Shanghai's 14 best Horticulture universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Shanghai ranked based on their research performance in Horticulture. A graph of 244K citations received by 11.8K academic papers made by 14 universities in Shanghai 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. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Horticulture

#16 in China

#37 in Asia

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

2. Fudan University

For Horticulture

#52 in China

#139 in Asia

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

3. East China Normal University

For Horticulture

#81 in China

#265 in Asia

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

4. East China University of Science and Technology

For Horticulture

#83 in China

#271 in Asia

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

5. Tongji University

For Horticulture

#96 in China

#337 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

6. Shanghai Ocean University

For Horticulture

#101 in China

#354 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,800
Founded: 1912

7. Shanghai Normal University

For Horticulture

#115 in China

#405 in Asia

Founded: 1954

8. Shanghai University

For Horticulture

#121 in China

#466 in Asia

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

9. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

For Horticulture

#174 in China

#642 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

10. Shanghai Institute of Technology

For Horticulture

#202 in China

#741 in Asia

Founded: 2000

11. Donghua University

For Horticulture

#218 in China

#800 in Asia

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

12. Shanghai Tech University

For Horticulture

#318 in China

#1163 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 3,221
Founded: 2013

13. Shanghai Maritime University

For Horticulture

#338 in China

#1242 in Asia

Founded: 1909

14. Shanghai University of Engineering Science

For Horticulture

#400 in China

#1516 in Asia

Founded: 1978

Universities for Horticulture near Shanghai

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
81	Soochow University	85	Suzhou
104	Nantong University	180	Nantong
118	Jiangnan University	23	Wuxi
139	Hangzhou Normal University	109	Hangzhou
140	Ningbo University of Technology	207	Ningbo
141	Ningbo University	89	Ningbo
141	China Jiliang University	158	Hangzhou
142	Zhejiang Sci-Tech University	116	Hangzhou
149	Zhejiang Ocean University	199	Zhoushan
150	Zhejiang Wanli University	179	Ningbo

14 Best universities for Horticulture in Shanghai

1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2. Fudan University

3. East China Normal University

4. East China University of Science and Technology

5. Tongji University

6. Shanghai Ocean University

7. Shanghai Normal University

8. Shanghai University

9. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

10. Shanghai Institute of Technology

11. Donghua University

12. Shanghai Tech University

13. Shanghai Maritime University

14. Shanghai University of Engineering Science

Universities for Horticulture near Shanghai

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