Best Engineering universities in Guangzhou [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Guangzhou ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 8.38M citations received by 402K academic papers made by 16 universities in Guangzhou 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. South China University of Technology

For Engineering

#12 in China

#20 in Asia

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

2. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Engineering

#24 in China

#36 in Asia

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

3. Guangdong University of Technology

For Engineering

#67 in China

#123 in Asia

Founded: 1956

4. Jinan University

For Engineering

#74 in China

#142 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

5. South China Normal University

For Engineering

#87 in China

#168 in Asia

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

6. Guangzhou University

For Engineering

#107 in China

#218 in Asia

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

7. South China Agricultural University

For Engineering

#112 in China

#228 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

8. Southern Medical University

For Engineering

#138 in China

#301 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

9. Guangzhou Medical University

For Engineering

#208 in China

#512 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

10. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

For Engineering

#311 in China

#923 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

11. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

For Engineering

#345 in China

#1080 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

12. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

For Engineering

#355 in China

#1130 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1927

13. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Engineering

#372 in China

#1209 in Asia

Founded: 1969

14. Guangdong University of Finance and Economics

For Engineering

#414 in China

#1443 in Asia

Founded: 1983

15. Guangdong University of Education

For Engineering

#461 in China

#1716 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1955

16. Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

For Engineering

#540 in China

#2494 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1953

Universities for Engineering near Guangzhou

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
20	Foshan University	260	Foshan
53	Dongguan University of Technology	233	Dongguan
78	Zhaoqing University	391	Zhaoqing
92	United International College	423	Zhuhai
94	South University of Science and Technology of China	321	Shenzhen
95	Shenzhen University	59	Shenzhen
112	University of Macau	117	Macau
113	Macau University of Science and Technology	276	Macau
119	Huizhou University	395	Huizhou
125	Chinese University of Hong Kong	32	Hong Kong