68 Best universities for Entrepreneurship in China

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Entrepreneurship. A graph of 164K citations received by 10.9K academic papers made by 68 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

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

2. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Entrepreneurship

#8 in Asia

#131 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

#12 in Asia

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Entrepreneurship

#14 in Asia

#183 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. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Entrepreneurship

#19 in Asia

#232 in the World

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

9. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#20 in Asia

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

10. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#21 in Asia

#241 in the World

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

11. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Entrepreneurship

#27 in Asia

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

12. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#37 in Asia

#390 in the World

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

13. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Entrepreneurship

#43 in Asia

#441 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

14. Zhejiang Gongshang University

China | Hangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#45 in Asia

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1911

15. University of Science and Technology of China

For Entrepreneurship

#51 in Asia

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

16. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#52 in Asia

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

17. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#53 in Asia

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

18. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#55 in Asia

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

19. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#59 in Asia

#506 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

20. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Entrepreneurship

#62 in Asia

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

21. Central University of Finance and Economics

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#63 in Asia

#535 in the World

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

22. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#65 in Asia

#541 in the World

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

23. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Entrepreneurship

#67 in Asia

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

24. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#68 in Asia

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

25. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#75 in Asia

#567 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

26. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Entrepreneurship

#79 in Asia

#586 in the World

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

27. Wuhan University of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#80 in Asia

#587 in the World

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

28. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#81 in Asia

#593 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

29. Wuhan University

For Entrepreneurship

#83 in Asia

#605 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

30. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#86 in Asia

#616 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

31. Hefei University of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#90 in Asia

#625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

32. University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

For Entrepreneurship

#100 in Asia

#676 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 2004

33. University of International Business and Economics

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#101 in Asia

#677 in the World

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

34. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#102 in Asia

#680 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

35. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Entrepreneurship

#107 in Asia

#690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

36. Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics

China | Hangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#111 in Asia

#711 in the World

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

37. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Entrepreneurship

#112 in Asia

#714 in the World

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

38. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

China | Nanjing

For Entrepreneurship

#116 in Asia

#724 in the World

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

39. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#118 in Asia

#730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,155
Founded: 1958

40. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Entrepreneurship

#119 in Asia

#738 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

41. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Entrepreneurship

#120 in Asia

#742 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

42. Huaqiao University

China | Quanzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#122 in Asia

#744 in the World

Enrollment: 31,000
Founded: 1960

43. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Entrepreneurship

#125 in Asia

#753 in the World

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

44. Dalian University of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#126 in Asia

#754 in the World

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

45. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#127 in Asia

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1953

46. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Entrepreneurship

#137 in Asia

#787 in the World

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

47. Wenzhou University

China | Wenzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#143 in Asia

#808 in the World

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

48. Ningbo University

For Entrepreneurship

#144 in Asia

#809 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

49. Hangzhou Normal University

China | Hangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#147 in Asia

#820 in the World

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

50. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Entrepreneurship

#150 in Asia

#828 in the World

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

51. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#157 in Asia

#856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

52. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Entrepreneurship

#159 in Asia

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

53. Anhui University of Finance and Economics

For Entrepreneurship

#160 in Asia

#864 in the World

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

54. University of Macau

For Entrepreneurship

#165 in Asia

#871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

55. Xiamen University

For Entrepreneurship

#168 in Asia

#881 in the World

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

56. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#174 in Asia

#890 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

57. China Europe International Business School

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#175 in Asia

#891 in the World

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

58. Capital University of Economics and Business

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#178 in Asia

#897 in the World

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

59. Jilin University of Finance and Economics

China | Changchun

For Entrepreneurship

#183 in Asia

#914 in the World

Founded: 1948

60. Shandong University

For Entrepreneurship

#185 in Asia

#916 in the World

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

61. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Entrepreneurship

#188 in Asia

#925 in the World

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

62. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

For Entrepreneurship

#191 in Asia

#931 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 2006

63. Zhejiang Normal University

For Entrepreneurship

#195 in Asia

#937 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

64. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

China | Guangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#196 in Asia

#939 in the World

Founded: 1969

65. Chongqing Technology and Business University

China | Chongqing

For Entrepreneurship

#197 in Asia

#941 in the World

Founded: 1978

66. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#200 in Asia

#945 in the World

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

67. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Entrepreneurship

#205 in Asia

#954 in the World

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

68. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Entrepreneurship

#208 in Asia

#961 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.