100 Best universities for Political Science in China

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Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 17.2M citations received by 1.86M academic papers made by 550 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

For Political Science

#1 in Asia
#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

2. Tsinghua University

For Political Science

#3 in Asia
#94 in the World
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

3. Peking University

For Political Science

#4 in Asia
#95 in the World
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

6. Zhejiang University

For Political Science

#12 in Asia
#193 in the World
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

7. City University of Hong Kong

For Political Science

#13 in Asia
#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1984

8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Political Science

#14 in Asia
#203 in the World
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

9. Wuhan University

For Political Science

#15 in Asia
#231 in the World
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

10. Beijing Normal University

For Political Science

#16 in Asia
#252 in the World
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1902

11. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#17 in Asia
#253 in the World
Enrollment
71,970
Founded
1953

12. Fudan University

For Political Science

#20 in Asia
#276 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

13. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Political Science

#22 in Asia
#309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

14. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#25 in Asia
#323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1991

15. Nanjing University

For Political Science

#26 in Asia
#326 in the World
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

16. Sichuan University

For Political Science

#27 in Asia
#328 in the World
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

17. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Political Science

#29 in Asia
#358 in the World
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

18. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#32 in Asia
#407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1920

19. Central South University

For Political Science

#34 in Asia
#412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

20. Renmin University of China

For Political Science

#35 in Asia
#418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
24,201
Founded
1937

21. Beihang University

For Political Science

#36 in Asia
#424 in the World
Founded
1952

22. Dalian University of Technology

For Political Science

#37 in Asia
#429 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

23. University of Science and Technology of China

For Political Science

#40 in Asia
#443 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1958

24. Tongji University

For Political Science

#41 in Asia
#444 in the World
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

25. Southeast University

For Political Science

#42 in Asia
#445 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

26. Shandong University

For Political Science

#43 in Asia
#449 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

27. Xiamen University

For Political Science

#45 in Asia
#456 in the World
Enrollment
40,302
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
1921

28. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Political Science

#47 in Asia
#487 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
39,000
Founded
1956

29. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Political Science

#49 in Asia
#492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1955

30. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#50 in Asia
#495 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1940

31. Tianjin University

For Political Science

#51 in Asia
#496 in the World
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

32. Nankai University

For Political Science

#52 in Asia
#514 in the World
Enrollment
26,568
Founded
1919

33. East China Normal University

For Political Science

#53 in Asia
#516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
36,026
Founded
1951

34. South China University of Technology

For Political Science

#56 in Asia
#524 in the World
Enrollment
42,720
Founded
1952

35. Hong Kong Baptist University

For Political Science

#57 in Asia
#529 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1956

37. Chongqing University

For Political Science

#64 in Asia
#572 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

38. Jilin University

For Political Science

#65 in Asia
#578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

39. Xidian University

For Political Science

#68 in Asia
#591 in the World
Enrollment
35,277
Founded
1931

40. Hunan University

For Political Science

#72 in Asia
#613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

41. Jinan University

For Political Science

#76 in Asia
#647 in the World
Enrollment
37,918
Founded
1906

42. Peking Union Medical College

For Political Science

#80 in Asia
#666 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1917

43. National University of Defense Technology

For Political Science

#83 in Asia
#684 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1953

45. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Political Science

#85 in Asia
#693 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1938

46. Shanghai University

For Political Science

#86 in Asia
#697 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1994

47. Lanzhou University

For Political Science

#88 in Asia
#702 in the World
Founded
1909

48. Soochow University

For Political Science

#94 in Asia
#716 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
48,901
Founded
1899

49. University of Macau

For Political Science

#97 in Asia
#721 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
10,000

50. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Political Science

#99 in Asia
#744 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1952

51. Southwest University

For Political Science

#100 in Asia
#748 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
2005

52. China University of Mining and Technology

For Political Science

#101 in Asia
#756 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1909

53. Shenzhen University

For Political Science

#104 in Asia
#772 in the World
Enrollment
34,156
Founded
1983

54. Wuhan University of Technology

For Political Science

#105 in Asia
#775 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
540,000
Founded
1946

55. Capital Medical University

For Political Science

#108 in Asia
#791 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1960

56. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Political Science

#109 in Asia
#792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1960

57. Southwest Jiaotong University

For Political Science

#111 in Asia
#808 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
44,000
Founded
1896

58. Northeastern University, China

For Political Science

#112 in Asia
#813 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1923

59. Hohai University

For Political Science

#117 in Asia
#828 in the World
Founded
1915

60. Zhengzhou University

For Political Science

#122 in Asia
#855 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1956

61. Nanjing Normal University

For Political Science

#123 in Asia
#861 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1952

62. Hefei University of Technology

For Political Science

#124 in Asia
#865 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1945

63. China Agricultural University

For Political Science

#126 in Asia
#867 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1905

64. Central China Normal University

For Political Science

#129 in Asia
#878 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1903

65. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#131 in Asia
#888 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1953

66. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

For Political Science

#137 in Asia
#911 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
20,419
Founded
1917

67. Beijing University of Technology

For Political Science

#140 in Asia
#916 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
24,442
Founded
1960

68. Guangzhou University

For Political Science

#141 in Asia
#917 in the World
Enrollment
34,241
Founded
1927

69. Donghua University

For Political Science

#143 in Asia
#930 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1951

70. Jiangsu University

For Political Science

#148 in Asia
#952 in the World
Enrollment
37,600
Founded
1902

71. Shaanxi Normal University

For Political Science

#149 in Asia
#955 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
38,000
Founded
1944

72. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

For Political Science

#150 in Asia
#957 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
21,000
Founded
1952

73. Fuzhou University

For Political Science

#151 in Asia
#960 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1958

75. University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Political Science

#156 in Asia
#975 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1952

76. South China Normal University

For Political Science

#160 in Asia
#1005 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1933

77. Ocean University of China

For Political Science

#165 in Asia
#1023 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1924

78. Anhui University

For Political Science

#167 in Asia
#1037 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1928

79. Jiangnan University

For Political Science

#168 in Asia
#1039 in the World
Enrollment
28,000
Founded
2001

80. Education University of Hong Kong

For Political Science

#170 in Asia
#1046 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1994

81. Henan University

For Political Science

#176 in Asia
#1066 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1912

83. Northeast Normal University

For Political Science

#178 in Asia
#1074 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
28,024
Founded
1946

84. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Political Science

#179 in Asia
#1077 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1948

86. Qingdao University

For Political Science

#183 in Asia
#1093 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1985

87. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Political Science

#186 in Asia
#1102 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1958

88. Nanchang University

For Political Science

#187 in Asia
#1107 in the World
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1958

89. Central University of Finance and Economics

For Political Science

#189 in Asia
#1111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1949

90. Zhejiang University of Technology

For Political Science

#191 in Asia
#1114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1953

91. Yunnan University

For Political Science

#195 in Asia
#1126 in the World
Enrollment
30,443
Founded
1923

92. XiangTan University

For Political Science

#198 in Asia
#1135 in the World
Enrollment
37,057
Founded
1958

93. Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#203 in Asia
#1157 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1958

95. China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Political Science

#205 in Asia
#1161 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1952

96. University of International Business and Economics

For Political Science

#206 in Asia
#1167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
16,000
Founded
1951

97. Northwest A&F University

For Political Science

#207 in Asia
#1169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1934

98. Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

For Political Science

#208 in Asia
#1179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1958

100. East China University of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#211 in Asia
#1188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1952

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