100 Best Law schools in China

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 17.1M citations received by 1.83M academic papers made by 549 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

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#1 in Asia

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Law

#3 in Asia

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Law

#4 in Asia

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#5 in Asia

#96 in the World

Founded: 1937

5. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#7 in Asia

#104 in the World

Founded: 1963

6. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Law

#12 in Asia

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

7. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#13 in Asia

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

8. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#14 in Asia

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

9. Wuhan University

For Law

#15 in Asia

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

10. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Law

#16 in Asia

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

11. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Law

#17 in Asia

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

12. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#19 in Asia

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

13. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Law

#21 in Asia

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

14. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Law

#23 in Asia

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

15. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Law

#24 in Asia

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

16. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#26 in Asia

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

17. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Law

#28 in Asia

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

18. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Law

#32 in Asia

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

19. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Law

#33 in Asia

#328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

20. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Law

#34 in Asia

#336 in the World

Founded: 1952

21. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Law

#35 in Asia

#338 in the World

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

22. Dalian University of Technology

For Law

#37 in Asia

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

23. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Law

#39 in Asia

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

24. University of Science and Technology of China

For Law

#40 in Asia

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

25. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#41 in Asia

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

26. Shandong University

For Law

#43 in Asia

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

27. Xiamen University

For Law

#44 in Asia

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

28. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Law

#45 in Asia

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

29. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Law

#46 in Asia

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

30. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Law

#47 in Asia

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

31. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Law

#48 in Asia

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

32. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Law

#52 in Asia

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

33. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#53 in Asia

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

34. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Law

#54 in Asia

#440 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

35. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Law

#58 in Asia

#455 in the World

Founded: 1896

36. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#59 in Asia

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

37. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Law

#60 in Asia

#468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

38. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Law

#63 in Asia

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

39. Xidian University

For Law

#64 in Asia

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

40. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Law

#66 in Asia

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

41. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Law

#74 in Asia

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

42. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Law

#75 in Asia

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

43. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Law

#80 in Asia

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

44. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Law

#81 in Asia

#578 in the World

Founded: 1958

45. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Law

#83 in Asia

#582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

46. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#86 in Asia

#589 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

47. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Law

#87 in Asia

#591 in the World

Founded: 1909

48. Soochow University

For Law

#89 in Asia

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

49. University of Macau

For Law

#94 in Asia

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

50. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Law

#95 in Asia

#628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

51. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Law

#97 in Asia

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

52. China University of Mining and Technology

For Law

#98 in Asia

#640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

53. Wuhan University of Technology

For Law

#99 in Asia

#652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

54. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Law

#100 in Asia

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

55. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Law

#102 in Asia

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1960

56. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Law

#104 in Asia

#674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

57. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Law

#105 in Asia

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

58. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Law

#106 in Asia

#681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

59. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Law

#109 in Asia

#701 in the World

Founded: 1915

60. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Law

#113 in Asia

#727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

61. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Law

#115 in Asia

#733 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

62. Hefei University of Technology

For Law

#118 in Asia

#738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

63. Central China Normal University

For Law

#119 in Asia

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1903

64. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Law

#121 in Asia

#747 in the World

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

65. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Law

#123 in Asia

#754 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

66. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Law

#128 in Asia

#770 in the World

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

67. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Law

#130 in Asia

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,419
Founded: 1917

68. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Law

#131 in Asia

#781 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

69. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#132 in Asia

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1951

70. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Law

#136 in Asia

#806 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

71. Shaanxi Normal University

For Law

#137 in Asia

#808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1944

72. Fujian Normal University

For Law

#140 in Asia

#813 in the World

Founded: 1953

73. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Law

#142 in Asia

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1952

74. Fuzhou University

For Law

#143 in Asia

#816 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

75. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Law

#146 in Asia

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

76. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Law

#152 in Asia

#861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1933

77. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Law

#154 in Asia

#864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1924

78. Anhui University

For Law

#155 in Asia

#871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

79. Jiangnan University

For Law

#158 in Asia

#877 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

80. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Law

#161 in Asia

#888 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

81. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Law

#165 in Asia

#903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 28,024
Founded: 1946

82. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Law

#166 in Asia

#905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1948

83. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Law

#169 in Asia

#908 in the World

Founded: 1956

84. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Law

#171 in Asia

#913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

85. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Law

#172 in Asia

#914 in the World

Founded: 1952

86. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Nanjing

For Law

#173 in Asia

#922 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

87. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Law

#174 in Asia

#925 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

88. Central University of Finance and Economics

China | Beijing

For Law

#175 in Asia

#934 in the World

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

89. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Law

#179 in Asia

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

90. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Law

#180 in Asia

#947 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

91. XiangTan University

China | Xiangtan

For Law

#181 in Asia

#954 in the World

Enrollment: 37,057
Founded: 1958

92. Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Law

#189 in Asia

#979 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1958

93. China University of Geosciences Beijing

China | Beijing

For Law

#192 in Asia

#987 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

94. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Law

#193 in Asia

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

95. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Law

#194 in Asia

#998 in the World

Founded: 1938

96. University of International Business and Economics

China | Beijing

For Law

#198 in Asia

#1004 in the World

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

97. Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

China | Nanchang

For Law

#199 in Asia

#1009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1958

98. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Law

#200 in Asia

#1016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1952

99. Zhejiang Normal University

For Law

#207 in Asia

#1035 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

100. Shandong Normal University

For Law

#210 in Asia

#1038 in the World

Founded: 1950

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in China

Anthropology434

Broadcast Journalism100

Classics and Ancient History333

Communications and Public Relations418

Criminology and Criminal Justice64

Early Childhood Education35

Education Majors523

Forensic Science83

Gender Studies149

Human Rights Law42

Intellectual Property and Patent Law190

International Law92

International Relations and Diplomacy102

Journalism and Digital Media140

Law Enforcement85

Library and Information science346

Media Studies62

Military science93

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution92

Occupational Safety and Health40

Political Economy99

Political Science550

Public Policy / Administration207

Radio and Television broadcasting136

Special Education29

Sports / Exercise science83

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies488

Urban and Regional planning239