51 Best universities for History in Beijing

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Beijing ranked based on their research performance in History. A graph of 5.05M citations received by 283K 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. Peking University

For History

#2 in China

#2 in Asia

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

2. Tsinghua University

For History

#3 in China

#3 in Asia

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Beijing Normal University

For History

#10 in China

#14 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

4. Peking Union Medical College

For History

#16 in China

#22 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

5. Capital Medical University

For History

#26 in China

#35 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

6. China Agricultural University

For History

#27 in China

#36 in Asia

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

7. Beijing Institute of Technology

For History

#28 in China

#39 in Asia

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

8. Beijing Jiaotong University

For History

#33 in China

#46 in Asia

Founded: 1896

9. Renmin University of China

For History

#35 in China

#50 in Asia

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

10. Beihang University

For History

#39 in China

#56 in Asia

Founded: 1952

11. North China Electric Power University

For History

#45 in China

#70 in Asia

Founded: 1958

12. University of Science and Technology Beijing

For History

#49 in China

#78 in Asia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

13. China University of Geosciences Beijing

For History

#50 in China

#80 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

14. Beijing University of Technology

For History

#55 in China

#95 in Asia

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

15. Beijing Forestry University

For History

#67 in China

#113 in Asia

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

16. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For History

#76 in China

#132 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

17. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

For History

#90 in China

#165 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

18. Central University of Finance and Economics

For History

#108 in China

#200 in Asia

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

19. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For History

#119 in China

#230 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

20. University of International Business and Economics

For History

#122 in China

#242 in Asia

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

21. Capital Normal University

For History

#126 in China

#249 in Asia

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

22. Minzu University of China

For History

#167 in China

#380 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,456
Founded: 1941

23. Capital University of Economics and Business

For History

#180 in China

#408 in Asia

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

24. Beijing Technology and Business University

For History

#188 in China

#435 in Asia

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

25. Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture

For History

#190 in China

#440 in Asia

Founded: 1936

26. Beijing Union University

For History

#221 in China

#546 in Asia

Founded: 1978

27. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

For History

#224 in China

#552 in Asia

Founded: 1956

28. China University of Political Science and Law

For History

#231 in China

#571 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,233
Founded: 1952

29. Communication University of China

For History

#243 in China

#612 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1959

30. North China University of Technology

For History

#278 in China

#749 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1946

31. Beijing Foreign Studies University

For History

#287 in China

#794 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1941

32. Beijing International Studies University

For History

#294 in China

#822 in Asia

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

33. People's Public Security University of China

For History

#301 in China

#841 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1948

34. Beijing Information Science and Technology University

For History

#319 in China

#901 in Asia

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

35. Beijing Sport University

For History

#349 in China

#1019 in Asia

Founded: 1953

36. Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology

For History

#353 in China

#1031 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1978

37. Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

For History

#358 in China

#1059 in Asia

Founded: 1959

38. Beijing City University

For History

#359 in China

#1066 in Asia

Founded: 1984

39. Beijing Wuzi University

For History

#365 in China

#1091 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1963

40. University of International Relations

For History

#382 in China

#1170 in Asia

Founded: 1949

41. Beijing Language and Culture University

For History

#387 in China

#1192 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

42. China Foreign Affairs University

For History

#415 in China

#1303 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1955

43. China Women's University

For History

#475 in China

#1597 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,282
Founded: 1996

44. China University of Labor Relations

For History

#482 in China

#1660 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,490
Founded: 2003

45. Beijing Electronic Science and Technology Institute

For History

#504 in China

#1817 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1947

46. China Youth University for Political Sciences

For History

#506 in China

#1853 in Asia

Founded: 1985

47. Beijing Film Academy

For History

#535 in China

#2364 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,027
Founded: 1950

48. China Central Academy of Fine Arts

For History

#540 in China

#2470 in Asia

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

49. China Conservatory of Music

For History

#548 in China

#2541 in Asia

Founded: 1964

50. Central Conservatory of Music

For History

#550 in China

#2564 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1950

51. Beijing Dance Academy

For History

#552 in China

#2590 in Asia

Founded: 1954

Universities for History near Beijing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
58	North China Institute of Science and Technology	292	Sanhe
94	Hebei University of Technology	158	Tianjin
100	Tianjin Chengjian University	352	Tianjin
102	Tianjin University of Commerce	310	Tianjin
109	Tianjin University of Science and Technology	295	Tianjin
111	Tianjin University	32	Tianjin
111	Nankai University	41	Tianjin
112	Tianjin Polytechnic University	207	Tianjin
112	Tianjin University of Technology	234	Tianjin
112	Tianjin Medical University	271	Tianjin