Shanghai's 15 best Robotics universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Shanghai ranked based on their research performance in Robotics. A graph of 107K citations received by 9.9K academic papers made by 15 universities in Shanghai 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. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Robotics

#2 in China

#4 in Asia

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

2. Shanghai University

For Robotics

#24 in China

#44 in Asia

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

3. Tongji University

For Robotics

#29 in China

#51 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

4. Fudan University

For Robotics

#53 in China

#110 in Asia

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

5. Donghua University

For Robotics

#61 in China

#128 in Asia

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

6. Shanghai Maritime University

For Robotics

#64 in China

#136 in Asia

Founded: 1909

7. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

For Robotics

#67 in China

#149 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

8. East China University of Science and Technology

For Robotics

#77 in China

#186 in Asia

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

9. Shanghai University of Engineering Science

For Robotics

#81 in China

#199 in Asia

Founded: 1978

10. Shanghai Tech University

For Robotics

#138 in China

#376 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 3,221
Founded: 2013

11. Shanghai Institute of Technology

For Robotics

#139 in China

#378 in Asia

Founded: 2000

12. Shanghai Ocean University

For Robotics

#142 in China

#388 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,800
Founded: 1912

13. East China Normal University

For Robotics

#159 in China

#437 in Asia

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

14. Shanghai University of Electric Power

For Robotics

#209 in China

#579 in Asia

Founded: 1951

15. Shanghai Second Polytechnic University

For Robotics

#241 in China

#657 in Asia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1960

Universities for Robotics near Shanghai

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
81	Soochow University	56	Suzhou
118	Jiangnan University	74	Wuxi
141	China Jiliang University	91	Hangzhou
141	Ningbo University	102	Ningbo
142	Zhejiang Sci-Tech University	63	Hangzhou
143	Hangzhou Dianzi University	65	Hangzhou
149	Zhejiang Ocean University	94	Zhoushan
158	Zhejiang University of Technology	37	Hangzhou
163	Zhejiang University	7	Hangzhou
217	Jiangsu University	52	Zhenjiang