Guangzhou's best Anthropology universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Guangzhou ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 115K citations received by 8.29K academic papers made by 15 universities in Guangzhou 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. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Anthropology

#7 in China

#24 in Asia

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

2. South China University of Technology

For Anthropology

#37 in China

#120 in Asia

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

3. Jinan University

For Anthropology

#53 in China

#181 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

4. South China Normal University

For Anthropology

#58 in China

#199 in Asia

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

5. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Anthropology

#75 in China

#267 in Asia

Founded: 1969

6. Southern Medical University

For Anthropology

#77 in China

#276 in Asia

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

7. Guangzhou University

For Anthropology

#90 in China

#320 in Asia

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

8. South China Agricultural University

For Anthropology

#92 in China

#322 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

9. Guangdong University of Technology

For Anthropology

#106 in China

#363 in Asia

Founded: 1956

10. Guangzhou Medical University

For Anthropology

#161 in China

#615 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

11. Guangdong University of Finance and Economics

For Anthropology

#220 in China

#877 in Asia

Founded: 1983

12. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

For Anthropology

#292 in China

#1158 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

13. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

For Anthropology

#381 in China

#1493 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1927

14. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

For Anthropology

#389 in China

#1530 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

15. Guangdong University of Education

For Anthropology

#440 in China

#1668 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1955

Universities for Anthropology near Guangzhou

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
95	Shenzhen University	56	Shenzhen
109	Lingnan University	156	Hong Kong
112	University of Macau	30	Macau
113	Macau University of Science and Technology	109	Macau
125	Chinese University of Hong Kong	2	Hong Kong
129	City University of Hong Kong	6	Hong Kong
129	Hong Kong Baptist University	16	Hong Kong
130	University of Hong Kong	1	Hong Kong
131	Open University of Hong Kong	25	Hong Kong
132	Hong Kong Polytechnic University	3	Hong Kong