Guangzhou's best Horticulture universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Guangzhou ranked based on their research performance in Horticulture. A graph of 376K citations received by 18.8K academic papers made by 13 universities in Guangzhou 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.

1. South China Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#6 in China

#9 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

2. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Horticulture

#28 in China

#62 in Asia

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

3. South China University of Technology

For Horticulture

#42 in China

#101 in Asia

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

4. South China Normal University

For Horticulture

#72 in China

#214 in Asia

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

5. Jinan University

For Horticulture

#76 in China

#237 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

6. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

For Horticulture

#94 in China

#333 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1927

7. Guangzhou University

For Horticulture

#122 in China

#471 in Asia

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

8. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

For Horticulture

#169 in China

#620 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

9. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

For Horticulture

#172 in China

#632 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

10. Southern Medical University

For Horticulture

#194 in China

#705 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

11. Guangdong University of Technology

For Horticulture

#214 in China

#788 in Asia

Founded: 1956

12. Guangzhou Medical University

For Horticulture

#279 in China

#1021 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

13. Guangdong University of Education

For Horticulture

#425 in China

#1639 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1955

Universities for Horticulture near Guangzhou

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
20	Foshan University	156	Foshan
95	Shenzhen University	138	Shenzhen
112	University of Macau	188	Macau
125	Chinese University of Hong Kong	43	Hong Kong
129	Hong Kong Baptist University	63	Hong Kong
129	City University of Hong Kong	132	Hong Kong
130	University of Hong Kong	27	Hong Kong
132	Hong Kong Polytechnic University	57	Hong Kong
135	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	70	Hong Kong
346	Shantou University	181	Shantou

13 Best universities for Horticulture in Guangzhou

1. South China Agricultural University

2. Sun Yat - Sen University

3. South China University of Technology

4. South China Normal University

5. Jinan University

6. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

7. Guangzhou University

8. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

9. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

10. Southern Medical University

11. Guangdong University of Technology

12. Guangzhou Medical University

13. Guangdong University of Education

Universities for Horticulture near Guangzhou

Biology subfields in Guangzhou