100 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China

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Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 72.2M citations received by 4.95M academic papers made by 563 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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Asia
#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

2. Tsinghua University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Asia
#80 in the World
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

3. Peking University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Asia
#100 in the World
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

4. Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Asia
#117 in the World
Founded
1963

5. Zhejiang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in Asia
#152 in the World
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

6. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in Asia
#161 in the World
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

7. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#13 in Asia
#170 in the World
Founded
1937

8. Wuhan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in Asia
#198 in the World
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

9. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#15 in Asia
#201 in the World
Enrollment
71,970
Founded
1953

10. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#16 in Asia
#234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

11. Fudan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#18 in Asia
#258 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

12. Sichuan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#19 in Asia
#264 in the World
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

13. City University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in Asia
#277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1984

14. Beijing Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#22 in Asia
#285 in the World
Enrollment
36,482
Founded
1902

15. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#24 in Asia
#294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1920

16. Central South University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in Asia
#315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

17. Nanjing University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#29 in Asia
#321 in the World
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

18. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#30 in Asia
#322 in the World
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

19. Tongji University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#31 in Asia
#343 in the World
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

20. University of Science and Technology of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#33 in Asia
#351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1958

21. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#37 in Asia
#375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1991

22. Peking Union Medical College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#40 in Asia
#390 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1917

23. Southeast University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#41 in Asia
#395 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

24. Beihang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#44 in Asia
#420 in the World
Founded
1952

25. Shandong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#46 in Asia
#425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

26. Dalian University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#47 in Asia
#432 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

27. China University of Mining and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#51 in Asia
#446 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1909

28. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#53 in Asia
#454 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1940

29. Tianjin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#54 in Asia
#462 in the World
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

30. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#61 in Asia
#484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
39,000
Founded
1956

31. Xiamen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#69 in Asia
#512 in the World
Enrollment
40,302
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
1921

32. South China University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#70 in Asia
#513 in the World
Enrollment
42,720
Founded
1952

33. Chongqing University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#71 in Asia
#515 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

34. Jilin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#73 in Asia
#522 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

35. Capital Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#74 in Asia
#525 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1960

36. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#75 in Asia
#532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1938

37. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#79 in Asia
#557 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1955

38. East China Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#83 in Asia
#576 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
36,026
Founded
1951

39. Beijing Jiaotong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#86 in Asia
#591 in the World
Founded
1896

40. Hunan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#87 in Asia
#599 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

41. Nankai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#90 in Asia
#610 in the World
Enrollment
26,568
Founded
1919

42. Xidian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#92 in Asia
#616 in the World
Enrollment
35,277
Founded
1931

43. Renmin University of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#94 in Asia
#618 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
24,201
Founded
1937

44. Lanzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#97 in Asia
#628 in the World
Founded
1909

45. National University of Defense Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#100 in Asia
#644 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1953

46. China Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#101 in Asia
#646 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1905

47. Northeastern University, China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#104 in Asia
#664 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1923

48. Wuhan University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#105 in Asia
#665 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
540,000
Founded
1946

49. Shanghai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#110 in Asia
#684 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1994

50. Southwest Jiaotong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#112 in Asia
#696 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
44,000
Founded
1896

51. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#117 in Asia
#711 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1952

52. North China Electric Power University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#120 in Asia
#732 in the World
Founded
1958

53. Hong Kong Baptist University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#121 in Asia
#733 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1956

54. Southwest University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#123 in Asia
#739 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
2005

55. Hohai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#124 in Asia
#743 in the World
Founded
1915

56. Soochow University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#126 in Asia
#757 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
48,901
Founded
1899

57. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#127 in Asia
#759 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1953

58. Zhengzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#129 in Asia
#762 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1956

59. Shenzhen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#130 in Asia
#768 in the World
Enrollment
34,156
Founded
1983

60. Jinan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#134 in Asia
#780 in the World
Enrollment
37,918
Founded
1906

61. University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#135 in Asia
#784 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1952

62. Beijing University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#138 in Asia
#804 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
24,442
Founded
1960

63. University of Macau

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#146 in Asia
#832 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
10,000

64. Jiangsu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#150 in Asia
#842 in the World
Enrollment
37,600
Founded
1902

65. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#151 in Asia
#847 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1960

66. Nanjing Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#156 in Asia
#860 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1952

67. Hefei University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#162 in Asia
#880 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1945

68. Northwest A&F University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#168 in Asia
#896 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1934

69. Nanjing Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#170 in Asia
#900 in the World
Founded
1952

70. Ocean University of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#172 in Asia
#908 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1924

71. Central China Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#176 in Asia
#935 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1903

72. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#185 in Asia
#964 in the World
Enrollment
26,196
Founded
1898

73. Harbin Engineering University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#186 in Asia
#965 in the World
Enrollment
28,278
Founded
1953

74. Fuzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#189 in Asia
#974 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1958

75. Southern Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#190 in Asia
#975 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
13,380
Founded
1951

76. Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#193 in Asia
#986 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1958

77. Qingdao University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#201 in Asia
#1001 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1985

78. Shaanxi Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#204 in Asia
#1011 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
38,000
Founded
1944

79. Nanjing Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#205 in Asia
#1015 in the World
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
1934

80. Jiangnan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#210 in Asia
#1023 in the World
Enrollment
28,000
Founded
2001

81. East China University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#218 in Asia
#1038 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1952

82. South China Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#219 in Asia
#1041 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1933

83. Nanchang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#221 in Asia
#1053 in the World
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1958

84. Chang'an University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#222 in Asia
#1056 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2000

85. Education University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#223 in Asia
#1059 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1994

86. Guangzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#224 in Asia
#1062 in the World
Enrollment
34,241
Founded
1927

87. Zhejiang University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#226 in Asia
#1067 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1953

88. Yunnan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#229 in Asia
#1088 in the World
Enrollment
30,443
Founded
1923

89. Guangdong University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#232 in Asia
#1098 in the World
Founded
1956

90. Yangzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#239 in Asia
#1117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1902

91. Open University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#241 in Asia
#1119 in the World
Founded
1989

92. Anhui University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#242 in Asia
#1124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1928

93. Henan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#245 in Asia
#1138 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1912

94. Donghua University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#247 in Asia
#1143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1951

95. Northeast Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#251 in Asia
#1156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
28,024
Founded
1946

96. China Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#252 in Asia
#1158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
16,366
Founded
1931

97. China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#253 in Asia
#1161 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1952

98. Wuhan University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#256 in Asia
#1167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1907

99. Dalian Maritime University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#262 in Asia
#1190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1953

100. Ningbo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#264 in Asia
#1194 in the World
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1986

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hong Kong, Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai.