100 Best universities for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 2.43M citations received by 116K academic papers made by 372 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 Data Science

#1 in Asia

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

2. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Data Science

#4 in Asia

#76 in the World

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

3. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#5 in Asia

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Data Science

#7 in Asia

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Data Science

#8 in Asia

#105 in the World

Founded: 1937

6. Wuhan University

For Data Science

#9 in Asia

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

7. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Data Science

#10 in Asia

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

8. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Data Science

#13 in Asia

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

9. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#14 in Asia

#140 in the World

Founded: 1952

10. Dalian University of Technology

For Data Science

#17 in Asia

#160 in the World

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

11. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Data Science

#18 in Asia

#171 in the World

Founded: 1963

12. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Data Science

#19 in Asia

#180 in the World

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

13. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#21 in Asia

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

14. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Data Science

#22 in Asia

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

15. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Data Science

#23 in Asia

#195 in the World

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

16. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Data Science

#24 in Asia

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

17. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Data Science

#28 in Asia

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

18. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Data Science

#29 in Asia

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

19. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Data Science

#31 in Asia

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

20. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Data Science

#32 in Asia

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

21. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Data Science

#34 in Asia

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

22. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Data Science

#35 in Asia

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

23. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Data Science

#36 in Asia

#261 in the World

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

24. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Data Science

#40 in Asia

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

25. University of Science and Technology of China

For Data Science

#41 in Asia

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

26. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Data Science

#42 in Asia

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

27. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#43 in Asia

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

28. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Data Science

#45 in Asia

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

29. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Data Science

#48 in Asia

#366 in the World

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

30. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Data Science

#49 in Asia

#367 in the World

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

31. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Data Science

#50 in Asia

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

32. University of Macau

For Data Science

#54 in Asia

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

33. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#57 in Asia

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

34. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#58 in Asia

#410 in the World

Founded: 1896

35. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#63 in Asia

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

36. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Data Science

#66 in Asia

#454 in the World

Founded: 1915

37. Hefei University of Technology

For Data Science

#71 in Asia

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

38. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Data Science

#72 in Asia

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

39. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Data Science

#74 in Asia

#486 in the World

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

40. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#75 in Asia

#489 in the World

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

41. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Data Science

#76 in Asia

#505 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

42. Xidian University

For Data Science

#78 in Asia

#515 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

43. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Nanjing

For Data Science

#83 in Asia

#532 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

44. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Data Science

#86 in Asia

#536 in the World

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

45. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#90 in Asia

#553 in the World

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

46. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Data Science

#91 in Asia

#555 in the World

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

47. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Data Science

#92 in Asia

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

48. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Data Science

#93 in Asia

#557 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

49. Soochow University

For Data Science

#94 in Asia

#558 in the World

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

50. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#95 in Asia

#561 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

51. Xiamen University

For Data Science

#98 in Asia

#576 in the World

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

52. Shandong University

For Data Science

#108 in Asia

#596 in the World

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

53. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Data Science

#110 in Asia

#598 in the World

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

54. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Data Science

#125 in Asia

#660 in the World

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

55. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Data Science

#126 in Asia

#661 in the World

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

56. Wuhan University of Technology

For Data Science

#127 in Asia

#663 in the World

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

57. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Data Science

#131 in Asia

#677 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

58. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Data Science

#135 in Asia

#691 in the World

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

59. Central China Normal University

For Data Science

#136 in Asia

#693 in the World

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

60. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Data Science

#142 in Asia

#712 in the World

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

61. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Data Science

#146 in Asia

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1960

62. Fuzhou University

For Data Science

#149 in Asia

#730 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

63. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#151 in Asia

#742 in the World

Founded: 1958

64. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Data Science

#158 in Asia

#770 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

65. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Data Science

#163 in Asia

#792 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

66. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Data Science

#170 in Asia

#813 in the World

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

67. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

For Data Science

#173 in Asia

#820 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 2006

68. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Data Science

#174 in Asia

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1953

69. China University of Mining and Technology

For Data Science

#175 in Asia

#823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

70. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#177 in Asia

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

71. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Data Science

#179 in Asia

#841 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

72. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Data Science

#180 in Asia

#842 in the World

Founded: 1989

73. Hangzhou Normal University

China | Hangzhou

For Data Science

#182 in Asia

#844 in the World

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

74. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Data Science

#186 in Asia

#857 in the World

Founded: 1956

75. Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Chongqing

For Data Science

#193 in Asia

#873 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1950

76. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Data Science

#195 in Asia

#882 in the World

Founded: 1909

77. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Data Science

#196 in Asia

#885 in the World

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

78. Macau University of Science and Technology

For Data Science

#202 in Asia

#899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 2000

79. Hangzhou Dianzi University

China | Hangzhou

For Data Science

#210 in Asia

#916 in the World

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

80. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Data Science

#215 in Asia

#932 in the World

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

81. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Data Science

#218 in Asia

#939 in the World

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

82. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#219 in Asia

#940 in the World

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

83. Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Data Science

#223 in Asia

#945 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1958

84. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Data Science

#230 in Asia

#963 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

85. Zhejiang University of Science and Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Data Science

#231 in Asia

#968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1980

86. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Data Science

#233 in Asia

#973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

87. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Data Science

#235 in Asia

#979 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

88. China University of Geosciences Beijing

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#236 in Asia

#980 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

89. Wuhan University of Science and Technology

For Data Science

#242 in Asia

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1907

90. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Data Science

#245 in Asia

#1006 in the World

Founded: 1902

91. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Data Science

#247 in Asia

#1011 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

92. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Data Science

#252 in Asia

#1026 in the World

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

93. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Data Science

#261 in Asia

#1039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

94. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Data Science

#267 in Asia

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 28,024
Founded: 1946

95. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Data Science

#272 in Asia

#1060 in the World

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

96. University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

For Data Science

#274 in Asia

#1063 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 2004

97. Harbin Engineering University

For Data Science

#277 in Asia

#1069 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

98. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Data Science

#282 in Asia

#1084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1924

99. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

China | Guangzhou

For Data Science

#283 in Asia

#1093 in the World

Founded: 1969

100. Anhui University

For Data Science

#284 in Asia

#1096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

The best cities to study Data Science in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Beijing, Hong Kong, Hangzhou, and Wuhan.