List of 35 best universities in Shanghai

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EduRank

Top 35 universities in Shanghai ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 19.7M citations received by 1.08M academic publications made by 35 universities from Shanghai, the popularity of 245 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

#5 in China
#9 in Asia
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

2. Fudan University

#7 in China
#13 in Asia
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

3. Tongji University

#18 in China
#34 in Asia
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

4. East China Normal University

#33 in China
#66 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
36,026
Founded
1951

5. Shanghai University

#43 in China
#95 in Asia
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1994

6. East China University of Science and Technology

#52 in China
#121 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1952

7. Donghua University

#66 in China
#148 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1951

10. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

#145 in China
#383 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
20,419
Founded
1917

12. Shanghai Ocean University

#175 in China
#475 in Asia
Enrollment
15,800
Founded
1912

15. Shanghai University of Sport

#246 in China
#676 in Asia
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1952

17. Shanghai Tech University

#277 in China
#775 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
3,221
Founded
2013

19. China Europe International Business School

#282 in China
#792 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1994

24. Shanghai Business School

#481 in China
#1676 in Asia
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2004

28. Shanghai Finance University

#560 in China
#2562 in Asia
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2003

29. Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

#583 in China
#2980 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
93%
Enrollment
8,000
Founded
1956

30. Shanghai Dianji University

#596 in China
#3027 in Asia
Enrollment
12,900
Founded
1953

32. Shanghai Jianqiao University

#712 in China
#3391 in Asia
Enrollment
17,808
Founded
2000

33. Sanda University

#769 in China
#3565 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1992

Universities near Shanghai

Distance, km
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University
Country rank
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City
61 Duke Kunshan University 693
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70 Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University 315
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81 Soochow University 40
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82 Changshu Institute of Technology 449
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83 Jiaxing University 548
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Jiaxing
87 Suzhou University of Science and Technology 210
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104 Nantong University 140
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Nantong
106 NanTong Institute of Technology 959
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Nantong
118 Jiangnan University 79
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Wuxi
121 Taihu University of Wuxi 909
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