100 Best Law schools in China

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 26.6M citations received by 2.11M academic papers made by 551 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

#47 in the World

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

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Law

#3 in Asia

#78 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. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#5 in Asia

#91 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#6 in Asia

#100 in the World

Founded: 1937

6. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Law

#11 in Asia

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

7. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#12 in Asia

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

8. Wuhan University

For Law

#14 in Asia

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

9. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#15 in Asia

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

10. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Law

#16 in Asia

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

11. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Law

#17 in Asia

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

12. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#19 in Asia

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

13. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Law

#20 in Asia

#214 in the World

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

14. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Law

#21 in Asia

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

15. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Law

#24 in Asia

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

16. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#27 in Asia

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

17. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Law

#28 in Asia

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

18. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Law

#31 in Asia

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

19. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Law

#32 in Asia

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

20. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Law

#34 in Asia

#337 in the World

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

21. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#35 in Asia

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

22. Shandong University

For Law

#36 in Asia

#343 in the World

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

23. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Law

#37 in Asia

#344 in the World

Founded: 1952

24. University of Science and Technology of China

For Law

#38 in Asia

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

25. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Law

#39 in Asia

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

26. Dalian University of Technology

For Law

#40 in Asia

#348 in the World

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

27. Xiamen University

For Law

#42 in Asia

#364 in the World

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

28. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Law

#43 in Asia

#366 in the World

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

29. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Law

#44 in Asia

#380 in the World

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

30. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Law

#47 in Asia

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

31. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Law

#51 in Asia

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

32. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Law

#52 in Asia

#405 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

33. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#56 in Asia

#426 in the World

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

34. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Law

#59 in Asia

#435 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

35. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Law

#60 in Asia

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

36. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Law

#62 in Asia

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

37. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Law

#64 in Asia

#469 in the World

Founded: 1896

38. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Law

#65 in Asia

#473 in the World

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

39. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#66 in Asia

#477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

40. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Law

#67 in Asia

#480 in the World

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

41. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Law

#69 in Asia

#484 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

42. Xidian University

For Law

#72 in Asia

#500 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

43. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Law

#77 in Asia

#523 in the World

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

44. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Law

#82 in Asia

#564 in the World

Founded: 1958

45. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#85 in Asia

#575 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

46. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Law

#86 in Asia

#581 in the World

Founded: 1909

47. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Law

#87 in Asia

#582 in the World

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

48. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Law

#88 in Asia

#586 in the World

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

49. University of Macau

For Law

#95 in Asia

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

50. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Law

#96 in Asia

#616 in the World

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

51. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Law

#100 in Asia

#630 in the World

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

52. China University of Mining and Technology

For Law

#103 in Asia

#639 in the World

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

53. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Law

#105 in Asia

#641 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

54. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Law

#106 in Asia

#642 in the World

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

55. Wuhan University of Technology

For Law

#107 in Asia

#643 in the World

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

56. Soochow University

For Law

#108 in Asia

#648 in the World

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

57. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Law

#113 in Asia

#673 in the World

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

58. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Law

#118 in Asia

#700 in the World

Founded: 1915

59. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Law

#121 in Asia

#713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

60. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Law

#123 in Asia

#719 in the World

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

61. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Law

#125 in Asia

#723 in the World

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

62. Central China Normal University

For Law

#127 in Asia

#743 in the World

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

63. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Law

#128 in Asia

#745 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

64. Hefei University of Technology

For Law

#133 in Asia

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

65. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Law

#134 in Asia

#758 in the World

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

66. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Law

#136 in Asia

#773 in the World

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

67. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Law

#137 in Asia

#776 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

68. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Law

#139 in Asia

#781 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

69. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#141 in Asia

#790 in the World

Founded: 1989

70. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Law

#145 in Asia

#796 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

71. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Law

#147 in Asia

#800 in the World

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

72. Shaanxi Normal University

For Law

#154 in Asia

#821 in the World

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

73. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#155 in Asia

#823 in the World

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

74. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Law

#159 in Asia

#843 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

75. Fuzhou University

For Law

#161 in Asia

#852 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

76. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Law

#164 in Asia

#867 in the World

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

77. Fujian Normal University

For Law

#165 in Asia

#870 in the World

Founded: 1953

78. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Law

#166 in Asia

#875 in the World

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

79. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Law

#170 in Asia

#890 in the World

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

80. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Law

#171 in Asia

#897 in the World

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

81. Jiangnan University

For Law

#172 in Asia

#899 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

82. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Law

#174 in Asia

#902 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

83. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Law

#177 in Asia

#909 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

84. Central University of Finance and Economics

China | Beijing

For Law

#178 in Asia

#912 in the World

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

85. Anhui University

For Law

#179 in Asia

#915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

86. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Law

#184 in Asia

#923 in the World

Founded: 1956

87. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Law

#186 in Asia

#926 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

88. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Law

#187 in Asia

#927 in the World

Founded: 1952

89. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Law

#192 in Asia

#951 in the World

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

90. China University of Geosciences Beijing

China | Beijing

For Law

#194 in Asia

#958 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

91. University of International Business and Economics

China | Beijing

For Law

#197 in Asia

#965 in the World

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

92. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Law

#199 in Asia

#969 in the World

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

93. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Law

#201 in Asia

#975 in the World

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

94. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Nanjing

For Law

#205 in Asia

#989 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

95. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Law

#207 in Asia

#1002 in the World

Founded: 1938

96. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Law

#209 in Asia

#1012 in the World

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

97. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Law

#210 in Asia

#1013 in the World

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

98. Zhejiang Gongshang University

China | Hangzhou

For Law

#212 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1911

99. Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

China | Nanchang

For Law

#217 in Asia

#1036 in the World

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

100. Harbin Engineering University

For Law

#220 in Asia

#1043 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

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

Anthropology457

Broadcast Journalism95

Classics and Ancient History360

Communications and Public Relations440

Criminology and Criminal Justice71

Early Childhood Education34

Education Majors527

Forensic Science88

Gender Studies168

Human Rights Law39

Intellectual Property and Patent Law178

International Law87

International Relations and Diplomacy88

Journalism and Digital Media154

Law Enforcement78

Library and Information science377

Media Studies73

Military science80

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution87

Occupational Safety and Health44

Political Economy103

Political Science552

Public Policy / Administration217

Radio and Television broadcasting113

Special Education30

Sports / Exercise science96

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies499

Urban and Regional planning265