100 Best universities for Economics 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 Economics. A graph of 11.1M citations received by 1.17M academic papers made by 542 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. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Economics

#1 in Asia

#36 in the World

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

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Economics

#3 in Asia

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Economics

#6 in Asia

#89 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Economics

#7 in Asia

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Economics

#8 in Asia

#93 in the World

Founded: 1937

6. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Economics

#11 in Asia

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

7. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Economics

#12 in Asia

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

8. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Economics

#13 in Asia

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

9. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Economics

#15 in Asia

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

10. Wuhan University

For Economics

#18 in Asia

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

11. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Economics

#19 in Asia

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

12. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Economics

#20 in Asia

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

13. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Economics

#21 in Asia

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

14. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Economics

#23 in Asia

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

15. Xiamen University

For Economics

#24 in Asia

#253 in the World

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

16. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Economics

#25 in Asia

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

17. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Economics

#26 in Asia

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

18. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Economics

#28 in Asia

#291 in the World

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

19. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Economics

#29 in Asia

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

20. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Economics

#32 in Asia

#301 in the World

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

21. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Economics

#33 in Asia

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

22. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Economics

#34 in Asia

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

23. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Economics

#35 in Asia

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

24. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Economics

#36 in Asia

#310 in the World

Founded: 1958

25. University of Science and Technology of China

For Economics

#37 in Asia

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

26. Shandong University

For Economics

#38 in Asia

#315 in the World

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

27. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Economics

#39 in Asia

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

28. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Economics

#40 in Asia

#319 in the World

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

29. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Economics

#44 in Asia

#335 in the World

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

30. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Economics

#45 in Asia

#336 in the World

Founded: 1952

31. Dalian University of Technology

For Economics

#47 in Asia

#346 in the World

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

32. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Economics

#50 in Asia

#369 in the World

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

33. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Economics

#55 in Asia

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

34. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Economics

#60 in Asia

#425 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

35. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Economics

#62 in Asia

#430 in the World

Founded: 1896

36. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Economics

#63 in Asia

#431 in the World

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

37. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Economics

#65 in Asia

#436 in the World

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

38. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Economics

#66 in Asia

#449 in the World

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

39. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Economics

#74 in Asia

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

40. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Economics

#76 in Asia

#493 in the World

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

41. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Economics

#77 in Asia

#509 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

42. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Economics

#79 in Asia

#513 in the World

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

43. China University of Mining and Technology

For Economics

#82 in Asia

#520 in the World

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

44. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Economics

#84 in Asia

#524 in the World

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

45. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Economics

#86 in Asia

#532 in the World

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

46. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Economics

#87 in Asia

#537 in the World

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

47. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Economics

#89 in Asia

#554 in the World

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

48. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Economics

#90 in Asia

#555 in the World

Founded: 1915

49. Central University of Finance and Economics

China | Beijing

For Economics

#97 in Asia

#575 in the World

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

50. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Economics

#98 in Asia

#577 in the World

Founded: 1909

51. Wuhan University of Technology

For Economics

#99 in Asia

#584 in the World

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

52. University of Macau

For Economics

#104 in Asia

#622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

53. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Economics

#105 in Asia

#625 in the World

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

54. Xidian University

For Economics

#106 in Asia

#627 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

55. Soochow University

For Economics

#111 in Asia

#642 in the World

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

56. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Economics

#112 in Asia

#643 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

57. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Economics

#113 in Asia

#644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

58. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Economics

#121 in Asia

#679 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

59. Hefei University of Technology

For Economics

#124 in Asia

#687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

60. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Economics

#126 in Asia

#694 in the World

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

61. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Economics

#130 in Asia

#707 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

62. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Economics

#131 in Asia

#713 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

63. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Economics

#132 in Asia

#716 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

64. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Economics

#135 in Asia

#725 in the World

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

65. University of International Business and Economics

China | Beijing

For Economics

#136 in Asia

#734 in the World

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

66. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Economics

#140 in Asia

#746 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

67. Fuzhou University

For Economics

#142 in Asia

#752 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

68. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Economics

#143 in Asia

#754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

69. Jiangnan University

For Economics

#144 in Asia

#756 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

70. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Economics

#145 in Asia

#761 in the World

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

71. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Economics

#149 in Asia

#769 in the World

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

72. Central China Normal University

For Economics

#151 in Asia

#773 in the World

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

73. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Economics

#154 in Asia

#793 in the World

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

74. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Economics

#156 in Asia

#795 in the World

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

75. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Economics

#160 in Asia

#817 in the World

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

76. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Economics

#161 in Asia

#824 in the World

Founded: 1938

77. Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

China | Nanchang

For Economics

#162 in Asia

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1958

78. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Economics

#164 in Asia

#841 in the World

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

79. Harbin Engineering University

For Economics

#165 in Asia

#844 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

80. Anhui University

For Economics

#167 in Asia

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

81. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Economics

#177 in Asia

#885 in the World

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

82. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Economics

#178 in Asia

#886 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

83. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Economics

#180 in Asia

#889 in the World

Founded: 1956

84. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Economics

#182 in Asia

#891 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

85. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Economics

#185 in Asia

#897 in the World

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

86. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Economics

#186 in Asia

#899 in the World

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

87. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Economics

#191 in Asia

#918 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

88. Fujian Normal University

For Economics

#194 in Asia

#931 in the World

Founded: 1953

89. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Economics

#195 in Asia

#932 in the World

Founded: 1928

90. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Economics

#196 in Asia

#933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

91. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Economics

#197 in Asia

#942 in the World

Founded: 1952

92. Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics

China | Hangzhou

For Economics

#201 in Asia

#950 in the World

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

93. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Economics

#202 in Asia

#951 in the World

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

94. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Economics

#204 in Asia

#962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

95. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Economics

#205 in Asia

#964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

96. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

China | Beijing

For Economics

#207 in Asia

#967 in the World

Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

97. XiangTan University

China | Xiangtan

For Economics

#208 in Asia

#974 in the World

Enrollment: 37,057
Founded: 1958

98. Dalian Maritime University

For Economics

#210 in Asia

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1953

99. Shaanxi Normal University

For Economics

#212 in Asia

#986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1944

100. Dongbei University of Finance and Economics

For Economics

#215 in Asia

#1001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1952

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

Economics subfields in China

Actuarial Science147

Agricultural Economics172

Development Studies531

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics448

Environmental Economics267

International Economics144

International Relations and Diplomacy102

International Trade216

Investment Banking and Stock trading203

Political Economy99