100 Best universities for Economics in China

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 126M citations received by 9.92M academic papers made by 540 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. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Economics

#2 in Asia

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Economics

#4 in Asia

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Economics

#7 in Asia

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Economics

#8 in Asia

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

5. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Economics

#10 in Asia

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

6. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Economics

#11 in Asia

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

7. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Economics

#12 in Asia

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1991

8. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Economics

#13 in Asia

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

9. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Economics

#17 in Asia

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

10. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Economics

#18 in Asia

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1953

11. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Economics

#20 in Asia

#217 in the World

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

12. Wuhan University

For Economics

#21 in Asia

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

13. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Economics

#22 in Asia

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

14. Xiamen University

For Economics

#23 in Asia

#265 in the World

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

15. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Economics

#24 in Asia

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

16. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Economics

#26 in Asia

#283 in the World

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

17. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Economics

#29 in Asia

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1920

18. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Economics

#30 in Asia

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

19. University of Science and Technology of China

For Economics

#32 in Asia

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

20. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Economics

#34 in Asia

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

21. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Economics

#35 in Asia

#315 in the World

Founded: 1958

22. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Economics

#37 in Asia

#322 in the World

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

23. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Economics

#38 in Asia

#325 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

24. Shandong University

For Economics

#39 in Asia

#326 in the World

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

25. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Economics

#41 in Asia

#330 in the World

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

26. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Economics

#42 in Asia

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

27. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Economics

#43 in Asia

#344 in the World

Founded: 1952

28. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Economics

#44 in Asia

#347 in the World

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

29. Dalian University of Technology

For Economics

#48 in Asia

#365 in the World

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

30. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Economics

#49 in Asia

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

31. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Economics

#50 in Asia

#369 in the World

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

32. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Economics

#51 in Asia

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

33. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Economics

#61 in Asia

#441 in the World

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

34. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Economics

#63 in Asia

#454 in the World

Founded: 1896

35. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Economics

#65 in Asia

#458 in the World

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

36. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Economics

#66 in Asia

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

37. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Economics

#67 in Asia

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

38. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Economics

#71 in Asia

#483 in the World

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

39. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Economics

#79 in Asia

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

40. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Economics

#80 in Asia

#520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1956

41. China University of Mining and Technology

For Economics

#81 in Asia

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

42. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Economics

#82 in Asia

#524 in the World

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

43. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Economics

#83 in Asia

#527 in the World

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

44. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Economics

#85 in Asia

#535 in the World

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

45. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Economics

#86 in Asia

#536 in the World

Founded: 1909

46. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Economics

#89 in Asia

#545 in the World

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

47. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Economics

#92 in Asia

#560 in the World

Founded: 1915

48. Central University of Finance and Economics

China | Beijing

For Economics

#94 in Asia

#571 in the World

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

49. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Economics

#98 in Asia

#590 in the World

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

50. Wuhan University of Technology

For Economics

#99 in Asia

#605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

51. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Economics

#101 in Asia

#608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

52. Soochow University

For Economics

#110 in Asia

#645 in the World

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

53. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Economics

#112 in Asia

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

54. Xidian University

For Economics

#113 in Asia

#660 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

55. Hefei University of Technology

For Economics

#116 in Asia

#683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

56. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Economics

#118 in Asia

#691 in the World

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

57. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Economics

#121 in Asia

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

58. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Economics

#122 in Asia

#706 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

59. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Economics

#127 in Asia

#716 in the World

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

60. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Economics

#128 in Asia

#717 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

61. Central China Normal University

For Economics

#130 in Asia

#732 in the World

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

62. Fuzhou University

For Economics

#132 in Asia

#739 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

63. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Economics

#134 in Asia

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

64. University of International Business and Economics

China | Beijing

For Economics

#137 in Asia

#748 in the World

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

65. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Economics

#142 in Asia

#766 in the World

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

66. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Economics

#146 in Asia

#772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

67. Jiangnan University

For Economics

#147 in Asia

#774 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

68. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Economics

#148 in Asia

#777 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

69. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Economics

#149 in Asia

#778 in the World

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

70. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Economics

#151 in Asia

#790 in the World

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

71. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Economics

#153 in Asia

#806 in the World

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

72. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Economics

#155 in Asia

#810 in the World

Founded: 1938

73. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Economics

#156 in Asia

#812 in the World

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

74. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Economics

#158 in Asia

#818 in the World

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

75. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Economics

#161 in Asia

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

76. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Economics

#164 in Asia

#842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1960

77. Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

China | Nanchang

For Economics

#165 in Asia

#847 in the World

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

78. Anhui University

For Economics

#168 in Asia

#862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1928

79. Harbin Engineering University

For Economics

#170 in Asia

#870 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

80. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Economics

#171 in Asia

#877 in the World

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

81. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

China | Beijing

For Economics

#175 in Asia

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

82. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Economics

#176 in Asia

#890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

83. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Economics

#181 in Asia

#902 in the World

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

84. Fujian Normal University

For Economics

#182 in Asia

#905 in the World

Founded: 1953

85. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Economics

#184 in Asia

#907 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

86. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Economics

#185 in Asia

#912 in the World

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

87. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Economics

#187 in Asia

#917 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

88. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Economics

#188 in Asia

#922 in the World

Founded: 1952

89. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Economics

#191 in Asia

#935 in the World

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

90. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Economics

#195 in Asia

#947 in the World

Founded: 1928

91. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Economics

#196 in Asia

#948 in the World

Founded: 1956

92. XiangTan University

China | Xiangtan

For Economics

#197 in Asia

#949 in the World

Enrollment: 37,057
Founded: 1958

93. Northwest Normal University

China | Lanzhou

For Economics

#198 in Asia

#955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1902

94. Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics

China | Hangzhou

For Economics

#201 in Asia

#970 in the World

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

95. Shaanxi Normal University

For Economics

#203 in Asia

#982 in the World

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

96. Qufu Normal University

For Economics

#206 in Asia

#986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

97. Dongbei University of Finance and Economics

For Economics

#210 in Asia

#999 in the World

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

98. Dalian Maritime University

For Economics

#211 in Asia

#1002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1953

99. Shanghai Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Economics

#212 in Asia

#1003 in the World

Founded: 1954

100. Shanxi University

China | Taiyuan

For Economics

#213 in Asia

#1006 in the World

Founded: 1902

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 Science138

Agricultural Economics174

Development Studies525

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics420

Environmental Economics237

International Economics134

International Relations and Diplomacy108

International Trade194

Investment Banking and Stock trading181

Political Economy89