Best Engineering universities in Guangzhou [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Guangzhou ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 7.32M citations received by 381K 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

#21 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

#128 in Asia

Founded: 1956

4. Jinan University

For Engineering

#74 in China

#144 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

5. South China Normal University

For Engineering

#86 in China

#170 in Asia

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

6. Guangzhou University

For Engineering

#108 in China

#225 in Asia

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

7. South China Agricultural University

For Engineering

#115 in China

#245 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

8. Southern Medical University

For Engineering

#139 in China

#319 in Asia

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

9. Guangzhou Medical University

For Engineering

#207 in China

#526 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

10. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

For Engineering

#311 in China

#938 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

11. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

For Engineering

#351 in China

#1126 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

12. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

For Engineering

#358 in China

#1157 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1927

13. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Engineering

#371 in China

#1216 in Asia

Founded: 1969

14. Guangdong University of Finance and Economics

For Engineering

#413 in China

#1449 in Asia

Founded: 1983

15. Guangdong University of Education

For Engineering

#460 in China

#1705 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1955

16. Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

For Engineering

#545 in China

#2546 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1953

Universities for Engineering near Guangzhou

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
20	Foshan University	265	Foshan
53	Dongguan University of Technology	238	Dongguan
78	Zhaoqing University	390	Zhaoqing
94	South University of Science and Technology of China	315	Shenzhen
95	Shenzhen University	59	Shenzhen
112	University of Macau	116	Macau
113	Macau University of Science and Technology	279	Macau
119	Huizhou University	395	Huizhou
125	Chinese University of Hong Kong	31	Hong Kong
129	City University of Hong Kong	30	Hong Kong