Guangzhou's 16 best Philosophy universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Guangzhou ranked based on their research performance in Philosophy. A graph of 1.23M citations received by 108K 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

#15 in China

#39 in Asia

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

2. South China University of Technology

For Philosophy

#31 in China

#88 in Asia

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

3. South China Normal University

For Philosophy

#68 in China

#216 in Asia

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

4. Jinan University

For Philosophy

#71 in China

#222 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

5. Guangdong University of Technology

For Philosophy

#77 in China

#241 in Asia

Founded: 1956

6. Guangzhou University

For Philosophy

#83 in China

#267 in Asia

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

7. Southern Medical University

For Philosophy

#108 in China

#349 in Asia

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

8. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Philosophy

#111 in China

#373 in Asia

Founded: 1969

9. Guangzhou Medical University

For Philosophy

#118 in China

#391 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

10. South China Agricultural University

For Philosophy

#129 in China

#412 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

11. Guangdong University of Finance and Economics

For Philosophy

#273 in China

#890 in Asia

Founded: 1983

12. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

For Philosophy

#286 in China

#936 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

13. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

For Philosophy

#355 in China

#1205 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

14. Guangdong University of Education

For Philosophy

#417 in China

#1429 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1955

15. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

For Philosophy

#428 in China

#1481 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1927

16. Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

For Philosophy

#535 in China

#2417 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1953

Universities for Philosophy near Guangzhou

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
20	Foshan University	295	Foshan
53	Dongguan University of Technology	283	Dongguan
92	United International College	329	Zhuhai
95	Shenzhen University	55	Shenzhen
109	Lingnan University	213	Hong Kong
112	University of Macau	56	Macau
113	Macau University of Science and Technology	172	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