100 Best universities for Advertising 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 Advertising. A graph of 586K citations received by 77K academic papers made by 345 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. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Advertising

#1 in Asia

#33 in the World

Founded: 1937

2. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Advertising

#3 in Asia

#62 in the World

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

3. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Advertising

#6 in Asia

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

4. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Advertising

#7 in Asia

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

5. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Advertising

#10 in Asia

#145 in the World

Founded: 1963

6. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Advertising

#15 in Asia

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

7. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Advertising

#16 in Asia

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

8. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Advertising

#17 in Asia

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

9. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Advertising

#19 in Asia

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

10. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Advertising

#21 in Asia

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

11. Wuhan University

For Advertising

#25 in Asia

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

12. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Advertising

#26 in Asia

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

13. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Advertising

#28 in Asia

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

14. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Advertising

#33 in Asia

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

15. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Advertising

#38 in Asia

#350 in the World

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

16. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Advertising

#41 in Asia

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

17. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Advertising

#43 in Asia

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

18. University of Science and Technology of China

For Advertising

#44 in Asia

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

19. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Advertising

#59 in Asia

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

20. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Advertising

#61 in Asia

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

21. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Advertising

#62 in Asia

#472 in the World

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

22. Shandong University

For Advertising

#66 in Asia

#495 in the World

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

23. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Advertising

#69 in Asia

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

24. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Advertising

#75 in Asia

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

25. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Advertising

#76 in Asia

#554 in the World

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

26. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Advertising

#77 in Asia

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

27. University of Macau

For Advertising

#78 in Asia

#561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

28. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Advertising

#80 in Asia

#581 in the World

Founded: 1952

29. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Advertising

#86 in Asia

#601 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

30. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Advertising

#90 in Asia

#628 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

31. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Advertising

#92 in Asia

#634 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

32. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Advertising

#97 in Asia

#650 in the World

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

33. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Advertising

#99 in Asia

#654 in the World

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

34. Xiamen University

For Advertising

#100 in Asia

#658 in the World

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

35. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Advertising

#101 in Asia

#667 in the World

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

36. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Advertising

#102 in Asia

#669 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

37. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Advertising

#103 in Asia

#670 in the World

Founded: 1896

38. Dalian University of Technology

For Advertising

#107 in Asia

#693 in the World

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

39. Soochow University

For Advertising

#112 in Asia

#717 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

40. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Advertising

#113 in Asia

#720 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

41. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Advertising

#114 in Asia

#722 in the World

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

42. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Advertising

#115 in Asia

#725 in the World

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

43. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Advertising

#118 in Asia

#747 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

44. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

China | Guangzhou

For Advertising

#122 in Asia

#770 in the World

Founded: 1969

45. University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

For Advertising

#125 in Asia

#786 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 2004

46. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Advertising

#128 in Asia

#791 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

47. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Advertising

#143 in Asia

#832 in the World

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

48. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Advertising

#144 in Asia

#839 in the World

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

49. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Advertising

#153 in Asia

#859 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

50. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Advertising

#156 in Asia

#863 in the World

Founded: 1989

51. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Advertising

#160 in Asia

#874 in the World

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

52. China University of Mining and Technology

For Advertising

#164 in Asia

#887 in the World

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

53. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Advertising

#169 in Asia

#910 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

54. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Advertising

#171 in Asia

#918 in the World

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

55. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Advertising

#172 in Asia

#920 in the World

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

56. Hefei University of Technology

For Advertising

#175 in Asia

#925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

57. Communication University of China

China | Beijing

For Advertising

#178 in Asia

#938 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1959

58. Wuhan University of Technology

For Advertising

#180 in Asia

#940 in the World

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

59. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Advertising

#181 in Asia

#941 in the World

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

60. Central China Normal University

For Advertising

#192 in Asia

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1903

61. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Advertising

#193 in Asia

#984 in the World

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

62. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Advertising

#194 in Asia

#987 in the World

Founded: 1928

63. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Advertising

#200 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

64. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Advertising

#204 in Asia

#1014 in the World

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

65. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Advertising

#205 in Asia

#1017 in the World

Founded: 1909

66. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Advertising

#206 in Asia

#1022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

67. Huaqiao University

China | Quanzhou

For Advertising

#207 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Enrollment: 31,000
Founded: 1960

68. Kunming University of Science and Technology

China | Kunming

For Advertising

#208 in Asia

#1027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1954

69. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Advertising

#209 in Asia

#1030 in the World

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

70. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Advertising

#212 in Asia

#1034 in the World

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

71. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Advertising

#218 in Asia

#1055 in the World

Founded: 1915

72. Macau University of Science and Technology

For Advertising

#224 in Asia

#1068 in the World

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

73. Jiangnan University

For Advertising

#226 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

74. Anhui Normal University

For Advertising

#229 in Asia

#1085 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1928

75. Hangzhou Dianzi University

China | Hangzhou

For Advertising

#232 in Asia

#1107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1956

76. Zhejiang Gongshang University

China | Hangzhou

For Advertising

#235 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1911

77. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Advertising

#247 in Asia

#1159 in the World

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

78. Fujian Normal University

For Advertising

#248 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Founded: 1953

79. University of International Business and Economics

China | Beijing

For Advertising

#256 in Asia

#1176 in the World

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

80. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Advertising

#261 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

81. Chang'an University

For Advertising

#264 in Asia

#1204 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2000

82. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Advertising

#265 in Asia

#1206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1933

83. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Advertising

#267 in Asia

#1208 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

84. Xidian University

For Advertising

#269 in Asia

#1211 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

85. Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Chongqing

For Advertising

#279 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1950

86. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Advertising

#295 in Asia

#1261 in the World

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

87. Dongbei University of Finance and Economics

For Advertising

#301 in Asia

#1273 in the World

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

88. XiangTan University

China | Xiangtan

For Advertising

#307 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Enrollment: 37,057
Founded: 1958

89. Fuzhou University

For Advertising

#308 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

90. Ningbo University

For Advertising

#313 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

91. Shaanxi Normal University

For Advertising

#326 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1944

92. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Advertising

#338 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

93. Anhui University

For Advertising

#339 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

94. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Advertising

#342 in Asia

#1374 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

95. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Advertising

#343 in Asia

#1376 in the World

Founded: 1956

96. Zhejiang Normal University

For Advertising

#348 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

97. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Advertising

#355 in Asia

#1401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

98. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Advertising

#359 in Asia

#1412 in the World

Founded: 1958

99. Shanghai International Studies University

China | Shanghai

For Advertising

#360 in Asia

#1413 in the World

Enrollment: 9,389
Founded: 1949

100. Hainan University

For Advertising

#364 in Asia

#1420 in the World

Founded: 1983

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