Top 300 universities in China: Rankings & Acceptance rate

Rank 🏆	University name	Acceptance rate Acc. rate	City & State
1	Tsinghua University		Beijing
2	Peking University		Beijing
3	The University of Hong Kong		Hong Kong
4	Zhejiang University		Hangzhou
5	Shanghai Jiao Tong University		Shanghai
6	The Chinese University of Hong Kong		Hong Kong
7	Fudan University		Shanghai
8	Nanjing University		Nanjing
9	University of Science and Technology of China		Hefei
10	Wuhan University		Wuhan
11	Shandong University		Jinan
12	The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology		Hong Kong
13	Huazhong University of Science and Technology		Wuhan
14	Harbin Institute of Technology	45%	Harbin
15	City University of Hong Kong	35%	Hong Kong
16	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University		Hong Kong
17	Xi'an Jiaotong University		Xi'an
18	Beihang University		Beijing
19	Sun Yat - Sen University		Guangzhou
20	Southeast University		Nanjing
21	Dalian University of Technology		Dalian
22	Tongji University		Shanghai
23	Xiamen University		Xiamen
24	Jilin University		Changchun
25	Beijing Normal University		Beijing
26	China Agricultural University		Beijing
27	Tianjin University		Tianjin
28	South China University of Technology		Guangzhou
29	Beijing Institute of Technology		Beijing
30	Nankai University		Tianjin
31	Sichuan University		Chengdu
32	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	5%	Chengdu
33	Renmin University of China		Beijing
34	Lanzhou University		Lanzhou
35	Northwestern Polytechnical University	75%	Xi'an
36	Chongqing University		Chongqing
37	East China Normal University		Shanghai
38	Shanghai University		Shanghai
39	Beijing Jiaotong University		Beijing
40	Xidian University		Xi'an
41	Central South University	75%	Changsha
42	Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications		Beijing
43	Northeastern University, China		Shenyang
44	Hong Kong Baptist University		Hong Kong
45	Nanjing Agricultural University		Nanjing
46	Soochow University		Suzhou
47	University of Science and Technology Beijing		Beijing
48	Northeast Normal University		Changchun
49	Beijing University of Technology		Beijing
50	Central China Normal University	25%	Wuhan
51	Southwest University		Chongqing
52	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	25%	Baixia
53	Zhengzhou University	45%	Zhengzhou
54	Wuhan University of Technology		Wuhan
55	East China University of Science and Technology	5%	Shanghai
56	Northwest A&F University	95%	Yangling
57	Huazhong Agricultural University		Wuhan
58	Ocean University of China		Qingdao
59	Beijing University of Chemical Technology		Beijing
60	South China Normal University	75%	Guangzhou
61	Jiangnan University		Wuxi
62	Jiangsu University		Zhenjiang
63	Hohai University		Nanjing
64	Beijing Forestry University		Beijing
65	Nanjing University of Science and Technology		Nanjing
66	Donghua University		Shanghai
67	Harbin Engineering University		Harbin
68	National University of Defense Technology		Changsha
69	China University of Geosciences Wuhan		Wuhan
70	South China Agricultural University		Guangzhou
71	Shenzhen University		Shenzhen
72	Southwest Jiaotong University		Chengdu
73	Shaanxi Normal University		Xi'an
74	Jinan University		Guangzhou
75	Zhejiang University of Technology		Hangzhou
76	Nanjing Normal University		Nanjing
77	Nanchang University		Nanchang
78	Hunan University		Changsha
79	Fuzhou University		Fuzhou
80	Hefei University of Technology		Hefei
81	Yangzhou University		Yangzhou
82	Shanxi University		Taiyuan
83	Northwest University, China		Xi'an
84	North China Electric Power University		Beijing
85	Communication University of China		Beijing
86	Shandong Agricultural University		Tai'an
87	Hangzhou Dianzi University		Hangzhou
88	Jimei University		Xiamen
89	Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications		Nanjing
90	Central University of Finance and Economics		Beijing
91	Chang'an University		Xi'an
92	Guangdong University of Foreign Studies		Guangzhou
93	Yunnan University		Kunming
94	China University of Geosciences Beijing		Beijing
95	University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences		Beijing
96	China University of Mining and Technology		Xuzhou
97	Yanshan University		Qinhuangdao
98	China University of Petroleum - Qingdao		Qingdao
99	Ningbo University		Ningbo
100	Henan University		Kaifeng
101	Guangxi University		Nanning
102	China Central Academy of Fine Arts		Beijing
103	Huaqiao University		Quanzhou
104	Guizhou University		Guiyang
105	Anhui University		Hefei
106	University of Jinan		Jinan
107	Guangdong University of Technology		Guangzhou
108	Xi'an University of Technology		Xi'an
109	Hunan Normal University		Changsha
110	Qingdao University		Qingdao
111	Capital Normal University		Beijing
112	China University of Petroleum - Beijing		Beijing
113	University of Shanghai for Science and Technology		Shanghai
114	Shandong Normal University		Jinan
115	Taiyuan University of Technology		Taiyuan
116	University of International Business and Economics		Beijing
117	Fujian Normal University		Fuzhou
118	Shanghai University of Finance and Economics		Shanghai
119	Qingdao University of Science and Technology		Qingdao
120	Xinjiang University		Urumqi
121	Capital University of Economics and Business		Beijing
122	Guangzhou University		Guangzhou
123	China University of Political Science and Law		Beijing
124	Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology	85%	Nanjing
125	Nanjing Medical University		Nanjing
126	Hubei University		Wuhan
127	Southwestern University of Finance and Economics		Chengdu
128	Hebei Normal University		Shijiazhuang
129	Dalian Maritime University		Dalian
130	Shanghai Normal University		Shanghai
131	Jiangxi Normal University		Nanchang
132	Anhui University of Technology	35%	Ma'anshan
133	Zhejiang Sci-Tech University		Hangzhou
134	Henan University of Science and Technology		Luoyang
135	Liaocheng University		Liaocheng
136	Northeast Forestry University		Harbin
137	Anhui University of Science and Technology		Huainan
138	Hebei University of Technology		Tianjin
139	Northwest Normal University		Lanzhou
140	Lingnan University		Hong Kong
141	Henan Polytechnic University		Jiaozuo
142	Sichuan Agricultural University		Ya'an
143	Yangtze University		Jingzhou
144	Nanjing Tech University		Nanjing
145	Nantong University		Nantong
146	Liaoning University		Shenyang
147	XiangTan University		Xiangtan
148	Beijing Language and Culture University	85%	Beijing
149	Anhui Agricultural University		Hefei
150	Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications		Chongqing
151	Guangxi University for Nationalities		Nanning
152	Shantou University		Shantou
153	Inner Mongolia University		Hohhot
154	Chongqing Normal University		Chongqing
155	Shaanxi University of Science and Technology		Xianyang
156	Anhui Normal University		Wuhu
157	Beijing Foreign Studies University		Beijing
158	Beijing University of Chinese Medicine		Beijing
159	Shanghai International Studies University		Shanghai
160	Hebei University		Baoding
161	Changchun University of Science and Technology		Changchun
162	Jinggangshan University		Ji'an
163	Wenzhou University		Wenzhou
164	Beijing Sport University		Beijing
165	Central Conservatory of Music		Beijing
166	China Academy of Art		Hangzhou
167	Tianjin University of Science and Technology		Tianjin
168	Heilongjiang University		Harbin
169	Southwest University of Political Science and Law		Chongqing
170	Beijing Film Academy		Beijing
171	Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts		Xi'an
172	Shandong University of Technology		Zibo
173	Shanghai Maritime University		Shanghai
174	Beijing Union University		Beijing
175	Zhengzhou University of Light Industry		Zhengzhou
176	Nanjing Forestry University		Nanjing
177	Shandong University of Science and Technology		Tai'an
178	Shanghai Ocean University		Shanghai
179	Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication		Beijing
180	The Education University of Hong Kong		Hong Kong
181	North University of China		Taiyuan
182	Tianjin Polytechnic University		Tianjin
183	Northeast Agricultural University		Harbin
184	South University of Science and Technology of China		Shenzhen
185	Qufu Normal University		Qufu
186	Hebei University of Science and Technology		Shijiazhuang
187	Guangxi Normal University		Guilin
188	China Medical University		Shenyang
189	Nanjing Institute of Technology		Nanjing
190	Shenyang University of Technology	55%	Shenyang
191	Wuhan University of Science and Technology		Wuhan
192	China Pharmaceutical University		Nanjing
193	China Jiliang University	65%	Hangzhou
194	Beijing Technology and Business University		Beijing
195	Inner Mongolia Agricultural University		Hohhot
196	Chongqing Technology and Business University		Chongqing
197	Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University		Suzhou
198	Yanbian University	75%	Yanji
199	China Three Gorges University		Yichang
200	University of Macau		Macau
201	North China University of Technology		Beijing
202	Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology	95%	Xi'an
203	Lanzhou University of Technology		Lanzhou
204	Southwest University of Science and Technology		Mianyang
205	East China University of Political Science and Law		Shanghai
206	Zhejiang Gongshang University		Hangzhou
207	Hangzhou Normal University		Hangzhou
208	Dalian University of Foreign Languages		Dalian
209	Sichuan International Studies University		Chongqing
210	Capital Medical University		Beijing
211	China Youth University for Political Sciences		Beijing
212	Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts		Guangzhou
213	The Open University of Hong Kong		Hong Kong
214	Agricultural University of Hebei		Baoding
215	Chengdu University of Information Technology		Chengdu
216	Gansu Agricultural University		Lanzhou
217	Chengdu University of Technology		Chengdu
218	Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture		Beijing
219	Zhejiang Forestry University		Lin'an
220	Chongqing University of Technology		Chongqing
221	Kunming University of Science and Technology		Kunming
222	Zhejiang Normal University		Jinhua
223	China Europe International Business School	25%	Shanghai
224	Hainan University		Haikou
225	Henan University of Technology		Zhengzhou
226	Liaoning Normal University		Dalian
227	Southern Medical University	5%	Guangzhou
228	Yantai University		Yantai
229	Civil Aviation University of China		Tianjin
230	Guilin University of Electronic Technology		Guilin
231	Shanghai Tech University		Shanghai
232	Inner Mongolia University of Technology		Hohhot
233	Southwest Petroleum University		Nanchong
234	Tianjin University of Technology		Tianjin
235	Harbin University of Science and Technology		Harbin
236	Dongbei University of Finance and Economics		Dalian
237	Ningxia University		Yinchuan
238	Shihezi University		Shihezi
239	North China Institute of Science and Technology		Sanhe
240	Guizhou Normal University		Guiyang
241	Sichuan Normal University		Chengdu
242	Wuhan Textile University		Wuhan
243	Guilin University of Technology		Guilin
244	South-Central University for Nationalities		Wuhan
245	Lanzhou Jiaotong University		Lanzhou
246	Xiamen University of Technology		Xiamen
247	Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology		Beijing
248	Hainan Normal University		Haikou
249	Xi'an Polytechnic University		Xi'an
250	Macau University of Science and Technology	55%	Macau
251	Minzu University of China		Beijing
252	Zhejiang University of Science and Technology		Hangzhou
253	Chongqing Medical University		Chongqing
254	Taiyuan University of Science and Technology		Taiyuan
255	Changchun University of Technology		Changchun
256	Changzhou University	65%	Changzhou
257	Jiangxi Agricultural University		Nanchang
258	Zhongnan University of Economics and Law	45%	Wuhan
259	Shandong University of Finance and Economics		Jinan
260	Inner Mongolia Normal University		Hohhot
261	Beijing International Studies University		Beijing
262	Tianjin Normal University		Tianjin
263	Beijing Information Science and Technology University		Beijing
264	Jiangsu University of Science and Technology		Zhenjiang
265	Suzhou University of Science and Technology		Suzhou
266	Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine		Zhengzhou
267	Guizhou Education University		Guiyang
268	Changsha University of Science and Technology		Changsha
269	Anhui University of Finance and Economics		Bengbu
270	Hubei University of Technology		Wuhan
271	Anyang Institute of Technology		Anyang
272	Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics		Nanchang
273	Qiannan Normal College for Nationalities		Duyun
274	Sichuan Fine Arts Institute		Chongqing
275	Hebei University of Engineering		Handan
276	Yunnan Agricultural University		Kunming
277	Shanghai University of Engineering Science		Shanghai
278	Yunnan Normal University		Kunming
279	Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University		Fuzhou
280	Hunan Agricultural University		Changsha
281	Anhui Medical University		Hefei
282	Wuhan Polytechnic University		Wuhan
283	Jiangsu Normal University		Xuzhou
284	Peking Union Medical College		Beijing
285	Harbin Medical University		Harbin
286	Nanjing Audit University		Nanjing
287	The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China		Ningbo
288	Shandong Jianzhu University		Jinan
289	Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics		Hangzhou
290	North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power		Zhengzhou
291	Jilin Agricultural University		Changchun
292	Shanghai University of Sport		Shanghai
293	Jianghan University		Wuhan
294	Shenyang Jianzhu University		Shenyang
295	Guizhou Medical University		Guiyang
296	Chengdu University		Chengdu
297	Chongqing Jiaotong University		Chongqing
298	Shanxi Agricultural University		Taigu
299	Jiaying University		Meizhou
300	University of South China		Hengyang

The best cities to study in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Beijing, Hong Kong, Hangzhou, and Shanghai.

Average cost of living for students in China is $391 + $42-302 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).