Guangzhou's 16 best Chemistry universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Guangzhou ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 10.8M citations received by 480K academic papers made by 16 universities in Guangzhou 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. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Chemistry

#7 in China

#15 in Asia

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

2. South China University of Technology

For Chemistry

#19 in China

#32 in Asia

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

3. Jinan University

For Chemistry

#59 in China

#108 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

4. Southern Medical University

For Chemistry

#62 in China

#112 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

5. South China Agricultural University

For Chemistry

#72 in China

#129 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

6. Guangdong University of Technology

For Chemistry

#86 in China

#175 in Asia

Founded: 1956

7. South China Normal University

For Chemistry

#95 in China

#196 in Asia

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

8. Guangzhou Medical University

For Chemistry

#96 in China

#198 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

9. Guangzhou University

For Chemistry

#140 in China

#322 in Asia

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

10. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

For Chemistry

#180 in China

#436 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

11. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

For Chemistry

#216 in China

#525 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

12. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

For Chemistry

#331 in China

#984 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1927

13. Guangdong University of Education

For Chemistry

#455 in China

#1707 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1955

14. Guangdong University of Finance and Economics

For Chemistry

#467 in China

#1796 in Asia

Founded: 1983

15. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Chemistry

#468 in China

#1802 in Asia

Founded: 1969

16. Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

For Chemistry

#543 in China

#2721 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1953

Universities for Chemistry near Guangzhou

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
20	Foshan University	271	Foshan
53	Dongguan University of Technology	281	Dongguan
78	Zhaoqing University	409	Zhaoqing
92	United International College	424	Zhuhai
94	South University of Science and Technology of China	325	Shenzhen
95	Shenzhen University	71	Shenzhen
112	University of Macau	141	Macau
113	Macau University of Science and Technology	285	Macau
119	Huizhou University	422	Huizhou
125	Chinese University of Hong Kong	24	Hong Kong