100 Best Forestry schools in China

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Forestry. A graph of 1.65M citations received by 93.9K academic papers made by 264 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. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#3 in Asia

#35 in the World

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

2. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Forestry

#6 in Asia

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

3. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#9 in Asia

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,347
Founded: 1952

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#14 in Asia

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. Northeast Forestry University

For Forestry

#20 in Asia

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1952

6. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Forestry

#25 in Asia

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

7. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Forestry

#26 in Asia

#170 in the World

Founded: 1952

8. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Forestry

#30 in Asia

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

9. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#32 in Asia

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

10. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Forestry

#35 in Asia

#194 in the World

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

11. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Forestry

#37 in Asia

#217 in the World

Founded: 1909

12. Nanjing Forestry University

China | Nanjing

For Forestry

#47 in Asia

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

13. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#53 in Asia

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

14. Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

For Forestry

#56 in Asia

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1936

15. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Forestry

#62 in Asia

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

16. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Forestry

#64 in Asia

#325 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

17. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Forestry

#66 in Asia

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

18. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Forestry

#78 in Asia

#400 in the World

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

19. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Forestry

#81 in Asia

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

20. Shandong Agricultural University

For Forestry

#87 in Asia

#443 in the World

Founded: 1906

21. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Forestry

#93 in Asia

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

22. Gansu Agricultural University

China | Lanzhou

For Forestry

#94 in Asia

#474 in the World

Founded: 1946

23. Zhejiang Forestry University

For Forestry

#98 in Asia

#499 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1958

24. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Forestry

#100 in Asia

#504 in the World

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

25. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Forestry

#104 in Asia

#512 in the World

Founded: 1963

26. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Forestry

#106 in Asia

#518 in the World

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

27. Northeast Agricultural University

For Forestry

#110 in Asia

#536 in the World

Founded: 1948

28. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Forestry

#111 in Asia

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1902

29. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Forestry

#112 in Asia

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

30. Wuhan University

For Forestry

#115 in Asia

#548 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

31. Shenyang Agricultural University

China | Shenyang

For Forestry

#116 in Asia

#549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Enrollment: 20,752
Founded: 1952

32. University of Science and Technology of China

For Forestry

#119 in Asia

#557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

33. Central South University of Forestry and Technology

China | Changsha

For Forestry

#120 in Asia

#560 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

34. Agricultural University of Hebei

China | Baoding

For Forestry

#124 in Asia

#565 in the World

Founded: 1902

35. Hunan Agricultural University

China | Changsha

For Forestry

#132 in Asia

#580 in the World

Enrollment: 28,620
Founded: 1951

36. Inner Mongolia Agricultural University

For Forestry

#133 in Asia

#581 in the World

Founded: 1958

37. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Forestry

#152 in Asia

#640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

38. Henan Agricultural University

China | Zhengzhou

For Forestry

#155 in Asia

#648 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1913

39. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Forestry

#156 in Asia

#650 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

40. Southwest Forestry University

China | Kunming

For Forestry

#160 in Asia

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1939

41. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Forestry

#162 in Asia

#672 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

42. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Forestry

#164 in Asia

#674 in the World

Founded: 1928

43. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Forestry

#167 in Asia

#679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

44. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Forestry

#169 in Asia

#681 in the World

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

45. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Forestry

#170 in Asia

#683 in the World

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

46. Anhui Agricultural University

For Forestry

#173 in Asia

#687 in the World

Founded: 1928

47. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#179 in Asia

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

48. Yunnan Agricultural University

China | Kunming

For Forestry

#188 in Asia

#722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1938

49. Jiangxi Agricultural University

China | Nanchang

For Forestry

#189 in Asia

#723 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1952

50. Xiamen University

For Forestry

#191 in Asia

#729 in the World

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

51. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Forestry

#192 in Asia

#730 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

52. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Forestry

#198 in Asia

#751 in the World

Founded: 1937

53. Fujian Normal University

For Forestry

#199 in Asia

#752 in the World

Founded: 1953

54. Hainan University

For Forestry

#206 in Asia

#778 in the World

Founded: 1983

55. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Forestry

#211 in Asia

#790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

56. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Forestry

#214 in Asia

#807 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

57. Shanxi Agricultural University

For Forestry

#217 in Asia

#810 in the World

Founded: 1907

58. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Forestry

#218 in Asia

#813 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

59. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Forestry

#221 in Asia

#823 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

60. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Forestry

#223 in Asia

#830 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

61. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Forestry

#225 in Asia

#837 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

62. Shandong University

For Forestry

#227 in Asia

#844 in the World

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

63. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Forestry

#228 in Asia

#848 in the World

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

64. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Forestry

#233 in Asia

#858 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

65. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Forestry

#237 in Asia

#867 in the World

Founded: 1902

66. Jiangnan University

For Forestry

#241 in Asia

#874 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

67. Yangtze University

China | Jingzhou

For Forestry

#259 in Asia

#917 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 2003

68. China University of Geosciences Beijing

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#274 in Asia

#951 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

69. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Forestry

#275 in Asia

#952 in the World

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

70. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Forestry

#277 in Asia

#957 in the World

Founded: 1915

71. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Forestry

#291 in Asia

#997 in the World

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

72. Soochow University

For Forestry

#298 in Asia

#1021 in the World

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

73. Dalian University of Technology

For Forestry

#299 in Asia

#1023 in the World

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

74. Qingdao Agricultural University

China | Laiyang

For Forestry

#306 in Asia

#1034 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1951

75. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#308 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Founded: 1952

76. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Forestry

#310 in Asia

#1039 in the World

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

77. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Forestry

#311 in Asia

#1043 in the World

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

78. Qinghai University

For Forestry

#313 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Founded: 1958

79. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Forestry

#317 in Asia

#1059 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

80. Ningxia University

China | Yinchuan

For Forestry

#321 in Asia

#1069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1958

81. Shihezi University

China | Shihezi

For Forestry

#322 in Asia

#1077 in the World

Founded: 1949

82. Inner Mongolia University

For Forestry

#325 in Asia

#1095 in the World

Founded: 1957

83. Northwest University, China

For Forestry

#326 in Asia

#1096 in the World

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

84. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Forestry

#336 in Asia

#1113 in the World

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

85. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Forestry

#338 in Asia

#1116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

86. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#344 in Asia

#1132 in the World

Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

87. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Forestry

#356 in Asia

#1159 in the World

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

88. Shandong Normal University

For Forestry

#360 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Founded: 1950

89. Shaanxi Normal University

For Forestry

#362 in Asia

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1944

90. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Forestry

#367 in Asia

#1179 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

91. Shanxi University

China | Taiyuan

For Forestry

#373 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Founded: 1902

92. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#374 in Asia

#1197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

93. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#377 in Asia

#1201 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

94. Northwest Normal University

China | Lanzhou

For Forestry

#385 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1902

95. China University of Mining and Technology

For Forestry

#387 in Asia

#1219 in the World

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

96. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Forestry

#388 in Asia

#1222 in the World

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

97. Henan University of Science and Technology

China | Luoyang

For Forestry

#391 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1952

98. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#394 in Asia

#1242 in the World

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

99. Minzu University of China

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#399 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Enrollment: 16,456
Founded: 1941

100. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Forestry

#401 in Asia

#1273 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

The best cities to study Forestry in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Beijing, Yangling, Harbin, and Hangzhou.

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