49 Best universities for Archaeology in Beijing

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Beijing ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 5.58M citations received by 285K academic papers made by 49 universities in Beijing 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. Tsinghua University

For Archaeology

#2 in China

#2 in Asia

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

2. Peking University

For Archaeology

#3 in China

#3 in Asia

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

3. Beijing Normal University

For Archaeology

#10 in China

#12 in Asia

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

4. Peking Union Medical College

For Archaeology

#17 in China

#22 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

5. China Agricultural University

For Archaeology

#23 in China

#29 in Asia

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

6. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Archaeology

#26 in China

#33 in Asia

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

7. Capital Medical University

For Archaeology

#27 in China

#34 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

8. Beijing Jiaotong University

For Archaeology

#34 in China

#42 in Asia

Founded: 1896

9. Renmin University of China

For Archaeology

#35 in China

#46 in Asia

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

10. Beihang University

For Archaeology

#39 in China

#51 in Asia

Founded: 1952

11. North China Electric Power University

For Archaeology

#46 in China

#65 in Asia

Founded: 1958

12. University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Archaeology

#49 in China

#72 in Asia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

13. China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Archaeology

#50 in China

#76 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

14. Beijing University of Technology

For Archaeology

#54 in China

#84 in Asia

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

15. Beijing Forestry University

For Archaeology

#63 in China

#104 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,347
Founded: 1952

16. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Archaeology

#77 in China

#129 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

17. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

For Archaeology

#91 in China

#156 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

18. Central University of Finance and Economics

For Archaeology

#109 in China

#193 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1949

19. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Archaeology

#116 in China

#209 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

20. University of International Business and Economics

For Archaeology

#120 in China

#218 in Asia

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

21. Capital Normal University

For Archaeology

#131 in China

#255 in Asia

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

22. Minzu University of China

For Archaeology

#168 in China

#356 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,456
Founded: 1941

23. Capital University of Economics and Business

For Archaeology

#169 in China

#360 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1956

24. Beijing Technology and Business University

For Archaeology

#181 in China

#386 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1999

25. Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture

For Archaeology

#185 in China

#400 in Asia

Founded: 1936

26. Beijing Union University

For Archaeology

#223 in China

#526 in Asia

Founded: 1978

27. China University of Political Science and Law

For Archaeology

#239 in China

#569 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,233
Founded: 1952

28. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

For Archaeology

#240 in China

#571 in Asia

Founded: 1956

29. Communication University of China

For Archaeology

#256 in China

#628 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1959

30. North China University of Technology

For Archaeology

#271 in China

#688 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1946

31. Beijing International Studies University

For Archaeology

#297 in China

#786 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1964

32. People's Public Security University of China

For Archaeology

#307 in China

#807 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1948

33. Beijing Foreign Studies University

For Archaeology

#313 in China

#828 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1941

34. Beijing Information Science and Technology University

For Archaeology

#316 in China

#842 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1915

35. Beijing Sport University

For Archaeology

#338 in China

#934 in Asia

Founded: 1953

36. Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology

For Archaeology

#348 in China

#981 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1978

37. Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

For Archaeology

#355 in China

#1003 in Asia

Founded: 1959

38. Beijing Wuzi University

For Archaeology

#361 in China

#1030 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1963

39. Beijing City University

For Archaeology

#376 in China

#1091 in Asia

Founded: 1984

40. University of International Relations

For Archaeology

#405 in China

#1222 in Asia

Founded: 1949

41. Beijing Language and Culture University

For Archaeology

#412 in China

#1255 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

42. China Foreign Affairs University

For Archaeology

#415 in China

#1274 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1955

43. China Women's University

For Archaeology

#476 in China

#1580 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,282
Founded: 1996

44. China University of Labor Relations

For Archaeology

#485 in China

#1649 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,490
Founded: 2003

45. Beijing Electronic Science and Technology Institute

For Archaeology

#502 in China

#1785 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1947

46. China Youth University for Political Sciences

For Archaeology

#506 in China

#1820 in Asia

Founded: 1985

47. Beijing Film Academy

For Archaeology

#535 in China

#2383 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,027
Founded: 1950

48. China Central Academy of Fine Arts

For Archaeology

#539 in China

#2461 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 4,700
Founded: 1950

49. Central Conservatory of Music

For Archaeology

#549 in China

#2557 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1950

Universities for Archaeology near Beijing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
58	North China Institute of Science and Technology	290	Sanhe
94	Hebei University of Technology	151	Tianjin
100	Tianjin Chengjian University	341	Tianjin
102	Tianjin University of Commerce	309	Tianjin
109	Tianjin University of Science and Technology	296	Tianjin
111	Tianjin University	32	Tianjin
111	Nankai University	42	Tianjin
112	Tianjin Polytechnic University	210	Tianjin
112	Tianjin University of Technology	229	Tianjin
112	Tianjin Medical University	270	Tianjin