100 Best Business schools in China

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 126M citations received by 9.92M academic papers made by 554 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. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Business

#2 in Asia

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

2. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#3 in Asia

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

3. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Business

#5 in Asia

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1920

4. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Business

#6 in Asia

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

5. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Business

#8 in Asia

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

6. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#9 in Asia

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

7. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Business

#10 in Asia

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1953

8. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#11 in Asia

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

9. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Business

#13 in Asia

#92 in the World

Founded: 1952

10. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#14 in Asia

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1991

11. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Business

#15 in Asia

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

12. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Business

#17 in Asia

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

13. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Business

#18 in Asia

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

14. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Business

#23 in Asia

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

15. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Business

#24 in Asia

#175 in the World

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

16. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Business

#25 in Asia

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

17. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Business

#26 in Asia

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

18. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Business

#28 in Asia

#201 in the World

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

19. Wuhan University

For Business

#29 in Asia

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

20. Dalian University of Technology

For Business

#30 in Asia

#206 in the World

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

21. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Business

#31 in Asia

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

22. University of Science and Technology of China

For Business

#33 in Asia

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

23. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Business

#35 in Asia

#230 in the World

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

24. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Business

#36 in Asia

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

25. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Business

#37 in Asia

#237 in the World

Founded: 1896

26. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Business

#39 in Asia

#242 in the World

Founded: 1958

27. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Business

#40 in Asia

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

28. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Business

#41 in Asia

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

29. Shandong University

For Business

#45 in Asia

#267 in the World

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

30. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Business

#46 in Asia

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

31. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Business

#47 in Asia

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

32. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Business

#50 in Asia

#291 in the World

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

33. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Business

#52 in Asia

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

34. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Business

#53 in Asia

#305 in the World

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

35. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Business

#55 in Asia

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

36. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Business

#57 in Asia

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

37. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Business

#59 in Asia

#341 in the World

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

38. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Business

#60 in Asia

#347 in the World

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

39. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Business

#61 in Asia

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

40. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Business

#62 in Asia

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

41. Xiamen University

For Business

#64 in Asia

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

42. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Business

#67 in Asia

#373 in the World

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

43. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Business

#68 in Asia

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

44. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Business

#74 in Asia

#398 in the World

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

45. Xidian University

For Business

#76 in Asia

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

46. Wuhan University of Technology

For Business

#80 in Asia

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

47. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Business

#81 in Asia

#429 in the World

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

48. Hefei University of Technology

For Business

#93 in Asia

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

49. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Business

#95 in Asia

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

50. China University of Mining and Technology

For Business

#100 in Asia

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

51. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Business

#101 in Asia

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

52. Dalian Maritime University

For Business

#105 in Asia

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1953

53. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Business

#107 in Asia

#536 in the World

Founded: 1915

54. Harbin Engineering University

For Business

#108 in Asia

#537 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

55. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Business

#109 in Asia

#543 in the World

Founded: 1956

56. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#110 in Asia

#545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1956

57. Yanshan University

China | Qinhuangdao

For Business

#115 in Asia

#576 in the World

Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1920

58. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Business

#119 in Asia

#613 in the World

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

59. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Business

#120 in Asia

#615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

60. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Business

#121 in Asia

#616 in the World

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

61. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Business

#123 in Asia

#618 in the World

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

62. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Business

#124 in Asia

#623 in the World

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

63. Jiangnan University

For Business

#128 in Asia

#637 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

64. Soochow University

For Business

#130 in Asia

#649 in the World

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

65. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Business

#131 in Asia

#652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

66. Fuzhou University

For Business

#133 in Asia

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

67. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Business

#136 in Asia

#673 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

68. Hangzhou Dianzi University

China | Hangzhou

For Business

#138 in Asia

#679 in the World

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

69. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Business

#143 in Asia

#711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

70. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Nanjing

For Business

#144 in Asia

#716 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

71. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Business

#147 in Asia

#721 in the World

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

72. Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Business

#148 in Asia

#722 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1958

73. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Business

#149 in Asia

#726 in the World

Founded: 1909

74. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Business

#150 in Asia

#729 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

75. Qufu Normal University

For Business

#161 in Asia

#759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

76. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Business

#165 in Asia

#773 in the World

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

77. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Business

#169 in Asia

#786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

78. Shanghai Maritime University

China | Shanghai

For Business

#173 in Asia

#814 in the World

Founded: 1909

79. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Business

#174 in Asia

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1902

80. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Business

#176 in Asia

#823 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

81. Liaoning University of Technology

China | Jinzhou

For Business

#179 in Asia

#829 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1951

82. Central China Normal University

For Business

#181 in Asia

#843 in the World

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

83. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

China | Beijing

For Business

#182 in Asia

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

84. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Business

#185 in Asia

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

85. Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Chongqing

For Business

#186 in Asia

#862 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1950

86. Macau University of Science and Technology

For Business

#188 in Asia

#866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 2000

87. University of Macau

For Business

#192 in Asia

#875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

88. Anhui University

For Business

#194 in Asia

#882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1928

89. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Business

#195 in Asia

#884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

90. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Business

#197 in Asia

#887 in the World

Founded: 1928

91. Central University of Finance and Economics

China | Beijing

For Business

#199 in Asia

#891 in the World

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

92. Chang'an University

For Business

#205 in Asia

#904 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2000

93. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Business

#211 in Asia

#918 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

94. Kunming University of Science and Technology

China | Kunming

For Business

#217 in Asia

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1954

95. Ningbo University

For Business

#218 in Asia

#943 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

96. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Business

#224 in Asia

#950 in the World

Founded: 1952

97. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Business

#225 in Asia

#951 in the World

Founded: 1938

98. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#228 in Asia

#955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

99. Bohai University

China | Jinzhou

For Business

#229 in Asia

#963 in the World

Enrollment: 21,900
Founded: 1958

100. University of International Business and Economics

China | Beijing

For Business

#231 in Asia

#976 in the World

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

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