Wuhan's 17 best Archaeology universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Wuhan ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 1.59M citations received by 87.4K academic papers made by 17 universities in Wuhan 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. Wuhan University

For Archaeology

#6 in China

#7 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

2. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#8 in China

#10 in Asia

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

3. Wuhan University of Technology

For Archaeology

#30 in China

#37 in Asia

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

4. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Archaeology

#70 in China

#113 in Asia

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

5. Wuhan University of Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#72 in China

#118 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1907

6. Central China Normal University

For Archaeology

#96 in China

#166 in Asia

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

7. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Archaeology

#119 in China

#217 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1948

8. Hubei University

For Archaeology

#161 in China

#337 in Asia

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1931

9. South-Central University for Nationalities

For Archaeology

#206 in China

#457 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1951

10. Hubei University of Technology

For Archaeology

#211 in China

#467 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1952

11. Wuhan Institute of Technology

For Archaeology

#217 in China

#504 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,789
Founded: 1972

12. Jianghan University

For Archaeology

#280 in China

#724 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1980

13. Wuhan Polytechnic University

For Archaeology

#329 in China

#898 in Asia

Founded: 1951

14. Wuhan Sports University

For Archaeology

#475 in China

#1577 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1953

15. Hubei University of Chinese Medicine

For Archaeology

#484 in China

#1641 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1958

16. Hankou University

For Archaeology

#513 in China

#1908 in Asia

Founded: 2000

17. Hubei Institute of Fine Arts

For Archaeology

#540 in China

#2470 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1920

Universities for Archaeology near Wuhan

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
58	Huanggang Normal University	385	Huanggang
173	Xinyang Normal University	345	Xinyang
198	Yangtze University	166	Jingzhou
252	Jiangxi Agricultural University	228	Nanchang
255	Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics	126	Nanchang
260	Nanchang University	111	Nanchang
260	Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University	382	Nanchang
261	East China Jiaotong University	212	Nanchang
262	Nanchang HangKong University	372	Nanchang
264	Anqing Normal University	399	Anqing