69 Best universities for Entrepreneurship 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 Entrepreneurship. A graph of 140K citations received by 10.5K academic papers made by 69 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. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#5 in Asia

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

2. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Entrepreneurship

#8 in Asia

#127 in the World

Founded: 1963

3. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Entrepreneurship

#9 in Asia

#148 in the World

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

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#11 in Asia

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Entrepreneurship

#15 in Asia

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

6. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Entrepreneurship

#17 in Asia

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

7. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Entrepreneurship

#18 in Asia

#223 in the World

Founded: 1937

8. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#19 in Asia

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

9. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Entrepreneurship

#20 in Asia

#242 in the World

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

10. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#22 in Asia

#254 in the World

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

11. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Entrepreneurship

#27 in Asia

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

12. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#37 in Asia

#410 in the World

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

13. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Entrepreneurship

#39 in Asia

#419 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

14. Zhejiang Gongshang University

China | Hangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#48 in Asia

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1911

15. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#51 in Asia

#493 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

16. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#53 in Asia

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

17. University of Science and Technology of China

For Entrepreneurship

#56 in Asia

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

18. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#59 in Asia

#515 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

19. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Entrepreneurship

#60 in Asia

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

20. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#62 in Asia

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

21. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Entrepreneurship

#64 in Asia

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

22. Central University of Finance and Economics

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#72 in Asia

#564 in the World

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

23. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#73 in Asia

#565 in the World

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

24. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#76 in Asia

#571 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

25. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#77 in Asia

#575 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

26. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#79 in Asia

#599 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

27. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Entrepreneurship

#80 in Asia

#602 in the World

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

28. Wuhan University of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#81 in Asia

#605 in the World

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

29. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#85 in Asia

#625 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

30. Wuhan University

For Entrepreneurship

#92 in Asia

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

31. Hefei University of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#93 in Asia

#650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

32. University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

For Entrepreneurship

#96 in Asia

#664 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 2004

33. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Entrepreneurship

#98 in Asia

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

34. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#99 in Asia

#673 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

35. University of International Business and Economics

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#102 in Asia

#682 in the World

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

36. Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics

China | Hangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#114 in Asia

#730 in the World

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

37. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Entrepreneurship

#115 in Asia

#736 in the World

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

38. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Entrepreneurship

#116 in Asia

#742 in the World

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

39. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Entrepreneurship

#118 in Asia

#744 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

40. Dalian University of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#121 in Asia

#747 in the World

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

41. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Entrepreneurship

#123 in Asia

#751 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

42. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

China | Nanjing

For Entrepreneurship

#125 in Asia

#756 in the World

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

43. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#126 in Asia

#757 in the World

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

44. Huaqiao University

China | Quanzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#127 in Asia

#759 in the World

Enrollment: 31,000
Founded: 1960

45. Wenzhou University

China | Wenzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#143 in Asia

#812 in the World

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

46. Ningbo University

For Entrepreneurship

#149 in Asia

#840 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

47. Anhui University of Finance and Economics

For Entrepreneurship

#151 in Asia

#851 in the World

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

48. University of Macau

For Entrepreneurship

#153 in Asia

#857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

49. Hangzhou Normal University

China | Hangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#162 in Asia

#876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1978

50. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#167 in Asia

#886 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

51. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#169 in Asia

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

52. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Entrepreneurship

#171 in Asia

#896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

53. Capital University of Economics and Business

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#174 in Asia

#908 in the World

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

54. Xiamen University

For Entrepreneurship

#175 in Asia

#909 in the World

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

55. China Europe International Business School

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#177 in Asia

#911 in the World

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

56. Shandong University

For Entrepreneurship

#180 in Asia

#918 in the World

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

57. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Entrepreneurship

#185 in Asia

#927 in the World

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

58. Zhejiang Normal University

For Entrepreneurship

#186 in Asia

#930 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

59. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

For Entrepreneurship

#192 in Asia

#940 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 2006

60. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

China | Guangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#199 in Asia

#953 in the World

Founded: 1969

61. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#200 in Asia

#954 in the World

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

62. Jilin University of Finance and Economics

China | Changchun

For Entrepreneurship

#205 in Asia

#964 in the World

Founded: 1948

63. Chongqing Technology and Business University

China | Chongqing

For Entrepreneurship

#206 in Asia

#965 in the World

Founded: 1978

64. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Entrepreneurship

#208 in Asia

#969 in the World

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

65. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Entrepreneurship

#210 in Asia

#972 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

66. Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

China | Nanchang

For Entrepreneurship

#211 in Asia

#973 in the World

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

67. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Entrepreneurship

#212 in Asia

#974 in the World

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

68. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#213 in Asia

#975 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

69. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Entrepreneurship

#216 in Asia

#978 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

The best cities to study Entrepreneurship in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Xi'an.