Guangzhou's best Anthropology universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Guangzhou ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 97.9K citations received by 7.87K 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

#8 in China

#26 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

#55 in China

#197 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

4. South China Normal University

For Anthropology

#58 in China

#207 in Asia

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

5. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Anthropology

#75 in China

#273 in Asia

Founded: 1969

6. Southern Medical University

For Anthropology

#81 in China

#301 in Asia

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

7. South China Agricultural University

For Anthropology

#89 in China

#328 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

8. Guangzhou University

For Anthropology

#91 in China

#330 in Asia

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

9. Guangdong University of Technology

For Anthropology

#106 in China

#374 in Asia

Founded: 1956

10. Guangzhou Medical University

For Anthropology

#166 in China

#648 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

11. Guangdong University of Finance and Economics

For Anthropology

#211 in China

#858 in Asia

Founded: 1983

12. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

For Anthropology

#306 in China

#1238 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

13. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

For Anthropology

#384 in China

#1500 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1927

14. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

For Anthropology

#396 in China

#1540 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

15. Guangdong University of Education

For Anthropology

#441 in China

#1644 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1955

Universities for Anthropology near Guangzhou

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
95	Shenzhen University	57	Shenzhen
109	Lingnan University	147	Hong Kong
112	University of Macau	30	Macau
113	Macau University of Science and Technology	110	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	22	Hong Kong
132	Hong Kong Polytechnic University	3	Hong Kong