Guangzhou's 16 best Philosophy universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Guangzhou ranked based on their research performance in Philosophy. A graph of 1.45M citations received by 114K academic papers made by 16 universities in Guangzhou 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. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Philosophy

#14 in China

#35 in Asia

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

2. South China University of Technology

For Philosophy

#31 in China

#83 in Asia

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

3. South China Normal University

For Philosophy

#68 in China

#211 in Asia

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

4. Jinan University

For Philosophy

#69 in China

#217 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

5. Guangdong University of Technology

For Philosophy

#77 in China

#234 in Asia

Founded: 1956

6. Guangzhou University

For Philosophy

#82 in China

#256 in Asia

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

7. Southern Medical University

For Philosophy

#103 in China

#324 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

8. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Philosophy

#110 in China

#368 in Asia

Founded: 1969

9. Guangzhou Medical University

For Philosophy

#114 in China

#373 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

10. South China Agricultural University

For Philosophy

#128 in China

#404 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

11. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

For Philosophy

#277 in China

#895 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

12. Guangdong University of Finance and Economics

For Philosophy

#278 in China

#896 in Asia

Founded: 1983

13. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

For Philosophy

#353 in China

#1184 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

14. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

For Philosophy

#419 in China

#1432 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1927

15. Guangdong University of Education

For Philosophy

#423 in China

#1449 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1955

16. Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

For Philosophy

#532 in China

#2379 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1953

Universities for Philosophy near Guangzhou

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
20	Foshan University	294	Foshan
53	Dongguan University of Technology	285	Dongguan
92	United International College	327	Zhuhai
95	Shenzhen University	54	Shenzhen
109	Lingnan University	226	Hong Kong
112	University of Macau	56	Macau
113	Macau University of Science and Technology	167	Macau
125	Chinese University of Hong Kong	3	Hong Kong
129	City University of Hong Kong	11	Hong Kong
129	Hong Kong Baptist University	51	Hong Kong