94

Guangzhou

Guangzhou Medical University

For Software Engineering

#606 in Asia #1811 in the World

62% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

95

Harbin

Northeast Forestry University

For Software Engineering

#620 in Asia #1834 in the World

41% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

96

Daqing

Northeast Petroleum University

For Software Engineering

#627 in Asia #1854 in the World

45% Acceptance

23,848 Enrollment

1960 Founded

97

Huludao

Liaoning Technical University

For Software Engineering

#631 in Asia #1860 in the World

50% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

98

Harbin

Northeast Agricultural University

For Software Engineering

#634 in Asia #1866 in the World

49% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

99

Tianjin

Tianjin University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#639 in Asia #1878 in the World

52% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

100

Chengdu

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

For Software Engineering

#644 in Asia #1889 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

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