100 Best universities for Accounting 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 Accounting. A graph of 1.76M citations received by 120K academic papers made by 354 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

#14 in the World

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

2. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#3 in Asia

#55 in the World

Founded: 1963

3. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#4 in Asia

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

4. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#5 in Asia

#63 in the World

Founded: 1937

5. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#6 in Asia

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

6. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#12 in Asia

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

7. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#15 in Asia

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

8. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#17 in Asia

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

9. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Accounting

#19 in Asia

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

10. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#22 in Asia

#206 in the World

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

11. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Accounting

#23 in Asia

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

12. Xiamen University

For Accounting

#25 in Asia

#223 in the World

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

13. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Accounting

#31 in Asia

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

14. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#34 in Asia

#275 in the World

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

15. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#37 in Asia

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

16. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#38 in Asia

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

17. Wuhan University

For Accounting

#39 in Asia

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

18. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Accounting

#46 in Asia

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

19. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Accounting

#47 in Asia

#320 in the World

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

20. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#49 in Asia

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

21. Central University of Finance and Economics

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#51 in Asia

#339 in the World

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

22. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Accounting

#55 in Asia

#361 in the World

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

23. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#56 in Asia

#367 in the World

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

24. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#57 in Asia

#369 in the World

Founded: 1896

25. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Accounting

#58 in Asia

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

26. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#61 in Asia

#387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

27. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#63 in Asia

#392 in the World

Founded: 1958

28. Shandong University

For Accounting

#68 in Asia

#416 in the World

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

29. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Accounting

#69 in Asia

#419 in the World

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

30. University of Science and Technology of China

For Accounting

#70 in Asia

#422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

31. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Accounting

#71 in Asia

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

32. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#74 in Asia

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

33. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Accounting

#76 in Asia

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

34. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#80 in Asia

#459 in the World

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

35. University of Macau

For Accounting

#82 in Asia

#465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

36. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#83 in Asia

#469 in the World

Founded: 1952

37. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#84 in Asia

#476 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

38. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Accounting

#86 in Asia

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

39. Dalian University of Technology

For Accounting

#88 in Asia

#493 in the World

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

40. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Accounting

#89 in Asia

#494 in the World

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

41. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#92 in Asia

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

42. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#93 in Asia

#509 in the World

Founded: 1915

43. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#94 in Asia

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

44. University of International Business and Economics

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#101 in Asia

#526 in the World

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

45. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#104 in Asia

#539 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

46. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Accounting

#105 in Asia

#540 in the World

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

47. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Accounting

#107 in Asia

#557 in the World

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

48. Dongbei University of Finance and Economics

For Accounting

#108 in Asia

#560 in the World

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

49. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Accounting

#111 in Asia

#580 in the World

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

50. China University of Mining and Technology

For Accounting

#123 in Asia

#618 in the World

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

51. Wuhan University of Technology

For Accounting

#127 in Asia

#627 in the World

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

52. Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

China | Nanchang

For Accounting

#140 in Asia

#691 in the World

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

53. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#142 in Asia

#698 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

54. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Accounting

#148 in Asia

#719 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

55. China Europe International Business School

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#152 in Asia

#728 in the World

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

56. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#157 in Asia

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

57. Nanjing Audit University

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#158 in Asia

#744 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1983

58. Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics

China | Hangzhou

For Accounting

#164 in Asia

#756 in the World

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

59. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#166 in Asia

#771 in the World

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

60. Xidian University

For Accounting

#175 in Asia

#804 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

61. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Accounting

#178 in Asia

#812 in the World

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

62. Hefei University of Technology

For Accounting

#180 in Asia

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

63. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Accounting

#181 in Asia

#817 in the World

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

64. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Accounting

#183 in Asia

#824 in the World

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

65. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Accounting

#191 in Asia

#848 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

66. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#192 in Asia

#850 in the World

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

67. Capital University of Economics and Business

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#195 in Asia

#857 in the World

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

68. Tianjin University of Finance and Economics

China | Tianjin

For Accounting

#204 in Asia

#901 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1958

69. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#213 in Asia

#938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

70. Zhejiang Gongshang University

China | Hangzhou

For Accounting

#215 in Asia

#947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1911

71. Shanghai Maritime University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#217 in Asia

#954 in the World

Founded: 1909

72. Fuzhou University

For Accounting

#218 in Asia

#956 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

73. Shandong University of Finance and Economics

For Accounting

#225 in Asia

#984 in the World

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

74. Lingnan University

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#230 in Asia

#1002 in the World

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

75. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#232 in Asia

#1014 in the World

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

76. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Accounting

#233 in Asia

#1015 in the World

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

77. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Accounting

#237 in Asia

#1030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1953

78. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Accounting

#254 in Asia

#1076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

79. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

For Accounting

#255 in Asia

#1081 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 2006

80. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#256 in Asia

#1083 in the World

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

81. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#257 in Asia

#1084 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

82. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#263 in Asia

#1096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

83. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Accounting

#268 in Asia

#1102 in the World

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

84. Chang'an University

For Accounting

#272 in Asia

#1109 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2000

85. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#273 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Founded: 1956

86. Macau University of Science and Technology

For Accounting

#284 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 2000

87. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#289 in Asia

#1170 in the World

Founded: 1969

88. Wenzhou University

China | Wenzhou

For Accounting

#293 in Asia

#1178 in the World

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

89. Anhui University of Finance and Economics

For Accounting

#297 in Asia

#1184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1959

90. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#299 in Asia

#1190 in the World

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

91. Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#306 in Asia

#1212 in the World

Founded: 1928

92. Beijing Technology and Business University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#310 in Asia

#1227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1999

93. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Accounting

#312 in Asia

#1231 in the World

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

94. Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#317 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

95. Dalian Maritime University

For Accounting

#318 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1953

96. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Accounting

#320 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Founded: 1909

97. Changsha University of Science and Technology

China | Changsha

For Accounting

#324 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 2002

98. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Accounting

#326 in Asia

#1269 in the World

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

99. Yunnan University of Finance and Economics

China | Kunming

For Accounting

#328 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Founded: 1951

100. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Accounting

#333 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Founded: 1928

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