100 Best universities for Literature in China

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 2.35M citations received by 294K academic papers made by 526 universities in China was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#4 in Asia

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Literature

#6 in Asia

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Literature

#7 in Asia

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Literature

#8 in Asia

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#11 in Asia

#141 in the World

Founded: 1963

6. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#13 in Asia

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

7. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#16 in Asia

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

8. Wuhan University

For Literature

#17 in Asia

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

9. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Literature

#18 in Asia

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

10. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#19 in Asia

#224 in the World

Founded: 1937

11. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Literature

#21 in Asia

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

12. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#23 in Asia

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

13. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Literature

#24 in Asia

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

14. University of Science and Technology of China

For Literature

#25 in Asia

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

15. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Literature

#27 in Asia

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

16. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#28 in Asia

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

17. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Literature

#29 in Asia

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

18. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#30 in Asia

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

19. Shandong University

For Literature

#32 in Asia

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

20. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Literature

#35 in Asia

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

21. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Literature

#37 in Asia

#367 in the World

Founded: 1952

22. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#38 in Asia

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

23. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Literature

#41 in Asia

#387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

24. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Literature

#42 in Asia

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

25. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Literature

#43 in Asia

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

26. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Literature

#44 in Asia

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

27. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Literature

#46 in Asia

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

28. Dalian University of Technology

For Literature

#49 in Asia

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

29. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Literature

#51 in Asia

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

30. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Literature

#52 in Asia

#426 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

31. Xiamen University

For Literature

#54 in Asia

#438 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

32. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Literature

#55 in Asia

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

33. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Literature

#56 in Asia

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

34. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#58 in Asia

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

35. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#60 in Asia

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

36. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Literature

#63 in Asia

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

37. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#64 in Asia

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

38. Soochow University

For Literature

#67 in Asia

#507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

39. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Literature

#68 in Asia

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

40. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Literature

#70 in Asia

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

41. Jiangnan University

For Literature

#73 in Asia

#533 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

42. Central China Normal University

For Literature

#75 in Asia

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1903

43. Xidian University

For Literature

#76 in Asia

#548 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

44. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Literature

#85 in Asia

#598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

45. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Literature

#87 in Asia

#605 in the World

Founded: 1909

46. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Literature

#91 in Asia

#618 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

47. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Literature

#92 in Asia

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

48. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Literature

#94 in Asia

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

49. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Literature

#97 in Asia

#651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

50. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Literature

#98 in Asia

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

51. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Literature

#104 in Asia

#675 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

52. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Literature

#105 in Asia

#678 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

53. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Literature

#107 in Asia

#681 in the World

Founded: 1896

54. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Literature

#110 in Asia

#685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1933

55. Shandong Normal University

For Literature

#111 in Asia

#690 in the World

Founded: 1950

56. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Literature

#112 in Asia

#692 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

57. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Literature

#113 in Asia

#693 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

58. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Literature

#114 in Asia

#708 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

59. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#117 in Asia

#716 in the World

Founded: 1989

60. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Literature

#120 in Asia

#728 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

61. Shaanxi Normal University

For Literature

#121 in Asia

#734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1944

62. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Literature

#123 in Asia

#738 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

63. University of Macau

For Literature

#124 in Asia

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

64. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Literature

#125 in Asia

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1902

65. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Literature

#126 in Asia

#749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

66. Northwest University, China

For Literature

#127 in Asia

#756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1912

67. Shanghai Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#130 in Asia

#765 in the World

Founded: 1954

68. Hefei University of Technology

For Literature

#131 in Asia

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

69. Ningbo University

For Literature

#132 in Asia

#770 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

70. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Literature

#134 in Asia

#775 in the World

Founded: 1938

71. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Literature

#135 in Asia

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

72. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Literature

#137 in Asia

#778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

73. Anhui University

For Literature

#138 in Asia

#782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

74. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#139 in Asia

#786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1952

75. China University of Mining and Technology

For Literature

#140 in Asia

#790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

76. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Literature

#142 in Asia

#799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

77. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Literature

#144 in Asia

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

78. Zhejiang Normal University

For Literature

#148 in Asia

#813 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

79. Fujian Normal University

For Literature

#151 in Asia

#819 in the World

Founded: 1953

80. Fuzhou University

For Literature

#154 in Asia

#831 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

81. Sichuan Normal University

China | Chengdu

For Literature

#157 in Asia

#837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1952

82. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Literature

#159 in Asia

#844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1924

83. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Literature

#160 in Asia

#845 in the World

Founded: 1928

84. XiangTan University

China | Xiangtan

For Literature

#161 in Asia

#846 in the World

Enrollment: 37,057
Founded: 1958

85. Wuhan University of Technology

For Literature

#162 in Asia

#847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

86. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Literature

#168 in Asia

#865 in the World

Founded: 1958

87. Northwest Normal University

China | Lanzhou

For Literature

#173 in Asia

#905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1902

88. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Literature

#178 in Asia

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

89. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Literature

#181 in Asia

#933 in the World

Founded: 1952

90. Guangxi Normal University

For Literature

#186 in Asia

#946 in the World

Founded: 1932

91. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Literature

#190 in Asia

#955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1960

92. Inner Mongolia Medical University

For Literature

#194 in Asia

#963 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1956

93. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

China | Guangzhou

For Literature

#195 in Asia

#966 in the World

Founded: 1969

94. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Literature

#196 in Asia

#969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

95. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Literature

#198 in Asia

#973 in the World

Founded: 1902

96. Jiangsu Normal University

For Literature

#199 in Asia

#974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1957

97. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Literature

#201 in Asia

#979 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

98. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Literature

#202 in Asia

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 28,024
Founded: 1946

99. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Literature

#203 in Asia

#981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1953

100. Anhui Normal University

For Literature

#204 in Asia

#984 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1928

The best cities to study Literature in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hong Kong, Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai.