23 Best universities for Accounting in Shanghai

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Shanghai ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 165K citations received by 10.7K academic papers made by 23 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 Accounting

#7 in China

#15 in Asia

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

2. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

For Accounting

#14 in China

#34 in Asia

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

3. Tongji University

For Accounting

#15 in China

#37 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

4. Fudan University

For Accounting

#16 in China

#38 in Asia

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

5. Shanghai University

For Accounting

#41 in China

#92 in Asia

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

6. China Europe International Business School

For Accounting

#55 in China

#152 in Asia

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

7. East China Normal University

For Accounting

#66 in China

#192 in Asia

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

8. Shanghai Maritime University

For Accounting

#71 in China

#217 in Asia

Founded: 1909

9. Donghua University

For Accounting

#80 in China

#256 in Asia

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

10. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

For Accounting

#82 in China

#263 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

11. Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance

For Accounting

#91 in China

#306 in Asia

Founded: 1928

12. Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

For Accounting

#94 in China

#317 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

13. East China University of Science and Technology

For Accounting

#104 in China

#339 in Asia

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

14. Shanghai Ocean University

For Accounting

#128 in China

#432 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,800
Founded: 1912

15. Shanghai University of Engineering Science

For Accounting

#145 in China

#478 in Asia

Founded: 1978

16. East China University of Political Science and Law

For Accounting

#152 in China

#509 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1952

17. Shanghai Normal University

For Accounting

#163 in China

#569 in Asia

Founded: 1954

18. Shanghai University of Electric Power

For Accounting

#237 in China

#857 in Asia

Founded: 1951

19. Shanghai Business School

For Accounting

#238 in China

#858 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2004

20. Shanghai International Studies University

For Accounting

#239 in China

#862 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,389
Founded: 1949

21. Shanghai Tech University

For Accounting

#272 in China

#982 in Asia

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

22. Shanghai University of Political Science and Law

For Accounting

#294 in China

#1049 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1984

23. Shanghai Second Polytechnic University

For Accounting

#316 in China

#1090 in Asia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1960

Universities for Accounting near Shanghai

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
70	Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University	79	Suzhou
81	Soochow University	103	Suzhou
141	Ningbo University	102	Ningbo
143	Hangzhou Dianzi University	112	Hangzhou
152	University of Nottingham Ningbo, China	106	Ningbo
158	Zhejiang University of Technology	77	Hangzhou
161	Zhejiang Gongshang University	70	Hangzhou
163	Zhejiang University	9	Hangzhou
163	Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics	58	Hangzhou
217	Jiangsu University	54	Zhenjiang

Universities for Accounting near Shanghai

Business subfields in Shanghai