17 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Shenyang

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Shenyang ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 790K citations received by 78.5K academic papers made by 17 universities in Shenyang 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. Northeastern University, China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#47 in China

#104 in Asia

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

2. China Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#96 in China

#252 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,366
Founded: 1931

3. Shenyang Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#231 in China

#719 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Enrollment: 20,752
Founded: 1952

4. Liaoning University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#243 in China

#758 in Asia

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

5. Shenyang Aerospace University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#263 in China

#829 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1952

6. Shenyang Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#284 in China

#890 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1951

7. Shenyang Jianzhu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#302 in China

#959 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1948

8. Shenyang University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#315 in China

#1010 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1949

9. Shenyang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#347 in China

#1141 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1980

10. Shenyang Pharmaceutical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#369 in China

#1238 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1931

11. Shenyang Ligong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#433 in China

#1479 in Asia

Founded: 1948

12. Shenyang University of Chemical Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#480 in China

#1749 in Asia

Founded: 1952

13. Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#498 in China

#1839 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1958

14. Shenyang Institute of Engineering

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#505 in China

#1920 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1952

15. Shenyang Medical College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#528 in China

#2303 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,920
Founded: 1949

16. LuXun Academy of Fine Arts

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#543 in China

#2641 in Asia

Founded: 1958

17. Shenyang Conservatory of Music

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#549 in China

#2694 in Asia

Founded: 1938

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Shenyang

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
83	University of Science and Technology Liaoning	316	Anshan
207	Bohai University	204	Jinzhou
207	Liaoning University of Technology	253	Jinzhou
248	Liaoning Technical University	192	Huludao
272	Changchun University of Science and Technology	268	Changchun
274	Northeast Normal University	95	Changchun
277	Jilin University	34	Changchun
277	Changchun University	341	Changchun
337	Northeast Electric Power University	323	Jilin
337	Dalian Nationalities University	354	Dalian

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Shenyang

Classics and Ancient History7

Communications and Public Relations10

Education Majors16

Forensic Science2

Library and Information science8

Political Science17

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies12

Urban and Regional planning5