100 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 63.4M citations received by 4.71M academic papers made by 562 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

#4 in Asia
#83 in the World
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

3. Peking University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

4. Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Asia
#119 in the World
Founded
1963

5. Zhejiang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

6. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

7. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#13 in Asia
#176 in the World
Founded
1937

8. Wuhan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

9. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

10. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in Asia
#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

11. Fudan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

12. City University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#21 in Asia
#281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1984

13. Sichuan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#22 in Asia
#282 in the World
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

14. Beijing Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#25 in Asia
#298 in the World
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1902

15. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#26 in Asia
#305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1920

16. Nanjing University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#28 in Asia
#331 in the World
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

17. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

18. Central South University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#31 in Asia
#346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

19. University of Science and Technology of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

20. Tongji University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#35 in Asia
#364 in the World
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

21. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

22. Peking Union Medical College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#42 in Asia
#406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1917

23. Southeast University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#43 in Asia
#412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

24. Beihang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#46 in Asia
#428 in the World
Founded
1952

25. Dalian University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#48 in Asia
#442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

26. Shandong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#50 in Asia
#446 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

27. China University of Mining and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#55 in Asia
#467 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1909

28. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#59 in Asia
#481 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1940

29. Tianjin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#60 in Asia
#486 in the World
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

30. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#65 in Asia
#500 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
39,000
Founded
1956

31. Xiamen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

32. South China University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#71 in Asia
#520 in the World
Enrollment
42,720
Founded
1952

33. Chongqing University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#72 in Asia
#529 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

34. Jilin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

35. Capital Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#75 in Asia
#543 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1960

36. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#76 in Asia
#556 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
#566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1955

38. East China Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#85 in Asia
#591 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
36,026
Founded
1951

39. Beijing Jiaotong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#87 in Asia
#598 in the World
Founded
1896

40. Hunan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#91 in Asia
#624 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

41. Nankai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#94 in Asia
#628 in the World
Enrollment
26,568
Founded
1919

42. Xidian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#96 in Asia
#630 in the World
Enrollment
35,277
Founded
1931

43. Renmin University of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#97 in Asia
#632 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
24,201
Founded
1937

44. Lanzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#98 in Asia
#635 in the World
Founded
1909

45. National University of Defense Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#102 in Asia
#650 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1953

46. China Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#103 in Asia
#659 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1905

47. Northeastern University, China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#109 in Asia
#683 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1923

48. Wuhan University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#111 in Asia
#688 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
540,000
Founded
1946

49. Shanghai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#115 in Asia
#701 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1994

50. Southwest Jiaotong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#118 in Asia
#717 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
44,000
Founded
1896

51. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#120 in Asia
#730 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1952

52. Hong Kong Baptist University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

53. North China Electric Power University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#122 in Asia
#739 in the World
Founded
1958

54. Southwest University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

55. Hohai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#125 in Asia
#763 in the World
Founded
1915

56. Soochow University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#130 in Asia
#773 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
48,901
Founded
1899

57. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#131 in Asia
#774 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1953

58. Zhengzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#133 in Asia
#791 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1956

59. Shenzhen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#134 in Asia
#795 in the World
Enrollment
34,156
Founded
1983

60. Jinan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#135 in Asia
#800 in the World
Enrollment
37,918
Founded
1906

61. University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#136 in Asia
#806 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1952

62. Beijing University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#145 in Asia
#834 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
24,442
Founded
1960

63. University of Macau

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#152 in Asia
#854 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
10,000

64. Nanjing Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#155 in Asia
#870 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1952

65. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#157 in Asia
#876 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1960

66. Jiangsu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#161 in Asia
#886 in the World
Enrollment
37,600
Founded
1902

67. Hefei University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#168 in Asia
#905 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1945

68. Nanjing Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#172 in Asia
#924 in the World
Founded
1952

69. Northwest A&F University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#174 in Asia
#935 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1934

70. Ocean University of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#178 in Asia
#942 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1924

71. Central China Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#184 in Asia
#966 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1903

72. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#190 in Asia
#989 in the World
Enrollment
26,196
Founded
1898

73. Harbin Engineering University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#191 in Asia
#994 in the World
Enrollment
28,278
Founded
1953

74. Southern Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#195 in Asia
#1002 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
13,380
Founded
1951

75. Fuzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#199 in Asia
#1007 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1958

76. Education University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#203 in Asia
#1019 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1994

77. Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#206 in Asia
#1024 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1958

78. Shaanxi Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#208 in Asia
#1030 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
38,000
Founded
1944

79. Qingdao University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#214 in Asia
#1046 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1985

80. East China University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#218 in Asia
#1063 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1952

81. Nanjing Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#221 in Asia
#1072 in the World
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
1934

82. Jiangnan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#222 in Asia
#1077 in the World
Enrollment
28,000
Founded
2001

83. South China Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#223 in Asia
#1080 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1933

84. Zhejiang University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#228 in Asia
#1098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1953

85. Open University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#229 in Asia
#1099 in the World
Founded
1989

86. Guangzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#230 in Asia
#1100 in the World
Enrollment
34,241
Founded
1927

87. Yunnan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#232 in Asia
#1107 in the World
Enrollment
30,443
Founded
1923

88. Chang'an University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#233 in Asia
#1108 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2000

89. Nanchang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#234 in Asia
#1112 in the World
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1958

90. Guangdong University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#243 in Asia
#1132 in the World
Founded
1956

91. Yangzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#247 in Asia
#1154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1902

92. Wuhan University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#250 in Asia
#1160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1907

93. Northeast Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#251 in Asia
#1161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
28,024
Founded
1946

94. Donghua University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#252 in Asia
#1164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1951

95. Anhui University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#253 in Asia
#1165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1928

96. Henan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#255 in Asia
#1178 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1912

97. China Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#257 in Asia
#1188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
16,366
Founded
1931

98. China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#258 in Asia
#1190 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1952

99. Dalian Maritime University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#267 in Asia
#1223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1953

100. Fujian Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#269 in Asia
#1234 in the World
Founded
1953

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.