List of 35 best universities in Shanghai

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Top 35 universities in Shanghai ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 14.2M citations received by 920K academic publications made by 35 universities from Shanghai, the popularity of 223 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

#5 in China

#10 in Asia

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

2. Fudan University

#7 in China

#16 in Asia

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

3. Tongji University

#18 in China

#36 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

4. East China Normal University

#33 in China

#65 in Asia

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

5. Shanghai University

#43 in China

#92 in Asia

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

6. East China University of Science and Technology

#49 in China

#111 in Asia

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

7. Donghua University

#64 in China

#140 in Asia

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

8. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

#104 in China

#274 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

9. Shanghai Normal University

#118 in China

#296 in Asia

Founded: 1954

10. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

#146 in China

#381 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,419
Founded: 1917

11. Shanghai University of Engineering Science

#171 in China

#447 in Asia

Founded: 1978

12. Shanghai Ocean University

#173 in China

#457 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,800
Founded: 1912

13. Shanghai Maritime University

#184 in China

#475 in Asia

Founded: 1909

14. Shanghai International Studies University

#241 in China

#639 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,389
Founded: 1949

15. Shanghai University of Sport

#253 in China

#670 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1952

16. Shanghai University of Electric Power

#256 in China

#678 in Asia

Founded: 1951

17. Shanghai Tech University

#269 in China

#722 in Asia

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

18. Shanghai Institute of Technology

#271 in China

#734 in Asia

Founded: 2000

19. China Europe International Business School

#281 in China

#773 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1994

20. East China University of Political Science and Law

#305 in China

#879 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1952

21. Shanghai Second Polytechnic University

#439 in China

#1425 in Asia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1960

22. Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance

#469 in China

#1584 in Asia

Founded: 1928

23. Shanghai Theatre Academy

#470 in China

#1587 in Asia

Founded: 1945

24. Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

#489 in China

#1700 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

25. Shanghai Business School

#496 in China

#1724 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2004

26. Shanghai Conservatory of Music

#498 in China

#1762 in Asia

Founded: 1927

27. Shanghai University of Political Science and Law

#532 in China

#2014 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1984

28. Shanghai Finance University

#558 in China

#2473 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

29. Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

#583 in China

#2944 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1956

30. Shanghai Dianji University

#595 in China

#2991 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,900
Founded: 1953

31. Shanghai Institute of Visual Art

#661 in China

#3224 in Asia

Founded: 2005

32. Shanghai Jianqiao University

#690 in China

#3307 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,808
Founded: 2000

33. Sanda University

#779 in China

#3536 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1992

34. Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences

#780 in China

#3538 in Asia

35. Shanghai Xingwei College

#938 in China

#4449 in Asia

Founded: 2011

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
61	Duke Kunshan University	696	Kunshan
70	Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University	321	Suzhou
81	Soochow University	40	Suzhou
82	Changshu Institute of Technology	445	Suzhou
83	Jiaxing University	551	Jiaxing
87	Suzhou University of Science and Technology	218	Suzhou
104	Nantong University	142	Nantong
106	NanTong Institute of Technology	959	Nantong
118	Jiangnan University	78	Wuxi
121	Taihu University of Wuxi	888	Wuxi

Universities near Shanghai