100 Best universities for Development Studies in China

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Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 6.83M citations received by 487K academic papers made by 533 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

For Development Studies

#1 in Asia
#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

2. Peking University

For Development Studies

#3 in Asia
#91 in the World
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

4. Tsinghua University

For Development Studies

#5 in Asia
#117 in the World
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

6. Beijing Normal University

For Development Studies

#11 in Asia
#164 in the World
Enrollment
36,482
Founded
1902

7. Zhejiang University

For Development Studies

#12 in Asia
#169 in the World
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

8. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#13 in Asia
#179 in the World
Enrollment
71,970
Founded
1953

9. Wuhan University

For Development Studies

#14 in Asia
#180 in the World
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

10. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Development Studies

#16 in Asia
#203 in the World
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

11. Fudan University

For Development Studies

#17 in Asia
#219 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

12. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Development Studies

#18 in Asia
#234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

13. City University of Hong Kong

For Development Studies

#21 in Asia
#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1984

14. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Development Studies

#23 in Asia
#263 in the World
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

15. Nanjing University

For Development Studies

#26 in Asia
#280 in the World
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

16. Sichuan University

For Development Studies

#31 in Asia
#298 in the World
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

17. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Development Studies

#32 in Asia
#305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1920

18. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Development Studies

#34 in Asia
#310 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1940

19. Xiamen University

For Development Studies

#36 in Asia
#316 in the World
Enrollment
40,302
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
1921

20. Central South University

For Development Studies

#37 in Asia
#317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

21. Southeast University

For Development Studies

#45 in Asia
#351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

22. East China Normal University

For Development Studies

#46 in Asia
#353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
36,026
Founded
1951

23. Dalian University of Technology

For Development Studies

#47 in Asia
#358 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

24. Shandong University

For Development Studies

#48 in Asia
#359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

25. Chongqing University

For Development Studies

#50 in Asia
#367 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

26. Tongji University

For Development Studies

#51 in Asia
#375 in the World
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

27. Beihang University

For Development Studies

#52 in Asia
#381 in the World
Founded
1952

28. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#56 in Asia
#407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1991

29. Renmin University of China

For Development Studies

#57 in Asia
#413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
24,201
Founded
1937

30. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Development Studies

#58 in Asia
#414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
39,000
Founded
1956

31. Tianjin University

For Development Studies

#62 in Asia
#438 in the World
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

32. Hunan University

For Development Studies

#63 in Asia
#442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

33. Jilin University

For Development Studies

#65 in Asia
#451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

34. Northeastern University, China

For Development Studies

#69 in Asia
#463 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1923

35. Education University of Hong Kong

For Development Studies

#71 in Asia
#481 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1994

36. South China University of Technology

For Development Studies

#77 in Asia
#495 in the World
Enrollment
42,720
Founded
1952

37. Southwest University

For Development Studies

#78 in Asia
#497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
2005

38. University of Science and Technology of China

For Development Studies

#79 in Asia
#501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1958

39. Xidian University

For Development Studies

#80 in Asia
#506 in the World
Enrollment
35,277
Founded
1931

40. Shanghai University

For Development Studies

#86 in Asia
#536 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1994

41. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Development Studies

#87 in Asia
#539 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1938

42. Lanzhou University

For Development Studies

#93 in Asia
#570 in the World
Founded
1909

43. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Development Studies

#95 in Asia
#573 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1952

44. China University of Mining and Technology

For Development Studies

#98 in Asia
#583 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1909

46. Hong Kong Baptist University

For Development Studies

#101 in Asia
#588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1956

47. Jiangnan University

For Development Studies

#104 in Asia
#599 in the World
Enrollment
28,000
Founded
2001

48. Jiangsu University

For Development Studies

#105 in Asia
#600 in the World
Enrollment
37,600
Founded
1902

49. Nanjing Normal University

For Development Studies

#109 in Asia
#605 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1952

50. Nankai University

For Development Studies

#110 in Asia
#611 in the World
Enrollment
26,568
Founded
1919

51. Peking Union Medical College

For Development Studies

#113 in Asia
#615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1917

52. University of Macau

For Development Studies

#114 in Asia
#619 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
10,000

53. Wuhan University of Technology

For Development Studies

#118 in Asia
#635 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
540,000
Founded
1946

54. China Agricultural University

For Development Studies

#119 in Asia
#636 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1905

56. Zhengzhou University

For Development Studies

#128 in Asia
#669 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1956

57. Jinan University

For Development Studies

#130 in Asia
#671 in the World
Enrollment
37,918
Founded
1906

58. National University of Defense Technology

For Development Studies

#136 in Asia
#701 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1953

59. Shenzhen University

For Development Studies

#141 in Asia
#713 in the World
Enrollment
34,156
Founded
1983

60. Hohai University

For Development Studies

#142 in Asia
#715 in the World
Founded
1915

61. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#144 in Asia
#718 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1960

62. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

For Development Studies

#147 in Asia
#725 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
21,000
Founded
1952

63. Henan University

For Development Studies

#151 in Asia
#749 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1912

64. Central China Normal University

For Development Studies

#154 in Asia
#760 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1903

65. Northeast Normal University

For Development Studies

#155 in Asia
#763 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
28,024
Founded
1946

67. Harbin Engineering University

For Development Studies

#157 in Asia
#765 in the World
Enrollment
28,278
Founded
1953

68. Guangxi University

For Development Studies

#159 in Asia
#768 in the World
Founded
1928

69. Fujian Normal University

For Development Studies

#160 in Asia
#774 in the World
Founded
1953

70. University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Development Studies

#161 in Asia
#775 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1952

71. Nanchang University

For Development Studies

#162 in Asia
#777 in the World
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1958

72. Fuzhou University

For Development Studies

#167 in Asia
#789 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1958

73. Southwest Jiaotong University

For Development Studies

#168 in Asia
#791 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
44,000
Founded
1896

74. Beijing University of Technology

For Development Studies

#170 in Asia
#795 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
24,442
Founded
1960

75. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Development Studies

#172 in Asia
#798 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1955

76. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

For Development Studies

#175 in Asia
#805 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
20,419
Founded
1917

77. Zhejiang University of Technology

For Development Studies

#179 in Asia
#828 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1953

78. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Development Studies

#180 in Asia
#835 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1948

79. Hunan Normal University

For Development Studies

#183 in Asia
#841 in the World
Founded
1938

80. Capital Medical University

For Development Studies

#186 in Asia
#851 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1960

81. Anhui University

For Development Studies

#187 in Asia
#853 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1928

82. Shaanxi Normal University

For Development Studies

#189 in Asia
#856 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
38,000
Founded
1944

83. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#192 in Asia
#870 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1953

86. South China Normal University

For Development Studies

#202 in Asia
#918 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1933

87. Guangzhou University

For Development Studies

#206 in Asia
#931 in the World
Enrollment
34,241
Founded
1927

88. Central University of Finance and Economics

For Development Studies

#208 in Asia
#936 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1949

89. Qingdao University

For Development Studies

#210 in Asia
#948 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1985

91. University of International Business and Economics

For Development Studies

#216 in Asia
#963 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
16,000
Founded
1951

92. Zhejiang Normal University

For Development Studies

#218 in Asia
#965 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

93. Northwest A&F University

For Development Studies

#225 in Asia
#989 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1934

94. East China University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#227 in Asia
#1003 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1952

95. XiangTan University

For Development Studies

#231 in Asia
#1013 in the World
Enrollment
37,057
Founded
1958

96. Hefei University of Technology

For Development Studies

#232 in Asia
#1015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1945

97. Ocean University of China

For Development Studies

#235 in Asia
#1024 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1924

98. Soochow University

For Development Studies

#237 in Asia
#1027 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
48,901
Founded
1899

99. Shandong Normal University

For Development Studies

#240 in Asia
#1033 in the World
Founded
1950

100. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Development Studies

#241 in Asia
#1034 in the World
Enrollment
26,196
Founded
1898

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