Shanghai's 16 best Robotics universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Shanghai ranked based on their research performance in Robotics. A graph of 125K citations received by 10.7K academic papers made by 16 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

#3 in Asia

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

2. Shanghai University

For Robotics

#23 in China

#41 in Asia

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

3. Tongji University

For Robotics

#29 in China

#49 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

4. Fudan University

For Robotics

#51 in China

#98 in Asia

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

5. Donghua University

For Robotics

#62 in China

#127 in Asia

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

6. Shanghai Maritime University

For Robotics

#63 in China

#128 in Asia

Founded: 1909

7. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

For Robotics

#67 in China

#142 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

8. Shanghai University of Engineering Science

For Robotics

#78 in China

#175 in Asia

Founded: 1978

9. East China University of Science and Technology

For Robotics

#79 in China

#181 in Asia

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

10. Shanghai Ocean University

For Robotics

#133 in China

#344 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,800
Founded: 1912

11. Shanghai Tech University

For Robotics

#137 in China

#355 in Asia

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

12. Shanghai Institute of Technology

For Robotics

#143 in China

#367 in Asia

Founded: 2000

13. East China Normal University

For Robotics

#164 in China

#439 in Asia

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

14. Shanghai University of Electric Power

For Robotics

#202 in China

#542 in Asia

Founded: 1951

15. Shanghai Second Polytechnic University

For Robotics

#246 in China

#668 in Asia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1960

16. Shanghai Normal University

For Robotics

#263 in China

#710 in Asia

Founded: 1954

Universities for Robotics near Shanghai

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
81	Soochow University	56	Suzhou
118	Jiangnan University	75	Wuxi
132	Huzhou University	117	Huzhou
141	China Jiliang University	90	Hangzhou
141	Ningbo University	100	Ningbo
142	Zhejiang Sci-Tech University	64	Hangzhou
143	Hangzhou Dianzi University	66	Hangzhou
149	Zhejiang Ocean University	89	Zhoushan
158	Zhejiang University of Technology	36	Hangzhou
163	Zhejiang University	7	Hangzhou