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 42.1M citations received by 4.05M academic papers made by 561 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

#5 in Asia
#84 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

#9 in Asia
#134 in the World
Founded
1963

5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in Asia
#160 in the World
Founded
1937

6. Zhejiang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in Asia
#171 in the World
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

7. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#13 in Asia
#172 in the World
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

8. Wuhan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

9. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

10. City University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#19 in Asia
#263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1984

11. Fudan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#21 in Asia
#280 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

12. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#22 in Asia
#288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

13. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

14. Beijing Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#26 in Asia
#308 in the World
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1902

15. Sichuan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#28 in Asia
#312 in the World
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

16. Nanjing University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

17. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

18. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#32 in Asia
#353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1991

19. Tongji University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

20. Central South University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#36 in Asia
#371 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

21. University of Science and Technology of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#37 in Asia
#383 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1958

22. Southeast University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#39 in Asia
#392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

23. Beihang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#43 in Asia
#418 in the World
Founded
1952

24. Dalian University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#46 in Asia
#430 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

25. Shandong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#48 in Asia
#438 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

26. China University of Mining and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#50 in Asia
#442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1909

27. Tianjin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#51 in Asia
#470 in the World
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

28. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#52 in Asia
#474 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1940

29. Peking Union Medical College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#54 in Asia
#479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1917

30. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#55 in Asia
#480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
39,000
Founded
1956

31. South China University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#57 in Asia
#503 in the World
Enrollment
42,720
Founded
1952

32. Xiamen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

33. Chongqing University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#59 in Asia
#512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

34. Jilin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#60 in Asia
#513 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

35. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#61 in Asia
#521 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1938

36. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

37. Beijing Jiaotong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#69 in Asia
#560 in the World
Founded
1896

38. East China Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#70 in Asia
#565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
36,026
Founded
1951

39. Xidian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#71 in Asia
#574 in the World
Enrollment
35,277
Founded
1931

40. Hunan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#72 in Asia
#579 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

41. Nankai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#74 in Asia
#588 in the World
Enrollment
26,568
Founded
1919

42. Lanzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#76 in Asia
#601 in the World
Founded
1909

43. Renmin University of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#78 in Asia
#605 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
24,201
Founded
1937

44. National University of Defense Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#79 in Asia
#608 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1953

45. Northeastern University, China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#87 in Asia
#643 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1923

46. China Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#89 in Asia
#652 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1905

47. Shanghai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#93 in Asia
#674 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1994

48. Capital Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#94 in Asia
#675 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1960

49. Wuhan University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#95 in Asia
#678 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
540,000
Founded
1946

50. Hong Kong Baptist University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#98 in Asia
#692 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1956

51. Southwest Jiaotong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#99 in Asia
#693 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
44,000
Founded
1896

52. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#100 in Asia
#696 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1952

53. Soochow University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#105 in Asia
#721 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
48,901
Founded
1899

54. North China Electric Power University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#106 in Asia
#725 in the World
Founded
1958

55. Southwest University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#108 in Asia
#738 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
2005

56. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#109 in Asia
#740 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1953

57. Hohai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#111 in Asia
#751 in the World
Founded
1915

58. University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

59. Shenzhen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

60. Zhengzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#124 in Asia
#802 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1956

61. Nanjing Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#125 in Asia
#809 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1952

62. Education University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#127 in Asia
#815 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1994

63. Beijing University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#128 in Asia
#817 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
24,442
Founded
1960

64. Jinan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#133 in Asia
#834 in the World
Enrollment
37,918
Founded
1906

65. University of Macau

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#137 in Asia
#846 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
10,000

66. Hefei University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#140 in Asia
#855 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1945

67. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#144 in Asia
#874 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1960

68. Nanjing Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#147 in Asia
#879 in the World
Founded
1952

69. Northwest A&F University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#151 in Asia
#900 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1934

70. Ocean University of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#152 in Asia
#901 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1924

71. Jiangsu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#160 in Asia
#917 in the World
Enrollment
37,600
Founded
1902

72. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#165 in Asia
#937 in the World
Enrollment
26,196
Founded
1898

73. Central China Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#166 in Asia
#941 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1903

74. Harbin Engineering University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#168 in Asia
#952 in the World
Enrollment
28,278
Founded
1953

75. Fuzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#170 in Asia
#956 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1958

76. Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#171 in Asia
#959 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1958

77. East China University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#179 in Asia
#986 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1952

78. Shaanxi Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#180 in Asia
#989 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
38,000
Founded
1944

79. Zhejiang University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#182 in Asia
#1013 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1953

80. South China Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#185 in Asia
#1026 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1933

81. Jiangnan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#186 in Asia
#1030 in the World
Enrollment
28,000
Founded
2001

82. Guangzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#187 in Asia
#1031 in the World
Enrollment
34,241
Founded
1927

83. Qingdao University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#192 in Asia
#1043 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1985

84. Nanjing Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#197 in Asia
#1057 in the World
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
1934

85. Yunnan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#199 in Asia
#1064 in the World
Enrollment
30,443
Founded
1923

86. Chang'an University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#201 in Asia
#1073 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2000

87. Guangdong University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#204 in Asia
#1076 in the World
Founded
1956

88. Northeast Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#205 in Asia
#1078 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
28,024
Founded
1946

89. Yangzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#206 in Asia
#1081 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1902

90. Donghua University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#208 in Asia
#1085 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1951

91. Anhui University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#211 in Asia
#1095 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1928

92. Nanchang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#214 in Asia
#1103 in the World
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1958

93. Fujian Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#217 in Asia
#1115 in the World
Founded
1953

94. Henan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#220 in Asia
#1128 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1912

95. China Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#226 in Asia
#1140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
16,366
Founded
1931

96. China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#228 in Asia
#1154 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1952

97. Dalian Maritime University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#232 in Asia
#1170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1953

98. Northwest University, China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#236 in Asia
#1183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1912

99. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#237 in Asia
#1185 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1958

100. Ningbo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#238 in Asia
#1191 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.