Best Archaeology universities in Guangzhou [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Guangzhou ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 1.14M citations received by 72.7K 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

#36 in China

#49 in Asia

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

3. Jinan University

For Archaeology

#61 in China

#102 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

4. Southern Medical University

For Archaeology

#78 in China

#133 in Asia

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

5. South China Agricultural University

For Archaeology

#82 in China

#141 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

6. Guangzhou University

For Archaeology

#102 in China

#180 in Asia

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

7. South China Normal University

For Archaeology

#106 in China

#190 in Asia

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

8. Guangdong University of Technology

For Archaeology

#110 in China

#197 in Asia

Founded: 1956

9. Guangzhou Medical University

For Archaeology

#122 in China

#228 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

10. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Archaeology

#151 in China

#321 in Asia

Founded: 1969

11. Guangdong University of Finance and Economics

For Archaeology

#233 in China

#564 in Asia

Founded: 1983

12. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

For Archaeology

#363 in China

#1053 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1927

13. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

For Archaeology

#402 in China

#1221 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

14. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

For Archaeology

#457 in China

#1478 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

15. Guangdong University of Education

For Archaeology

#461 in China

#1489 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1955

16. Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

For Archaeology

#528 in China

#2202 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1953

Universities for Archaeology near Guangzhou

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
20	Foshan University	264	Foshan
53	Dongguan University of Technology	323	Dongguan
78	Zhaoqing University	390	Zhaoqing
92	United International College	362	Zhuhai
95	Shenzhen University	62	Shenzhen
108	Macao Polytechnic Institute	371	Macau
109	Lingnan University	277	Hong Kong
112	University of Macau	77	Macau
113	Macau University of Science and Technology	182	Macau
125	Chinese University of Hong Kong	9	Hong Kong