75 Best universities for Software Engineering in China

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 60.7K citations received by 12.4K academic papers made by 75 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 Software Engineering

#1 in Asia

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

2. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Software Engineering

#2 in Asia

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

3. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Software Engineering

#4 in Asia

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

4. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Software Engineering

#6 in Asia

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1952

5. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Software Engineering

#7 in Asia

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1897

6. Wuhan University

For Software Engineering

#8 in Asia

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

7. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Software Engineering

#11 in Asia

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1953

8. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Software Engineering

#14 in Asia

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

9. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Software Engineering

#16 in Asia

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 2%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1937

10. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#17 in Asia

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1953

11. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Software Engineering

#20 in Asia

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1984

12. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Software Engineering

#22 in Asia

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1991

13. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Software Engineering

#25 in Asia

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

14. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Software Engineering

#26 in Asia

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

15. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Software Engineering

#27 in Asia

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1955

16. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Software Engineering

#28 in Asia

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

17. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Software Engineering

#29 in Asia

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

18. Shandong University

For Software Engineering

#32 in Asia

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

19. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Software Engineering

#35 in Asia

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

20. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Software Engineering

#36 in Asia

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

21. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#37 in Asia

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1920

22. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Software Engineering

#38 in Asia

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

23. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Software Engineering

#39 in Asia

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

24. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Software Engineering

#40 in Asia

#419 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

25. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Software Engineering

#49 in Asia

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

26. Dalian University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#51 in Asia

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

27. Wuhan University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#53 in Asia

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

28. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Software Engineering

#55 in Asia

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

29. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Software Engineering

#57 in Asia

#478 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

30. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Software Engineering

#63 in Asia

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1963

31. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Software Engineering

#67 in Asia

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

32. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Software Engineering

#71 in Asia

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

33. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Software Engineering

#72 in Asia

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1896

34. Soochow University

For Software Engineering

#74 in Asia

#531 in the World

Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

35. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Software Engineering

#76 in Asia

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1956

36. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Software Engineering

#78 in Asia

#566 in the World

Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

37. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Software Engineering

#80 in Asia

#571 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

38. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Software Engineering

#82 in Asia

#577 in the World

Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

39. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Software Engineering

#84 in Asia

#592 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

40. Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#85 in Asia

#596 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1958

41. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Software Engineering

#88 in Asia

#605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

42. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Software Engineering

#90 in Asia

#629 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

43. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Software Engineering

#94 in Asia

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1914

44. Xiamen University

For Software Engineering

#99 in Asia

#662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

45. Xidian University

For Software Engineering

#102 in Asia

#670 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

46. University of Science and Technology of China

For Software Engineering

#104 in Asia

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1958

47. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Software Engineering

#105 in Asia

#673 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

48. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Software Engineering

#108 in Asia

#683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

49. Hefei University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#116 in Asia

#718 in the World

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1945

50. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Software Engineering

#117 in Asia

#720 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

51. Dalian Maritime University

For Software Engineering

#119 in Asia

#723 in the World

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1953

52. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Software Engineering

#123 in Asia

#737 in the World

Founded: 1915

53. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

China | Beijing

For Software Engineering

#125 in Asia

#749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

54. Harbin Engineering University

For Software Engineering

#136 in Asia

#785 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

55. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Software Engineering

#138 in Asia

#798 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1951

56. Zhejiang Gongshang University

China | Hangzhou

For Software Engineering

#140 in Asia

#810 in the World

Founded: 1911

57. Hangzhou Dianzi University

China | Hangzhou

For Software Engineering

#142 in Asia

#814 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1956

58. Shenyang Normal University

China | Shenyang

For Software Engineering

#147 in Asia

#828 in the World

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1951

59. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Software Engineering

#148 in Asia

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1952

60. Kunming University of Science and Technology

China | Kunming

For Software Engineering

#150 in Asia

#836 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1954

61. Hebei University of Technology

China | Tianjin

For Software Engineering

#152 in Asia

#839 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1903

62. Central China Normal University

For Software Engineering

#154 in Asia

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1903

63. Capital Normal University

China | Beijing

For Software Engineering

#158 in Asia

#849 in the World

Enrollment: 31,559
Founded: 1954

64. China University of Mining and Technology

For Software Engineering

#162 in Asia

#856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

65. Taiyuan University of Technology

China | Taiyuan

For Software Engineering

#166 in Asia

#863 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1902

66. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Software Engineering

#168 in Asia

#871 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

67. Fuzhou University

For Software Engineering

#171 in Asia

#877 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1958

68. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Software Engineering

#173 in Asia

#881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

69. Qingdao University of Science and Technology

China | Qingdao

For Software Engineering

#176 in Asia

#893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1950

70. Jiangxi Normal University

China | Nanchang

For Software Engineering

#178 in Asia

#895 in the World

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1940

71. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Software Engineering

#179 in Asia

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

72. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Software Engineering

#182 in Asia

#902 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

73. Northwest University, China

For Software Engineering

#183 in Asia

#903 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1912

74. Weifang University

China | Weifang

For Software Engineering

#184 in Asia

#904 in the World

Enrollment: 24,800
Founded: 1951

75. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Software Engineering

#185 in Asia

#905 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

The best cities to study Software Engineering in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Wuhan.