Best Archaeology universities in Guangzhou [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Guangzhou ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 1.31M citations received by 76.2K academic papers made by 16 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 Archaeology

#13 in China

#15 in Asia

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

2. South China University of Technology

For Archaeology

#37 in China

#48 in Asia

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

3. Jinan University

For Archaeology

#61 in China

#97 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

4. Southern Medical University

For Archaeology

#79 in China

#134 in Asia

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

5. South China Agricultural University

For Archaeology

#81 in China

#138 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

6. Guangzhou University

For Archaeology

#98 in China

#170 in Asia

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

7. South China Normal University

For Archaeology

#107 in China

#189 in Asia

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

8. Guangdong University of Technology

For Archaeology

#108 in China

#192 in Asia

Founded: 1956

9. Guangzhou Medical University

For Archaeology

#123 in China

#226 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

10. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Archaeology

#153 in China

#310 in Asia

Founded: 1969

11. Guangdong University of Finance and Economics

For Archaeology

#237 in China

#564 in Asia

Founded: 1983

12. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

For Archaeology

#359 in China

#1021 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1927

13. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

For Archaeology

#388 in China

#1172 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

14. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

For Archaeology

#455 in China

#1464 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

15. Guangdong University of Education

For Archaeology

#466 in China

#1504 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1955

16. Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

For Archaeology

#527 in China

#2147 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1953

Universities for Archaeology near Guangzhou

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
20	Foshan University	261	Foshan
53	Dongguan University of Technology	318	Dongguan
78	Zhaoqing University	394	Zhaoqing
92	United International College	360	Zhuhai
95	Shenzhen University	59	Shenzhen
108	Macao Polytechnic Institute	363	Macau
109	Lingnan University	287	Hong Kong
112	University of Macau	76	Macau
113	Macau University of Science and Technology	177	Macau
125	Chinese University of Hong Kong	9	Hong Kong