100 Best universities for Literature in China

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 126M citations received by 9.92M academic papers made by 488 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. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Literature

#5 in Asia

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

2. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Literature

#6 in Asia

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

3. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#9 in Asia

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Literature

#11 in Asia

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

5. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#13 in Asia

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

6. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#15 in Asia

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

7. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#16 in Asia

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

8. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Literature

#17 in Asia

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

9. Wuhan University

For Literature

#18 in Asia

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

10. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Literature

#19 in Asia

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

11. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#22 in Asia

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

12. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#24 in Asia

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1991

13. University of Science and Technology of China

For Literature

#25 in Asia

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

14. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Literature

#26 in Asia

#278 in the World

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

15. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Literature

#27 in Asia

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

16. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#29 in Asia

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1953

17. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Literature

#31 in Asia

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1920

18. Shandong University

For Literature

#36 in Asia

#341 in the World

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

19. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Literature

#37 in Asia

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

20. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Literature

#38 in Asia

#353 in the World

Founded: 1952

21. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Literature

#39 in Asia

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

22. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Literature

#40 in Asia

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

23. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Literature

#42 in Asia

#365 in the World

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

24. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Literature

#43 in Asia

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

25. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Literature

#45 in Asia

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

26. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#46 in Asia

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

27. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Literature

#47 in Asia

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

28. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#48 in Asia

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

29. Dalian University of Technology

For Literature

#49 in Asia

#395 in the World

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

30. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Literature

#50 in Asia

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

31. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#51 in Asia

#398 in the World

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

32. Xiamen University

For Literature

#52 in Asia

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

33. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Literature

#54 in Asia

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

34. Soochow University

For Literature

#56 in Asia

#414 in the World

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

35. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#59 in Asia

#422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1956

36. Central China Normal University

For Literature

#62 in Asia

#454 in the World

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

37. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Literature

#63 in Asia

#459 in the World

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

38. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Literature

#64 in Asia

#461 in the World

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

39. Xidian University

For Literature

#66 in Asia

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

40. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Literature

#67 in Asia

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

41. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Literature

#68 in Asia

#489 in the World

Founded: 1909

42. Jiangnan University

For Literature

#71 in Asia

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

43. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Literature

#73 in Asia

#519 in the World

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

44. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Literature

#80 in Asia

#552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

45. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Literature

#81 in Asia

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

46. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Literature

#83 in Asia

#571 in the World

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

47. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Literature

#86 in Asia

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

48. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Literature

#87 in Asia

#592 in the World

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

49. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Literature

#88 in Asia

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

50. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Literature

#89 in Asia

#607 in the World

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

51. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Literature

#93 in Asia

#629 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

52. Shandong Normal University

For Literature

#95 in Asia

#639 in the World

Founded: 1950

53. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Literature

#96 in Asia

#652 in the World

Founded: 1938

54. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Literature

#97 in Asia

#655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

55. Fujian Normal University

For Literature

#98 in Asia

#664 in the World

Founded: 1953

56. Shaanxi Normal University

For Literature

#100 in Asia

#685 in the World

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

57. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Literature

#101 in Asia

#689 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

58. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Literature

#105 in Asia

#695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

59. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Literature

#106 in Asia

#697 in the World

Founded: 1896

60. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Literature

#108 in Asia

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

61. Northwest Normal University

China | Lanzhou

For Literature

#110 in Asia

#706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1902

62. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Literature

#111 in Asia

#710 in the World

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

63. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Literature

#112 in Asia

#711 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

64. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Literature

#113 in Asia

#713 in the World

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

65. Hefei University of Technology

For Literature

#114 in Asia

#717 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

66. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#118 in Asia

#732 in the World

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

67. Wuhan University of Technology

For Literature

#119 in Asia

#733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

68. Anhui University

For Literature

#121 in Asia

#741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1928

69. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Literature

#123 in Asia

#752 in the World

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

70. Zhejiang Normal University

For Literature

#124 in Asia

#755 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

71. Sichuan Normal University

China | Chengdu

For Literature

#127 in Asia

#761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1952

72. Shanghai Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#128 in Asia

#766 in the World

Founded: 1954

73. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Literature

#131 in Asia

#772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

74. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Literature

#132 in Asia

#775 in the World

Founded: 1928

75. XiangTan University

China | Xiangtan

For Literature

#133 in Asia

#789 in the World

Enrollment: 37,057
Founded: 1958

76. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Literature

#134 in Asia

#791 in the World

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

77. China University of Mining and Technology

For Literature

#138 in Asia

#804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

78. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Literature

#139 in Asia

#806 in the World

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

79. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Literature

#142 in Asia

#813 in the World

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

80. Fuzhou University

For Literature

#144 in Asia

#825 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

81. Guangxi Normal University

For Literature

#146 in Asia

#828 in the World

Founded: 1932

82. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Literature

#148 in Asia

#832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

83. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Literature

#150 in Asia

#838 in the World

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

84. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Literature

#153 in Asia

#844 in the World

Founded: 1958

85. Jiangsu Normal University

For Literature

#154 in Asia

#845 in the World

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

86. Ningbo University

For Literature

#158 in Asia

#867 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

87. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Literature

#160 in Asia

#875 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

88. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Nanjing

For Literature

#161 in Asia

#881 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

89. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Literature

#162 in Asia

#885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

90. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Literature

#168 in Asia

#903 in the World

Founded: 1952

91. Shanxi University

China | Taiyuan

For Literature

#169 in Asia

#904 in the World

Founded: 1902

92. Anhui Normal University

For Literature

#171 in Asia

#912 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1928

93. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Literature

#177 in Asia

#933 in the World

Founded: 1915

94. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

China | Beijing

For Literature

#184 in Asia

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

95. Harbin Engineering University

For Literature

#188 in Asia

#957 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

96. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Literature

#191 in Asia

#961 in the World

Founded: 1902

97. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Literature

#192 in Asia

#969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1951

98. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Literature

#194 in Asia

#980 in the World

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

99. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Literature

#198 in Asia

#992 in the World

Founded: 1956

100. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Literature

#201 in Asia

#997 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

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