List of 37 best universities in Wuhan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Top 37 universities in Wuhan ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 12.2M citations received by 692K academic publications made by 37 universities from Wuhan, the popularity of 64 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Wuhan University

#8 in China

#18 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

2. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#10 in China

#21 in Asia

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

3. Wuhan University of Technology

#46 in China

#104 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

4. Central China Normal University

#50 in China

#110 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1903

5. Huazhong Agricultural University

#67 in China

#148 in Asia

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

6. Hubei University

#113 in China

#293 in Asia

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1931

7. Wuhan University of Science and Technology

#138 in China

#354 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1907

8. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

#174 in China

#460 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1948

9. Hubei University of Technology

#189 in China

#492 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1952

10. South-Central University for Nationalities

#216 in China

#566 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1951

11. Jianghan University

#263 in China

#715 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1980

12. Wuhan Institute of Technology

#309 in China

#878 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,789
Founded: 1972

13. Wuhan Polytechnic University

#334 in China

#978 in Asia

Founded: 1951

14. Hubei University of Chinese Medicine

#371 in China

#1122 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1958

15. Wuhan Sports University

#392 in China

#1205 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1953

16. Hubei Institute of Fine Arts

#503 in China

#1799 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1920

17. Hankou University

#533 in China

#2048 in Asia

Founded: 2000

18. Wuhan Conservatory of Music

#540 in China

#2100 in Asia

Founded: 1965

19. China University of Geosciences Wuhan

#569 in China

#2843 in Asia

Enrollment: 26,103
Founded: 1952

20. Wuhan Textile University

#622 in China

#3136 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1958

21. Hubei University of Economics

#626 in China

#3151 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 2002

22. Hubei University of Education

#632 in China

#3162 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1931

23. Wuchang University of Technology

#723 in China

#3388 in Asia

Founded: 1997

24. Wuhan University of Engineering Science

#734 in China

#3418 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2004

25. Wuchang Shouyi University

#743 in China

#3446 in Asia

26. Wuchang Institute of Technology

#783 in China

#3561 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2002

27. Wuhan Donghu University

#790 in China

#3601 in Asia

Founded: 2000

28. Wuhan College of Media and Communications

#802 in China

#3640 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000

29. Wuhan Technology and Business University

#803 in China

#3641 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2002

30. Wuhan Business University

#817 in China

#3692 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1985

31. Wuhan Institute of Bioengineering

#831 in China

#3733 in Asia

Founded: 1993

32. Wenhua University

#851 in China

#3817 in Asia

Founded: 2003

33. Wuhan Qingchuan University

#857 in China

#3847 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000

34. Wuhan Institute of Design and Sciences

#863 in China

#3883 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,900

35. Hubei Business College

#920 in China

#4199 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000

36. Wuhan Huaxia University of Technology

#921 in China

#4216 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000

37. Wuhan College

#952 in China

#4737 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,000

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
52	Hubei Engineering University	691	Xiaogan
58	Huanggang Normal University	478	Huanggang
83	Hubei Polytechnic University	704	Huangshi
84	Hubei University of Science and Technology	750	Xianning
85	Hubei Normal University	581	Huangshi
172	Xinyang University	891	Xinyang
173	Xinyang Normal University	319	Xinyang
175	Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University	551	Xinyang
176	Hunan Institute of Science and Technology	358	Yueyang
192	Jiujiang University	474	Jiujiang

Universities near Wuhan