Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in China for Systems

Focusing specifically on Systems, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in China. Our methodology evaluated 9.25M subject-specific papers and 189.6M 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 Systems

#1 in Asia #6 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Systems

#3 in Asia #22 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

3

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Systems

#4 in Asia #23 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

4

Beijing

Beihang University

For Systems

#8 in Asia #48 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

5

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Systems

#9 in Asia #49 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

6

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Systems

#10 in Asia #53 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

7

Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Systems

#11 in Asia #54 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

8

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Systems

#12 in Asia #71 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

9

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Systems

#13 in Asia #76 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

10

Beijing

Peking University

For Systems

#14 in Asia #77 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

11

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Systems

#15 in Asia #84 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

12

Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For Systems

#16 in Asia #86 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

13

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Systems

#18 in Asia #108 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

14

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Systems

#19 in Asia #109 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

15

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Systems

#22 in Asia #114 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

16

Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Systems

#23 in Asia #119 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

17

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Systems

#25 in Asia #129 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

18

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Systems

#26 in Asia #131 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

19

Shanghai

Tongji University

For Systems

#27 in Asia #137 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

20

Nanjing

Southeast University

For Systems

#28 in Asia #138 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

21

Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Systems

#30 in Asia #144 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

22

Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Systems

#31 in Asia #146 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

23

Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Systems

#33 in Asia #151 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

24

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Systems

#36 in Asia #161 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

25

Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Systems

#38 in Asia #167 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

26

Changsha

Central South University

For Systems

#39 in Asia #168 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

27

Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Systems

#42 in Asia #179 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

28

Shanghai

Fudan University

For Systems

#43 in Asia #183 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

29

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Systems

#44 in Asia #184 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

30

Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Systems

#48 in Asia #210 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

31

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Systems

#49 in Asia #211 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

32

Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Systems

#52 in Asia #228 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

33

Jinan

Shandong University

For Systems

#54 in Asia #233 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

34

Changsha

Hunan University

For Systems

#57 in Asia #247 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

35

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Systems

#59 in Asia #252 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

36

Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Systems

#64 in Asia #276 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

37

Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Systems

#65 in Asia #280 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

38

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Systems

#67 in Asia #287 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

39

Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For Systems

#70 in Asia #313 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

40

Changchun

Jilin University

For Systems

#76 in Asia #344 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

41

Xi'an

Xidian University

For Systems

#82 in Asia #364 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

42

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

For Systems

#84 in Asia #371 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

43

Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Systems

#85 in Asia #373 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

44

Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Systems

#88 in Asia #383 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

45

Beijing

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Systems

#90 in Asia #396 in the World

30% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

46

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Systems

#91 in Asia #399 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

47

Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

For Systems

#94 in Asia #412 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

48

Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Systems

#95 in Asia #414 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

49

Tianjin

Nankai University

For Systems

#96 in Asia #418 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

50

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Systems

#97 in Asia #422 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

51

Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

For Systems

#101 in Asia #440 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

52

Beijing

China University of Petroleum – Beijing

For Systems

#108 in Asia #462 in the World

23% Acceptance

15,445 Enrollment

1953 Founded

53

Nanjing

Nanjing Tech University

For Systems

#111 in Asia #467 in the World

43% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

54

Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Systems

#112 in Asia #468 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

55

Qingdao

Qingdao University of Science and Technology

For Systems

#113 in Asia #471 in the World

41% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

56

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

For Systems

#117 in Asia #485 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

57

Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

For Systems

#119 in Asia #492 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

58

Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Systems

#120 in Asia #496 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

59

Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

For Systems

#121 in Asia #498 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

60

Shanghai

Donghua University

For Systems

#127 in Asia #542 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

61

Tai'an

Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Systems

#133 in Asia #577 in the World

22% Acceptance

45,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

62

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

For Systems

#134 in Asia #580 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

63

Kunming

Kunming University of Science and Technology

For Systems

#138 in Asia #587 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

64

Nanjing

Hohai University

For Systems

#140 in Asia #593 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

65

Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Systems

#160 in Asia #670 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

66

Beijing

China Agricultural University

For Systems

#162 in Asia #672 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

67

Shanghai

Shanghai Maritime University

For Systems

#180 in Asia #747 in the World

39% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

68

Dalian

Dalian Maritime University

For Systems

#183 in Asia #760 in the World

40% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

69

Qingdao

Ocean University of China

For Systems

#184 in Asia #764 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1924 Founded

70

Taiyuan

Taiyuan University of Technology

For Systems

#185 in Asia #767 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

71

Nanchong

Southwest Petroleum University

For Systems

#197 in Asia #811 in the World

49% Acceptance

34,755 Enrollment

1958 Founded

72

Macau

University of Macau

For Systems

#202 in Asia #823 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

73

Qingdao

Qingdao University

For Systems

#204 in Asia #828 in the World

40% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

74

Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

For Systems

#215 in Asia #849 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

75

Nanchang

Nanchang University

For Systems

#230 in Asia #887 in the World

27% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

76

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For Systems

#233 in Asia #890 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

77

Beijing

Beijing Forestry University

For Systems

#234 in Asia #891 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,347 Enrollment

1952 Founded

78

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Systems

#242 in Asia #924 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

79

Guiyang

Guizhou University

For Systems

#271 in Asia #991 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1902 Founded

80

Yangling

Northwest A&F University

For Systems

#336 in Asia #1151 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

81

Beijing

China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Systems

#343 in Asia #1166 in the World

44% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

82

Tianjin

Tianjin University of Science and Technology

For Systems

#349 in Asia #1182 in the World

52% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

83

Harbin

Northeast Forestry University

For Systems

#370 in Asia #1227 in the World

41% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

84

Daqing

Northeast Petroleum University

For Systems

#384 in Asia #1259 in the World

45% Acceptance

23,848 Enrollment

1960 Founded

85

Wuhan

Huazhong Agricultural University

For Systems

#419 in Asia #1324 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1898 Founded

86

Nanjing

Nanjing Agricultural University

For Systems

#434 in Asia #1353 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1952 Founded

87

Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

For Systems

#451 in Asia #1386 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

88

Guangzhou

South China Agricultural University

For Systems

#467 in Asia #1421 in the World

34% Acceptance

60,588 Enrollment

1909 Founded

89

Xi'an

Northwest University, China

For Systems

#476 in Asia #1445 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

90

Xiangtan

Hunan University of Science and Technology

For Systems

#511 in Asia #1518 in the World

47% Acceptance

27,777 Enrollment

2003 Founded

91

Beijing

Capital Medical University

For Systems

#514 in Asia #1522 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1960 Founded

92

Huainan

Anhui University of Science and Technology

For Systems

#520 in Asia #1539 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

93

Ningbo

Ningbo University of Technology

For Systems

#534 in Asia #1565 in the World

49% Acceptance

13 Enrollment

1986 Founded

94

Shanghai

Shanghai Ocean University

For Systems

#541 in Asia #1586 in the World

53% Acceptance

15,800 Enrollment

1912 Founded

95

Jingzhou

Yangtze University

For Systems

#548 in Asia #1595 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

96

Chengdu

Chengdu University of Technology

For Systems

#562 in Asia #1624 in the World

50% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

97

Zhoushan

Zhejiang Ocean University

For Systems

#578 in Asia #1651 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,907 Enrollment

1998 Founded

98

Chengdu

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

For Systems

#584 in Asia #1661 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

99

Huludao

Liaoning Technical University

For Systems

#598 in Asia #1708 in the World

50% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

100

Harbin

Northeast Agricultural University

For Systems

#733 in Asia #1978 in the World

49% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded