100 Best universities for Finance 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 Finance. A graph of 7.86M citations received by 614K academic papers made by 521 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 Finance

#1 in Asia

#19 in the World

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

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Finance

#4 in Asia

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Finance

#6 in Asia

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Finance

#7 in Asia

#73 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Finance

#8 in Asia

#79 in the World

Founded: 1937

6. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Finance

#9 in Asia

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

7. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Finance

#11 in Asia

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

8. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Finance

#12 in Asia

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

9. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Finance

#15 in Asia

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

10. University of Science and Technology of China

For Finance

#16 in Asia

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

11. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Finance

#18 in Asia

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

12. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Finance

#19 in Asia

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

13. Wuhan University

For Finance

#21 in Asia

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

14. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Finance

#23 in Asia

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

15. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Finance

#25 in Asia

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

16. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Finance

#26 in Asia

#206 in the World

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

17. Xiamen University

For Finance

#28 in Asia

#214 in the World

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

18. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Finance

#29 in Asia

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

19. Shandong University

For Finance

#30 in Asia

#231 in the World

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

20. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Finance

#31 in Asia

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

21. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Finance

#32 in Asia

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

22. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Finance

#33 in Asia

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

23. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Finance

#34 in Asia

#242 in the World

Founded: 1952

24. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Finance

#36 in Asia

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

25. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Finance

#40 in Asia

#273 in the World

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

26. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Finance

#43 in Asia

#283 in the World

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

27. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Finance

#44 in Asia

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

28. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Finance

#45 in Asia

#291 in the World

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

29. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Finance

#48 in Asia

#300 in the World

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

30. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Finance

#49 in Asia

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

31. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Finance

#52 in Asia

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

32. Dalian University of Technology

For Finance

#53 in Asia

#317 in the World

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

33. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Finance

#54 in Asia

#323 in the World

Founded: 1896

34. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Finance

#58 in Asia

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

35. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Finance

#60 in Asia

#341 in the World

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

36. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Finance

#61 in Asia

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

37. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Finance

#63 in Asia

#361 in the World

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

38. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Finance

#68 in Asia

#399 in the World

Founded: 1958

39. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Finance

#69 in Asia

#403 in the World

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

40. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Finance

#70 in Asia

#404 in the World

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

41. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Finance

#71 in Asia

#406 in the World

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

42. Central University of Finance and Economics

China | Beijing

For Finance

#74 in Asia

#414 in the World

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

43. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Finance

#85 in Asia

#464 in the World

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

44. China University of Mining and Technology

For Finance

#86 in Asia

#465 in the World

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

45. Wuhan University of Technology

For Finance

#87 in Asia

#475 in the World

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

46. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Finance

#89 in Asia

#477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

47. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Finance

#92 in Asia

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

48. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Finance

#93 in Asia

#489 in the World

Founded: 1915

49. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Finance

#97 in Asia

#504 in the World

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

50. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Finance

#99 in Asia

#508 in the World

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

51. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Finance

#103 in Asia

#531 in the World

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

52. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Finance

#104 in Asia

#533 in the World

Founded: 1909

53. Soochow University

For Finance

#108 in Asia

#547 in the World

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

54. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Finance

#110 in Asia

#549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

55. University of International Business and Economics

China | Beijing

For Finance

#112 in Asia

#560 in the World

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

56. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Finance

#116 in Asia

#575 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

57. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Finance

#118 in Asia

#583 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

58. University of Macau

For Finance

#119 in Asia

#587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

59. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Finance

#124 in Asia

#609 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

60. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Finance

#131 in Asia

#631 in the World

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

61. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Finance

#134 in Asia

#651 in the World

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

62. Hefei University of Technology

For Finance

#135 in Asia

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

63. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Finance

#141 in Asia

#681 in the World

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

64. Xidian University

For Finance

#142 in Asia

#684 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

65. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Finance

#143 in Asia

#689 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

66. Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

China | Nanchang

For Finance

#145 in Asia

#705 in the World

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

67. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Finance

#146 in Asia

#707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

68. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Finance

#147 in Asia

#716 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

69. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Finance

#148 in Asia

#723 in the World

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

70. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Finance

#150 in Asia

#728 in the World

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

71. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

China | Nanjing

For Finance

#151 in Asia

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1956

72. Fuzhou University

For Finance

#154 in Asia

#745 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

73. Central China Normal University

For Finance

#157 in Asia

#749 in the World

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

74. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Finance

#158 in Asia

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

75. Dongbei University of Finance and Economics

For Finance

#160 in Asia

#754 in the World

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

76. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Finance

#161 in Asia

#757 in the World

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

77. XiangTan University

China | Xiangtan

For Finance

#163 in Asia

#762 in the World

Enrollment: 37,057
Founded: 1958

78. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Finance

#166 in Asia

#772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1953

79. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Finance

#167 in Asia

#773 in the World

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

80. Capital University of Economics and Business

China | Beijing

For Finance

#169 in Asia

#775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1956

81. Harbin Engineering University

For Finance

#170 in Asia

#776 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

82. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Finance

#174 in Asia

#783 in the World

Founded: 1938

83. Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics

China | Hangzhou

For Finance

#175 in Asia

#784 in the World

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

84. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Finance

#179 in Asia

#790 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

85. Anhui University

For Finance

#189 in Asia

#824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

86. Northwest Normal University

China | Lanzhou

For Finance

#191 in Asia

#827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1902

87. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Finance

#193 in Asia

#829 in the World

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

88. Ningbo University

For Finance

#194 in Asia

#834 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

89. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Finance

#197 in Asia

#840 in the World

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

90. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Finance

#204 in Asia

#866 in the World

Founded: 1956

91. Shanxi University

China | Taiyuan

For Finance

#205 in Asia

#867 in the World

Founded: 1902

92. Qufu Normal University

For Finance

#209 in Asia

#893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

93. Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Finance

#211 in Asia

#896 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1958

94. Zhejiang Gongshang University

China | Hangzhou

For Finance

#216 in Asia

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1911

95. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Finance

#217 in Asia

#920 in the World

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

96. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Finance

#220 in Asia

#935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

97. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Finance

#222 in Asia

#942 in the World

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

98. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Finance

#223 in Asia

#943 in the World

Founded: 1928

99. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Finance

#229 in Asia

#960 in the World

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

100. Northwest University, China

For Finance

#230 in Asia

#962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1912

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

Economics subfields in China

Actuarial Science167

Agricultural Economics177

Development Studies533

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics471

Environmental Economics298

International Economics155

International Relations and Diplomacy90

International Trade237

Investment Banking and Stock trading223

Political Economy105