100 Best universities for Anthropology in China

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 2.32M citations received by 163K academic papers made by 463 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

#88 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

#120 in the World

Founded: 1963

3. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Anthropology

#6 in Asia

#166 in the World

Founded: 1937

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#10 in Asia

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#16 in Asia

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

6. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Anthropology

#21 in Asia

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

7. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Anthropology

#24 in Asia

#365 in the World

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

8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Anthropology

#25 in Asia

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

9. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Anthropology

#26 in Asia

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

10. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#29 in Asia

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

11. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Anthropology

#30 in Asia

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

12. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Anthropology

#33 in Asia

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

13. Wuhan University

For Anthropology

#35 in Asia

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

14. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#43 in Asia

#483 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

15. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Anthropology

#46 in Asia

#509 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

16. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Anthropology

#51 in Asia

#529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

17. University of Science and Technology of China

For Anthropology

#57 in Asia

#548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

18. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Anthropology

#58 in Asia

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

19. Shandong University

For Anthropology

#62 in Asia

#584 in the World

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

20. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Anthropology

#63 in Asia

#596 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

21. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#66 in Asia

#614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

22. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Anthropology

#67 in Asia

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

23. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#70 in Asia

#640 in the World

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

24. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Anthropology

#71 in Asia

#644 in the World

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

25. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Anthropology

#72 in Asia

#650 in the World

Founded: 1989

26. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Anthropology

#81 in Asia

#679 in the World

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

27. Xiamen University

For Anthropology

#82 in Asia

#682 in the World

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

28. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#85 in Asia

#701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

29. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Anthropology

#88 in Asia

#705 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

30. University of Macau

For Anthropology

#93 in Asia

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

31. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Anthropology

#102 in Asia

#764 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

32. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Anthropology

#105 in Asia

#770 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

33. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#107 in Asia

#775 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

34. Dalian University of Technology

For Anthropology

#112 in Asia

#793 in the World

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

35. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#118 in Asia

#807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

36. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Anthropology

#119 in Asia

#810 in the World

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

37. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Anthropology

#120 in Asia

#811 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

38. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Anthropology

#121 in Asia

#814 in the World

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

39. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#123 in Asia

#821 in the World

Founded: 1952

40. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Anthropology

#124 in Asia

#823 in the World

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

41. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Anthropology

#126 in Asia

#837 in the World

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

42. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Anthropology

#128 in Asia

#843 in the World

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

43. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Anthropology

#130 in Asia

#853 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

44. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Anthropology

#138 in Asia

#880 in the World

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

45. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#144 in Asia

#905 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

46. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Anthropology

#147 in Asia

#915 in the World

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

47. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Anthropology

#148 in Asia

#916 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

48. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Anthropology

#150 in Asia

#923 in the World

Founded: 1909

49. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Anthropology

#157 in Asia

#947 in the World

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

50. Soochow University

For Anthropology

#160 in Asia

#963 in the World

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

51. Central China Normal University

For Anthropology

#171 in Asia

#1007 in the World

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

52. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Anthropology

#176 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

53. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Anthropology

#181 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

54. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#182 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

55. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Anthropology

#183 in Asia

#1045 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

56. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Anthropology

#184 in Asia

#1047 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

57. South-Central University for Nationalities

For Anthropology

#191 in Asia

#1059 in the World

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

58. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Anthropology

#199 in Asia

#1078 in the World

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

59. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#217 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Founded: 1896

60. Capital Normal University

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#220 in Asia

#1144 in the World

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

61. University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

For Anthropology

#224 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 2004

62. Minzu University of China

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#227 in Asia

#1168 in the World

Enrollment: 16,456
Founded: 1941

63. Jiangnan University

For Anthropology

#231 in Asia

#1182 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

64. Xidian University

For Anthropology

#232 in Asia

#1183 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

65. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#239 in Asia

#1206 in the World

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

66. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Anthropology

#242 in Asia

#1218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

67. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Anthropology

#245 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

68. Shaanxi Normal University

For Anthropology

#251 in Asia

#1251 in the World

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

69. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Anthropology

#252 in Asia

#1252 in the World

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

70. Anhui University

For Anthropology

#255 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

71. Hefei University of Technology

For Anthropology

#260 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

72. Fuzhou University

For Anthropology

#261 in Asia

#1287 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

73. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Anthropology

#264 in Asia

#1307 in the World

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

74. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Anthropology

#265 in Asia

#1308 in the World

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

75. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

China | Guangzhou

For Anthropology

#267 in Asia

#1312 in the World

Founded: 1969

76. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Anthropology

#269 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

77. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Anthropology

#276 in Asia

#1332 in the World

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

78. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Anthropology

#278 in Asia

#1337 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

79. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Anthropology

#279 in Asia

#1339 in the World

Founded: 1902

80. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Anthropology

#288 in Asia

#1366 in the World

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

81. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Anthropology

#291 in Asia

#1377 in the World

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

82. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Anthropology

#297 in Asia

#1400 in the World

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

83. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Anthropology

#302 in Asia

#1408 in the World

Founded: 1952

84. Wuhan University of Technology

For Anthropology

#304 in Asia

#1414 in the World

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

85. Shanghai Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Anthropology

#305 in Asia

#1415 in the World

Founded: 1954

86. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Anthropology

#306 in Asia

#1416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1953

87. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Anthropology

#313 in Asia

#1439 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

88. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Anthropology

#316 in Asia

#1446 in the World

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

89. Hangzhou Dianzi University

China | Hangzhou

For Anthropology

#318 in Asia

#1448 in the World

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

90. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Anthropology

#320 in Asia

#1456 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

91. Shanghai International Studies University

China | Shanghai

For Anthropology

#321 in Asia

#1460 in the World

Enrollment: 9,389
Founded: 1949

92. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Anthropology

#322 in Asia

#1461 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

93. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Anthropology

#323 in Asia

#1462 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

94. Harbin Engineering University

For Anthropology

#327 in Asia

#1470 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

95. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Anthropology

#328 in Asia

#1473 in the World

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

96. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Anthropology

#330 in Asia

#1477 in the World

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

97. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Anthropology

#333 in Asia

#1482 in the World

Founded: 1938

98. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

For Anthropology

#340 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 2006

99. Fujian Normal University

For Anthropology

#346 in Asia

#1508 in the World

Founded: 1953

100. Zhejiang Normal University

For Anthropology

#347 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

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

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