100 Best universities for Accounting in China

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 1.04M citations received by 106K academic papers made by 331 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.

1. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#1 in Asia

#16 in the World

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

2. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#3 in Asia

#62 in the World

Founded: 1937

3. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#4 in Asia

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

4. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#5 in Asia

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

5. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#7 in Asia

#74 in the World

Founded: 1963

6. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#9 in Asia

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

7. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#10 in Asia

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

8. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#13 in Asia

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

9. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Accounting

#16 in Asia

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

10. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Accounting

#18 in Asia

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

11. Xiamen University

For Accounting

#23 in Asia

#242 in the World

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

12. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#24 in Asia

#245 in the World

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

13. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Accounting

#25 in Asia

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

14. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#26 in Asia

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

15. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#27 in Asia

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,419
Founded: 1917

16. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#28 in Asia

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

17. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#29 in Asia

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

18. Wuhan University

For Accounting

#30 in Asia

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

19. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Accounting

#34 in Asia

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

20. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Accounting

#43 in Asia

#365 in the World

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

21. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#44 in Asia

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

22. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#45 in Asia

#369 in the World

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

23. Central University of Finance and Economics

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#49 in Asia

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1949

24. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Accounting

#52 in Asia

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1952

25. University of Science and Technology of China

For Accounting

#53 in Asia

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

26. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Accounting

#55 in Asia

#411 in the World

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

27. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#57 in Asia

#414 in the World

Founded: 1896

28. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Accounting

#58 in Asia

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

29. Shandong University

For Accounting

#60 in Asia

#419 in the World

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

30. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#61 in Asia

#429 in the World

Founded: 1952

31. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#64 in Asia

#434 in the World

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

32. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Accounting

#65 in Asia

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

33. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Accounting

#66 in Asia

#441 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

34. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#67 in Asia

#451 in the World

Founded: 1958

35. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#68 in Asia

#469 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

36. University of Macau

For Accounting

#69 in Asia

#473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

37. Dalian University of Technology

For Accounting

#70 in Asia

#479 in the World

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

38. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Accounting

#71 in Asia

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

39. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#72 in Asia

#490 in the World

Founded: 1915

40. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#78 in Asia

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

41. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Accounting

#79 in Asia

#525 in the World

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

42. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Accounting

#80 in Asia

#526 in the World

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

43. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Accounting

#83 in Asia

#532 in the World

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

44. University of International Business and Economics

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#95 in Asia

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1951

45. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Accounting

#97 in Asia

#583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1948

46. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#98 in Asia

#586 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

47. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#100 in Asia

#593 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

48. China University of Mining and Technology

For Accounting

#108 in Asia

#619 in the World

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

49. Wuhan University of Technology

For Accounting

#120 in Asia

#653 in the World

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

50. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#121 in Asia

#657 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

51. China Europe International Business School

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#123 in Asia

#694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1994

52. Dongbei University of Finance and Economics

For Accounting

#130 in Asia

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1952

53. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#133 in Asia

#722 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

54. Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

China | Nanchang

For Accounting

#134 in Asia

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1958

55. Xidian University

For Accounting

#144 in Asia

#754 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

56. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Accounting

#146 in Asia

#772 in the World

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

57. Nanjing Audit University

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#148 in Asia

#782 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1983

58. Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics

China | Hangzhou

For Accounting

#153 in Asia

#795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1974

59. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#154 in Asia

#799 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

60. Hefei University of Technology

For Accounting

#156 in Asia

#807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

61. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Accounting

#157 in Asia

#810 in the World

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

62. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#158 in Asia

#818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

63. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Accounting

#159 in Asia

#819 in the World

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

64. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#162 in Asia

#829 in the World

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

65. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#171 in Asia

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1956

66. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Accounting

#174 in Asia

#870 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

67. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Accounting

#183 in Asia

#900 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

68. Fuzhou University

For Accounting

#188 in Asia

#920 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

69. Tianjin University of Finance and Economics

China | Tianjin

For Accounting

#194 in Asia

#934 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1958

70. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Accounting

#196 in Asia

#946 in the World

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

71. Zhejiang Gongshang University

China | Hangzhou

For Accounting

#204 in Asia

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1911

72. Shanghai Maritime University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#205 in Asia

#972 in the World

Founded: 1909

73. Lingnan University

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#206 in Asia

#975 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,243
Founded: 1967

74. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Accounting

#209 in Asia

#986 in the World

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

75. Chang'an University

For Accounting

#218 in Asia

#1014 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2000

76. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#219 in Asia

#1017 in the World

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

77. Capital University of Economics and Business

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#229 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1956

78. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#234 in Asia

#1072 in the World

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

79. Shandong University of Finance and Economics

For Accounting

#241 in Asia

#1096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1952

80. Wenzhou University

China | Wenzhou

For Accounting

#244 in Asia

#1110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1984

81. Shanxi University

China | Taiyuan

For Accounting

#252 in Asia

#1136 in the World

Founded: 1902

82. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#253 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

83. Dalian Maritime University

For Accounting

#256 in Asia

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1953

84. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#257 in Asia

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

85. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#263 in Asia

#1168 in the World

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

86. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Accounting

#264 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

87. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Accounting

#265 in Asia

#1170 in the World

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

88. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Accounting

#269 in Asia

#1183 in the World

Founded: 1909

89. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Accounting

#272 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

90. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#276 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Founded: 1956

91. Changsha University of Science and Technology

China | Changsha

For Accounting

#278 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 2002

92. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Accounting

#279 in Asia

#1207 in the World

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

93. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

For Accounting

#281 in Asia

#1210 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 2006

94. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Accounting

#283 in Asia

#1213 in the World

Founded: 1928

95. Ningbo University

For Accounting

#284 in Asia

#1220 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

96. Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#286 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Founded: 1928

97. Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#287 in Asia

#1224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

98. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#289 in Asia

#1239 in the World

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

99. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Accounting

#290 in Asia

#1240 in the World

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

100. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#297 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Founded: 1969

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