List of 59 best universities in Beijing

Ranking by academic field

We ranked 59 best universities in Beijing based on their reputation, research performance, and alumni impact. We processed 15.9M citations received by 1.02M publications made by 59 universities in Beijing, measured the popularity of 677 recognized alumni, and utilized the largest available links database to calculate the non-academic prominence.

Tsinghua University

#1 in Beijing

#1 in China

#2 in Asia

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

Peking University

#2 in Beijing

#2 in China

#4 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

Beijing Normal University

#3 in Beijing

#21 in China

#43 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

Beihang University

#4 in Beijing

#29 in China

#56 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1952

Beijing Institute of Technology

#5 in Beijing

#34 in China

#68 in Asia

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

University of Science and Technology Beijing

#6 in Beijing

#37 in China

#79 in Asia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

Renmin University of China

#7 in Beijing

#40 in China

#86 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

China Agricultural University

#8 in Beijing

#42 in China

#90 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

Peking Union Medical College

#9 in Beijing

#53 in China

#126 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1917

Beijing Jiaotong University

#10 in Beijing

#54 in China

#127 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1896

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

#11 in Beijing

#58 in China

#139 in Asia

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1958

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

#12 in Beijing

#61 in China

#147 in Asia

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1955

Beijing University of Technology

#13 in Beijing

#73 in China

#178 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

North China Electric Power University

#14 in Beijing

#83 in China

#206 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1958

Capital Medical University

#15 in Beijing

#84 in China

#207 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1960

China University of Petroleum - Beijing

#16 in Beijing

#87 in China

#224 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

Beijing Forestry University

#17 in Beijing

#91 in China

#239 in Asia

Enrollment: 25,347
Founded: 1952

Capital Normal University

#18 in Beijing

#97 in China

#257 in Asia

Enrollment: 31,559
Founded: 1954

University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

#19 in Beijing

#116 in China

#326 in Asia

Founded: 1978

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

#20 in Beijing

#129 in China

#353 in Asia

Founded: 1956

Central University of Finance and Economics

#21 in Beijing

#132 in China

#365 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1949

Minzu University of China

#22 in Beijing

#136 in China

#373 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,456
Founded: 1941

Communication University of China

#23 in Beijing

#155 in China

#417 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1959

Beijing Technology and Business University

#24 in Beijing

#166 in China

#447 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1999

Beijing Union University

#25 in Beijing

#195 in China

#520 in Asia

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1978

China University of Political Science and Law

#26 in Beijing

#204 in China

#558 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,233
Founded: 1952

China University of Geosciences Beijing

#27 in Beijing

#208 in China

#565 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture

#28 in Beijing

#222 in China

#598 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1936

North China University of Technology

#29 in Beijing

#224 in China

#605 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1946

Beijing Foreign Studies University

#30 in Beijing

#238 in China

#646 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1941

Beijing Sport University

#31 in Beijing

#240 in China

#654 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1953

Capital University of Economics and Business

#32 in Beijing

#242 in China

#659 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1956

Beijing Language and Culture University

#33 in Beijing

#266 in China

#751 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1962

University of International Business and Economics

#34 in Beijing

#270 in China

#764 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1951

Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

#35 in Beijing

#276 in China

#785 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1959

Beijing International Studies University

#36 in Beijing

#296 in China

#872 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1964

Beijing Information Science and Technology University

#37 in Beijing

#334 in China

#1006 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1915

China Youth University for Political Sciences

#38 in Beijing

#376 in China

#1190 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1985

Beijing Film Academy

#39 in Beijing

#379 in China

#1199 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 2%
Enrollment: 3,027
Founded: 1950

People's Public Security University of China

#40 in Beijing

#395 in China

#1251 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1948

China Women's University

#41 in Beijing

#423 in China

#1403 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,282
Founded: 1996

Beijing City University

#42 in Beijing

#431 in China

#1424 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1984

Central Conservatory of Music

#43 in Beijing

#443 in China

#1497 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1950

Beijing Wuzi University

#44 in Beijing

#449 in China

#1517 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1963

China Foreign Affairs University

#45 in Beijing

#452 in China

#1522 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1955

Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology

#46 in Beijing

#455 in China

#1527 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1978

University of International Relations

#47 in Beijing

#458 in China

#1563 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1949

China Central Academy of Fine Arts

#48 in Beijing

#499 in China

#1804 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 4,700
Founded: 1950

Beijing Dance Academy

#49 in Beijing

#504 in China

#1848 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1954

China Conservatory of Music

#50 in Beijing

#533 in China

#2041 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1964

National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts

#51 in Beijing

#548 in China

#2162 in Asia

Founded: 1855

Beijing Electronic Science and Technology Institute

#52 in Beijing

#554 in China

#2206 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1947

China University of Labor Relations

#53 in Beijing

#560 in China

#2334 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,490
Founded: 2003

Central Academy of Drama

#54 in Beijing

#568 in China

#2437 in Asia

Founded: 1950

Beijing Geely University

#55 in Beijing

#628 in China

#3153 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 2000

Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication

#56 in Beijing

#629 in China

#3154 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 9,500
Founded: 1958

Capital University of Physical Education and Sports

#57 in Beijing

#652 in China

#3213 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1956

Beijing University of Agriculture

#58 in Beijing

#697 in China

#3379 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1965

Shougang Institute of Technology

#59 in Beijing

#827 in China

#3780 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,572
Founded: 1978

Universities near Beijing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
50	Langfang Teachers University	588	Langfang
50	Yanjing Institute of Technology	768	Langfang
50	Hebei Oriental University	960	Langfang
51	North China Institute of Aerospace Engineering	731	Langfang
58	North China Institute of Science and Technology	383	Sanhe
94	Hebei University of Technology	128	Tianjin
100	Tianjin Chengjian University	414	Tianjin
102	Tianjin University of Commerce	377	Tianjin
107	Tianjin University of Technology and Education	372	Tianjin
107	Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts	528	Tianjin