56 Best universities for Entrepreneurship 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 Entrepreneurship. A graph of 82.5K citations received by 8.42K academic papers made by 56 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

#3 in Asia

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

2. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Entrepreneurship

#4 in Asia

#121 in the World

Founded: 1963

3. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Entrepreneurship

#7 in Asia

#170 in the World

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

4. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Entrepreneurship

#8 in Asia

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

5. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Entrepreneurship

#9 in Asia

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

6. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Entrepreneurship

#12 in Asia

#207 in the World

Founded: 1937

7. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#14 in Asia

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

8. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#15 in Asia

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

9. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#18 in Asia

#250 in the World

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

10. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Entrepreneurship

#19 in Asia

#262 in the World

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

11. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Entrepreneurship

#25 in Asia

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

12. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Entrepreneurship

#26 in Asia

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

13. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#29 in Asia

#416 in the World

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

14. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#36 in Asia

#476 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

15. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#37 in Asia

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

16. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#39 in Asia

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

17. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#45 in Asia

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

18. Zhejiang Gongshang University

China | Hangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#46 in Asia

#520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1911

19. University of Science and Technology of China

For Entrepreneurship

#47 in Asia

#524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

20. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Entrepreneurship

#49 in Asia

#539 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

21. Central University of Finance and Economics

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#55 in Asia

#562 in the World

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

22. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#56 in Asia

#564 in the World

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

23. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Entrepreneurship

#59 in Asia

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

24. University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

For Entrepreneurship

#64 in Asia

#595 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 2004

25. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Entrepreneurship

#67 in Asia

#602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

26. Wuhan University of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#68 in Asia

#603 in the World

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

27. Wuhan University

For Entrepreneurship

#78 in Asia

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

28. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#79 in Asia

#647 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

29. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Entrepreneurship

#83 in Asia

#653 in the World

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

30. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#84 in Asia

#654 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

31. Hefei University of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#85 in Asia

#659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

32. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#87 in Asia

#670 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

33. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Entrepreneurship

#92 in Asia

#692 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

34. Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics

China | Hangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#97 in Asia

#713 in the World

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

35. University of International Business and Economics

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#98 in Asia

#714 in the World

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

36. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#103 in Asia

#734 in the World

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

37. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#104 in Asia

#735 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

38. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Entrepreneurship

#107 in Asia

#738 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

39. Dalian University of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#112 in Asia

#748 in the World

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

40. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Entrepreneurship

#113 in Asia

#749 in the World

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

41. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Entrepreneurship

#119 in Asia

#784 in the World

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

42. University of Macau

For Entrepreneurship

#121 in Asia

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

43. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#123 in Asia

#800 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

44. Huaqiao University

China | Quanzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#125 in Asia

#803 in the World

Enrollment: 31,000
Founded: 1960

45. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#134 in Asia

#839 in the World

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

46. Wenzhou University

China | Wenzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#135 in Asia

#843 in the World

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

47. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

China | Nanjing

For Entrepreneurship

#140 in Asia

#857 in the World

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

48. Capital University of Economics and Business

China | Beijing

For Entrepreneurship

#144 in Asia

#868 in the World

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

49. China Europe International Business School

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#145 in Asia

#869 in the World

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

50. Ningbo University

For Entrepreneurship

#156 in Asia

#895 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

51. Hangzhou Normal University

China | Hangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#158 in Asia

#900 in the World

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

52. Xiamen University

For Entrepreneurship

#160 in Asia

#903 in the World

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

53. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Entrepreneurship

#161 in Asia

#904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

54. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#171 in Asia

#928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

55. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Entrepreneurship

#174 in Asia

#935 in the World

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

56. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

For Entrepreneurship

#176 in Asia

#943 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 2006

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