51 Best universities for History in Beijing

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Beijing ranked based on their research performance in History. A graph of 5.66M citations received by 293K academic papers made by 51 universities in Beijing 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. Tsinghua University

For History

#2 in China

#2 in Asia

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

2. Peking University

For History

#3 in China

#3 in Asia

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

3. Beijing Normal University

For History

#10 in China

#14 in Asia

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

4. Peking Union Medical College

For History

#16 in China

#22 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

5. China Agricultural University

For History

#25 in China

#33 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

6. Capital Medical University

For History

#27 in China

#35 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

7. Beijing Institute of Technology

For History

#28 in China

#36 in Asia

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

8. Beijing Jiaotong University

For History

#34 in China

#46 in Asia

Founded: 1896

9. Renmin University of China

For History

#35 in China

#48 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

10. Beihang University

For History

#40 in China

#55 in Asia

Founded: 1952

11. North China Electric Power University

For History

#47 in China

#71 in Asia

Founded: 1958

12. University of Science and Technology Beijing

For History

#49 in China

#75 in Asia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

13. China University of Geosciences Beijing

For History

#50 in China

#78 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

14. Beijing University of Technology

For History

#55 in China

#91 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

15. Beijing Forestry University

For History

#66 in China

#109 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,347
Founded: 1952

16. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For History

#77 in China

#132 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

17. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

For History

#94 in China

#168 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

18. Central University of Finance and Economics

For History

#112 in China

#201 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1949

19. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For History

#117 in China

#223 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

20. University of International Business and Economics

For History

#121 in China

#232 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1951

21. Capital Normal University

For History

#128 in China

#251 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 31,559
Founded: 1954

22. Minzu University of China

For History

#163 in China

#358 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,456
Founded: 1941

23. Capital University of Economics and Business

For History

#176 in China

#387 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1956

24. Beijing Technology and Business University

For History

#186 in China

#412 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1999

25. Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture

For History

#189 in China

#418 in Asia

Founded: 1936

26. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

For History

#225 in China

#550 in Asia

Founded: 1956

27. Beijing Union University

For History

#229 in China

#560 in Asia

Founded: 1978

28. China University of Political Science and Law

For History

#239 in China

#581 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,233
Founded: 1952

29. Communication University of China

For History

#245 in China

#616 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1959

30. North China University of Technology

For History

#275 in China

#731 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1946

31. Beijing Foreign Studies University

For History

#292 in China

#789 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1941

32. Beijing International Studies University

For History

#296 in China

#811 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1964

33. People's Public Security University of China

For History

#308 in China

#849 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1948

34. Beijing Information Science and Technology University

For History

#320 in China

#886 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1915

35. Beijing Sport University

For History

#346 in China

#996 in Asia

Founded: 1953

36. Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology

For History

#354 in China

#1027 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1978

37. Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

For History

#359 in China

#1040 in Asia

Founded: 1959

38. Beijing Wuzi University

For History

#366 in China

#1085 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1963

39. Beijing City University

For History

#371 in China

#1093 in Asia

Founded: 1984

40. University of International Relations

For History

#389 in China

#1183 in Asia

Founded: 1949

41. Beijing Language and Culture University

For History

#390 in China

#1199 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

42. China Foreign Affairs University

For History

#420 in China

#1320 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1955

43. China Women's University

For History

#479 in China

#1637 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,282
Founded: 1996

44. China University of Labor Relations

For History

#486 in China

#1688 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,490
Founded: 2003

45. Beijing Electronic Science and Technology Institute

For History

#505 in China

#1836 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1947

46. China Youth University for Political Sciences

For History

#506 in China

#1866 in Asia

Founded: 1985

47. Beijing Film Academy

For History

#535 in China

#2357 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,027
Founded: 1950

48. China Central Academy of Fine Arts

For History

#538 in China

#2429 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 4,700
Founded: 1950

49. China Conservatory of Music

For History

#548 in China

#2540 in Asia

Founded: 1964

50. Central Conservatory of Music

For History

#549 in China

#2562 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1950

51. Beijing Dance Academy

For History

#552 in China

#2596 in Asia

Founded: 1954

Universities for History near Beijing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
58	North China Institute of Science and Technology	295	Sanhe
94	Hebei University of Technology	156	Tianjin
100	Tianjin Chengjian University	348	Tianjin
102	Tianjin University of Commerce	313	Tianjin
109	Tianjin University of Science and Technology	297	Tianjin
111	Tianjin University	32	Tianjin
111	Nankai University	42	Tianjin
112	Tianjin Polytechnic University	211	Tianjin
112	Tianjin University of Technology	232	Tianjin
112	Tianjin Medical University	272	Tianjin