100 Best universities for Accounting in China

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 1.56M citations received by 118K academic papers made by 351 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

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

4. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#5 in Asia

#66 in the World

Founded: 1937

5. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#6 in Asia

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

6. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#12 in Asia

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

7. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#15 in Asia

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

8. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#17 in Asia

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

9. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Accounting

#21 in Asia

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

10. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Accounting

#23 in Asia

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

11. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#24 in Asia

#219 in the World

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

12. Xiamen University

For Accounting

#26 in Asia

#231 in the World

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

13. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Accounting

#32 in Asia

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

14. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#36 in Asia

#287 in the World

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

15. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#37 in Asia

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

16. Wuhan University

For Accounting

#41 in Asia

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

17. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#43 in Asia

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

18. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#46 in Asia

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

19. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Accounting

#48 in Asia

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

20. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Accounting

#49 in Asia

#337 in the World

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

21. Central University of Finance and Economics

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#52 in Asia

#358 in the World

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

22. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Accounting

#55 in Asia

#374 in the World

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

23. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#56 in Asia

#376 in the World

Founded: 1896

24. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#58 in Asia

#383 in the World

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

25. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#61 in Asia

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

26. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Accounting

#63 in Asia

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

27. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#64 in Asia

#407 in the World

Founded: 1958

28. Shandong University

For Accounting

#70 in Asia

#425 in the World

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

29. University of Science and Technology of China

For Accounting

#71 in Asia

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

30. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Accounting

#72 in Asia

#434 in the World

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

31. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Accounting

#74 in Asia

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

32. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Accounting

#79 in Asia

#467 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

33. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#80 in Asia

#468 in the World

Founded: 1952

34. University of Macau

For Accounting

#81 in Asia

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

35. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#83 in Asia

#476 in the World

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

36. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#84 in Asia

#478 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

37. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#86 in Asia

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

38. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Accounting

#88 in Asia

#497 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

39. Dalian University of Technology

For Accounting

#91 in Asia

#508 in the World

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

40. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#94 in Asia

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

41. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#96 in Asia

#519 in the World

Founded: 1915

42. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#97 in Asia

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

43. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Accounting

#98 in Asia

#523 in the World

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

44. University of International Business and Economics

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#104 in Asia

#547 in the World

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

45. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Accounting

#105 in Asia

#555 in the World

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

46. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#106 in Asia

#557 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

47. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Accounting

#108 in Asia

#564 in the World

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

48. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Accounting

#118 in Asia

#604 in the World

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

49. Dongbei University of Finance and Economics

For Accounting

#121 in Asia

#610 in the World

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

50. Wuhan University of Technology

For Accounting

#125 in Asia

#630 in the World

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

51. China University of Mining and Technology

For Accounting

#128 in Asia

#642 in the World

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

52. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#142 in Asia

#700 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

53. Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

China | Nanchang

For Accounting

#147 in Asia

#717 in the World

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

54. China Europe International Business School

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#150 in Asia

#722 in the World

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

55. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#161 in Asia

#761 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

56. Nanjing Audit University

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#165 in Asia

#771 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1983

57. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Accounting

#169 in Asia

#786 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

58. Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics

China | Hangzhou

For Accounting

#174 in Asia

#800 in the World

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

59. Xidian University

For Accounting

#176 in Asia

#806 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

60. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#177 in Asia

#814 in the World

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

61. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Accounting

#178 in Asia

#820 in the World

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

62. Hefei University of Technology

For Accounting

#185 in Asia

#832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

63. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Accounting

#190 in Asia

#846 in the World

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

64. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Accounting

#192 in Asia

#850 in the World

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

65. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#198 in Asia

#875 in the World

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

66. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Accounting

#201 in Asia

#899 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

67. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#209 in Asia

#934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

68. Capital University of Economics and Business

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#215 in Asia

#948 in the World

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

69. Tianjin University of Finance and Economics

China | Tianjin

For Accounting

#216 in Asia

#951 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1958

70. Shanghai Maritime University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#220 in Asia

#968 in the World

Founded: 1909

71. Fuzhou University

For Accounting

#224 in Asia

#983 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

72. Zhejiang Gongshang University

China | Hangzhou

For Accounting

#225 in Asia

#989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1911

73. Lingnan University

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#228 in Asia

#997 in the World

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

74. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Accounting

#232 in Asia

#1017 in the World

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

75. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#235 in Asia

#1029 in the World

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

76. Shandong University of Finance and Economics

For Accounting

#239 in Asia

#1043 in the World

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

77. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Accounting

#246 in Asia

#1058 in the World

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

78. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#258 in Asia

#1097 in the World

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

79. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Accounting

#263 in Asia

#1113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

80. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Accounting

#269 in Asia

#1120 in the World

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

81. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

For Accounting

#271 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 2006

82. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#272 in Asia

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

83. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#278 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

84. Chang'an University

For Accounting

#279 in Asia

#1145 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2000

85. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#283 in Asia

#1162 in the World

Founded: 1956

86. Wenzhou University

China | Wenzhou

For Accounting

#296 in Asia

#1207 in the World

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

87. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#299 in Asia

#1210 in the World

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

88. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#302 in Asia

#1216 in the World

Founded: 1969

89. Macau University of Science and Technology

For Accounting

#309 in Asia

#1230 in the World

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

90. Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#310 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Founded: 1928

91. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Accounting

#311 in Asia

#1236 in the World

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

92. Anhui University of Finance and Economics

For Accounting

#312 in Asia

#1237 in the World

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

93. Dalian Maritime University

For Accounting

#316 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1953

94. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Accounting

#320 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Founded: 1909

95. Changsha University of Science and Technology

China | Changsha

For Accounting

#322 in Asia

#1269 in the World

Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 2002

96. Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#325 in Asia

#1276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

97. Yunnan University of Finance and Economics

China | Kunming

For Accounting

#329 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Founded: 1951

98. Beijing Technology and Business University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#330 in Asia

#1286 in the World

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

99. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Accounting

#334 in Asia

#1303 in the World

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

100. Shanxi University

China | Taiyuan

For Accounting

#335 in Asia

#1305 in the World

Founded: 1902

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