100 Best universities for Archaeology in China

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 16.4M citations received by 1.49M academic papers made by 545 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 Archaeology

#1 in Asia

#20 in the World

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

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#2 in Asia

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#3 in Asia

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Archaeology

#5 in Asia

#53 in the World

Founded: 1937

5. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Archaeology

#7 in Asia

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

6. Wuhan University

For Archaeology

#8 in Asia

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

7. China University of Mining and Technology

For Archaeology

#9 in Asia

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

8. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#10 in Asia

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

9. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#11 in Asia

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

10. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#12 in Asia

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

11. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Archaeology

#13 in Asia

#92 in the World

Founded: 1963

12. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#15 in Asia

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

13. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#18 in Asia

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

14. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#20 in Asia

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

15. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Archaeology

#21 in Asia

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

16. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Archaeology

#22 in Asia

#151 in the World

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

17. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Archaeology

#23 in Asia

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

18. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#24 in Asia

#165 in the World

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

19. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Archaeology

#25 in Asia

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

20. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Archaeology

#26 in Asia

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

21. Dalian University of Technology

For Archaeology

#27 in Asia

#189 in the World

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

22. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Archaeology

#28 in Asia

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

23. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Archaeology

#30 in Asia

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

24. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#31 in Asia

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

25. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#32 in Asia

#213 in the World

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

26. University of Science and Technology of China

For Archaeology

#33 in Asia

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

27. Wuhan University of Technology

For Archaeology

#35 in Asia

#242 in the World

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

28. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#36 in Asia

#244 in the World

Founded: 1896

29. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#38 in Asia

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

30. Xiamen University

For Archaeology

#40 in Asia

#251 in the World

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

31. Shandong University

For Archaeology

#41 in Asia

#253 in the World

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

32. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Archaeology

#43 in Asia

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

33. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Archaeology

#45 in Asia

#269 in the World

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

34. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Archaeology

#46 in Asia

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

35. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#48 in Asia

#290 in the World

Founded: 1952

36. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#49 in Asia

#292 in the World

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

37. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Archaeology

#52 in Asia

#307 in the World

Founded: 1909

38. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#53 in Asia

#311 in the World

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

39. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#54 in Asia

#316 in the World

Founded: 1915

40. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Archaeology

#56 in Asia

#321 in the World

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

41. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Archaeology

#57 in Asia

#326 in the World

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

42. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Archaeology

#58 in Asia

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

43. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Archaeology

#62 in Asia

#358 in the World

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

44. Chang'an University

For Archaeology

#66 in Asia

#378 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2000

45. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#67 in Asia

#386 in the World

Founded: 1958

46. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Archaeology

#70 in Asia

#393 in the World

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

47. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#71 in Asia

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

48. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Archaeology

#73 in Asia

#404 in the World

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

49. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#74 in Asia

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

50. China University of Geosciences Beijing

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#78 in Asia

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

51. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Archaeology

#80 in Asia

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1924

52. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#81 in Asia

#447 in the World

Founded: 1952

53. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#89 in Asia

#468 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

54. Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#90 in Asia

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1958

55. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#91 in Asia

#474 in the World

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

56. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Archaeology

#94 in Asia

#488 in the World

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

57. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Archaeology

#95 in Asia

#490 in the World

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

58. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Archaeology

#96 in Asia

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

59. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#97 in Asia

#496 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

60. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#98 in Asia

#503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1960

61. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Archaeology

#99 in Asia

#514 in the World

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

62. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Archaeology

#100 in Asia

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

63. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Archaeology

#103 in Asia

#527 in the World

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

64. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#104 in Asia

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

65. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Archaeology

#105 in Asia

#536 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

66. Harbin Engineering University

For Archaeology

#107 in Asia

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

67. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Archaeology

#108 in Asia

#543 in the World

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

68. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#110 in Asia

#554 in the World

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

69. Soochow University

For Archaeology

#112 in Asia

#573 in the World

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

70. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#113 in Asia

#574 in the World

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

71. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Archaeology

#115 in Asia

#576 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

72. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Archaeology

#119 in Asia

#588 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

73. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#122 in Asia

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

74. Fuzhou University

For Archaeology

#124 in Asia

#621 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

75. Taiyuan University of Technology

China | Taiyuan

For Archaeology

#126 in Asia

#628 in the World

Founded: 1902

76. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Archaeology

#128 in Asia

#635 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

77. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#129 in Asia

#640 in the World

Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

78. Hefei University of Technology

For Archaeology

#130 in Asia

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

79. Shaanxi Normal University

For Archaeology

#133 in Asia

#657 in the World

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

80. Northwest University, China

For Archaeology

#136 in Asia

#663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1912

81. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Archaeology

#143 in Asia

#694 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

82. University of Macau

For Archaeology

#144 in Asia

#697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

83. Nanjing Tech University

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#146 in Asia

#700 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

84. Xidian University

For Archaeology

#147 in Asia

#703 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

85. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#149 in Asia

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1951

86. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Archaeology

#151 in Asia

#711 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

87. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Archaeology

#152 in Asia

#714 in the World

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

88. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Archaeology

#153 in Asia

#716 in the World

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

89. Fujian Normal University

For Archaeology

#156 in Asia

#719 in the World

Founded: 1953

90. Xi'an University of Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#157 in Asia

#720 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1978

91. Central China Normal University

For Archaeology

#160 in Asia

#724 in the World

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

92. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Archaeology

#161 in Asia

#727 in the World

Founded: 1928

93. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#162 in Asia

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,419
Founded: 1917

94. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Archaeology

#163 in Asia

#741 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

95. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Archaeology

#164 in Asia

#752 in the World

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

96. Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology

For Archaeology

#165 in Asia

#754 in the World

Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1956

97. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Archaeology

#170 in Asia

#778 in the World

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

98. Northeast Forestry University

For Archaeology

#171 in Asia

#781 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1952

99. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Archaeology

#172 in Asia

#782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1902

100. Changsha University of Science and Technology

China | Changsha

For Archaeology

#177 in Asia

#798 in the World

Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 2002

The best cities to study Archaeology in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hong Kong, Beijing, Hangzhou, and Wuhan.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in China

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Early Childhood Education35

Education Majors523

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Gender Studies149

Human Rights Law42

Intellectual Property and Patent Law190

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Journalism and Digital Media140

Law Enforcement85

Library and Information science346

Media Studies62

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Negotiation and Conflict Resolution92

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Urban and Regional planning239