100 Best universities for Anthropology in China

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 2.02M citations received by 156K academic papers made by 457 universities in China was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Anthropology

#2 in Asia

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

2. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Anthropology

#3 in Asia

#125 in the World

Founded: 1963

3. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Anthropology

#6 in Asia

#172 in the World

Founded: 1937

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#10 in Asia

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#16 in Asia

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

6. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Anthropology

#21 in Asia

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

7. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Anthropology

#25 in Asia

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

8. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Anthropology

#26 in Asia

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

9. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Anthropology

#27 in Asia

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

10. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#28 in Asia

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

11. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Anthropology

#32 in Asia

#428 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

12. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Anthropology

#34 in Asia

#448 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

13. Wuhan University

For Anthropology

#35 in Asia

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

14. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#43 in Asia

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

15. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Anthropology

#50 in Asia

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

16. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Anthropology

#52 in Asia

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

17. University of Science and Technology of China

For Anthropology

#57 in Asia

#561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

18. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Anthropology

#59 in Asia

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

19. Shandong University

For Anthropology

#63 in Asia

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

20. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Anthropology

#64 in Asia

#611 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

21. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#65 in Asia

#617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

22. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Anthropology

#67 in Asia

#633 in the World

Founded: 1989

23. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Anthropology

#70 in Asia

#647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

24. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#73 in Asia

#660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

25. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Anthropology

#74 in Asia

#665 in the World

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

26. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Anthropology

#80 in Asia

#691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

27. Xiamen University

For Anthropology

#84 in Asia

#700 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

28. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#91 in Asia

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

29. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Anthropology

#92 in Asia

#736 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

30. University of Macau

For Anthropology

#96 in Asia

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

31. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Anthropology

#102 in Asia

#776 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

32. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Anthropology

#109 in Asia

#786 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

33. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#110 in Asia

#795 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

34. Dalian University of Technology

For Anthropology

#112 in Asia

#809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

35. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#113 in Asia

#810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

36. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Anthropology

#117 in Asia

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

37. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Anthropology

#120 in Asia

#827 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

38. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Anthropology

#121 in Asia

#831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

39. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#125 in Asia

#844 in the World

Founded: 1952

40. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Anthropology

#126 in Asia

#851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

41. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Anthropology

#127 in Asia

#853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

42. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Anthropology

#128 in Asia

#854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

43. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Anthropology

#133 in Asia

#867 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

44. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Anthropology

#140 in Asia

#898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

45. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#148 in Asia

#931 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

46. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Anthropology

#149 in Asia

#932 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

47. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Anthropology

#150 in Asia

#936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

48. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Anthropology

#159 in Asia

#967 in the World

Founded: 1909

49. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Anthropology

#160 in Asia

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

50. Soochow University

For Anthropology

#168 in Asia

#991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

51. South-Central University for Nationalities

For Anthropology

#173 in Asia

#1022 in the World

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

52. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Anthropology

#179 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

53. Central China Normal University

For Anthropology

#182 in Asia

#1048 in the World

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

54. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Anthropology

#188 in Asia

#1061 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

55. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Anthropology

#197 in Asia

#1084 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

56. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#200 in Asia

#1094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

57. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Anthropology

#205 in Asia

#1104 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

58. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Anthropology

#207 in Asia

#1107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1933

59. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#215 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Founded: 1896

60. Capital Normal University

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#217 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 31,559
Founded: 1954

61. University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

For Anthropology

#232 in Asia

#1185 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 2004

62. Minzu University of China

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#233 in Asia

#1189 in the World

Enrollment: 16,456
Founded: 1941

63. Xidian University

For Anthropology

#240 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

64. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#244 in Asia

#1235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

65. Jiangnan University

For Anthropology

#245 in Asia

#1240 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

66. Shaanxi Normal University

For Anthropology

#249 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1944

67. Anhui University

For Anthropology

#254 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

68. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Anthropology

#256 in Asia

#1297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

69. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Anthropology

#258 in Asia

#1303 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

70. Fuzhou University

For Anthropology

#259 in Asia

#1304 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

71. Hefei University of Technology

For Anthropology

#262 in Asia

#1313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

72. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Anthropology

#263 in Asia

#1317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

73. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Anthropology

#265 in Asia

#1322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,366
Founded: 1931

74. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Anthropology

#268 in Asia

#1329 in the World

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

75. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

China | Guangzhou

For Anthropology

#273 in Asia

#1340 in the World

Founded: 1969

76. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Anthropology

#281 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

77. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Anthropology

#282 in Asia

#1369 in the World

Founded: 1902

78. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Anthropology

#283 in Asia

#1371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

79. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Anthropology

#287 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 28,024
Founded: 1946

80. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Anthropology

#300 in Asia

#1427 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

81. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Anthropology

#301 in Asia

#1428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

82. Wuhan University of Technology

For Anthropology

#304 in Asia

#1433 in the World

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

83. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Anthropology

#307 in Asia

#1441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1952

84. Shanghai Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Anthropology

#308 in Asia

#1442 in the World

Founded: 1954

85. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Anthropology

#310 in Asia

#1449 in the World

Founded: 1952

86. Hangzhou Dianzi University

China | Hangzhou

For Anthropology

#312 in Asia

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1956

87. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Anthropology

#315 in Asia

#1459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

88. Shanghai International Studies University

China | Shanghai

For Anthropology

#324 in Asia

#1486 in the World

Enrollment: 9,389
Founded: 1949

89. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Anthropology

#328 in Asia

#1493 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

90. Harbin Engineering University

For Anthropology

#329 in Asia

#1494 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

91. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Anthropology

#330 in Asia

#1495 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

92. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Anthropology

#334 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

93. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Anthropology

#337 in Asia

#1521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

94. Zhejiang Normal University

For Anthropology

#338 in Asia

#1525 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

95. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Anthropology

#339 in Asia

#1526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

96. Fujian Normal University

For Anthropology

#341 in Asia

#1529 in the World

Founded: 1953

97. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Anthropology

#343 in Asia

#1532 in the World

Founded: 1938

98. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#345 in Asia

#1539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

99. University of International Business and Economics

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#347 in Asia

#1545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1951

100. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Anthropology

#348 in Asia

#1548 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

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

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