List of 37 best universities in Wuhan

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 13.8M citations received by 726K academic publications made by 37 universities from Wuhan, the popularity of 73 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Wuhan University

#9 in China

#24 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

2. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#11 in China

#27 in Asia

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

3. Wuhan University of Technology

#55 in China

#170 in Asia

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

4. Central China Normal University

#60 in China

#182 in Asia

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

5. Huazhong Agricultural University

#65 in China

#196 in Asia

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

6. Hubei University

#140 in China

#500 in Asia

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1931

7. Wuhan University of Science and Technology

#142 in China

#512 in Asia

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

8. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

#146 in China

#528 in Asia

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

9. Hubei University of Technology

#196 in China

#739 in Asia

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

10. South-Central University for Nationalities

#201 in China

#760 in Asia

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

11. Jianghan University

#283 in China

#1112 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1980

12. Wuhan Institute of Technology

#320 in China

#1300 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,789
Founded: 1972

13. Wuhan Sports University

#370 in China

#1507 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1953

14. Wuhan Polytechnic University

#378 in China

#1568 in Asia

Founded: 1951

15. Hubei University of Chinese Medicine

#458 in China

#2013 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1958

16. Hubei Institute of Fine Arts

#466 in China

#2057 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1920

17. Wuhan Conservatory of Music

#532 in China

#2518 in Asia

Founded: 1965

18. Hankou University

#552 in China

#2728 in Asia

Founded: 2000

19. China University of Geosciences Wuhan

#560 in China

#2860 in Asia

Enrollment: 26,103
Founded: 1952

20. Hubei University of Economics

#608 in China

#3344 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 2002

21. Wuhan Textile University

#619 in China

#3416 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1958

22. Hubei University of Education

#627 in China

#3450 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1931

23. Wuhan Technology and Business University

#715 in China

#3929 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2002

24. Wuhan College of Media and Communications

#727 in China

#3982 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000

25. Wuchang Shouyi University

#741 in China

#4068 in Asia

26. Wuchang University of Technology

#742 in China

#4069 in Asia

Founded: 1997

27. Wuhan University of Engineering Science

#753 in China

#4113 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2004

28. Wuhan Donghu University

#764 in China

#4167 in Asia

Founded: 2000

29. Wuhan Business University

#770 in China

#4219 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1985

30. Wenhua University

#800 in China

#4382 in Asia

Founded: 2003

31. Wuchang Institute of Technology

#823 in China

#4493 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2002

32. Wuhan Institute of Bioengineering

#851 in China

#4595 in Asia

Founded: 1993

33. Wuhan College

#856 in China

#4605 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,000

34. Wuhan Institute of Design and Sciences

#866 in China

#4672 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,900

35. Wuhan Qingchuan University

#920 in China

#5058 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000

36. Wuhan Huaxia University of Technology

#936 in China

#5250 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000

37. Hubei Business College

#952 in China

#5480 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
52	Hubei Engineering University	807	Xiaogan
58	Huanggang Normal University	543	Huanggang
83	Hubei Polytechnic University	719	Huangshi
84	Hubei University of Science and Technology	818	Xianning
85	Hubei Normal University	585	Huangshi
172	Xinyang University	902	Xinyang
173	Xinyang Normal University	355	Xinyang
175	Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University	506	Xinyang
176	Hunan Institute of Science and Technology	373	Yueyang
192	Jiujiang University	477	Jiujiang

Universities near Wuhan