17 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Shenyang

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 683K citations received by 74.9K 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

#109 in Asia

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

2. China Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#97 in China

#257 in Asia

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

3. Shenyang Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#230 in China

#734 in Asia

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

4. Liaoning University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#247 in China

#787 in Asia

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

5. Shenyang Aerospace University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#257 in China

#820 in Asia

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

6. Shenyang Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#272 in China

#868 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1951

7. Shenyang Jianzhu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#307 in China

#984 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1948

8. Shenyang University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#315 in China

#1022 in Asia

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

9. Shenyang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#340 in China

#1120 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1980

10. Shenyang Pharmaceutical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#372 in China

#1252 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1931

11. Shenyang Ligong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#435 in China

#1492 in Asia

Founded: 1948

12. Shenyang University of Chemical Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#481 in China

#1763 in Asia

Founded: 1952

13. Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#501 in China

#1873 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1958

14. Shenyang Institute of Engineering

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#504 in China

#1909 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1952

15. Shenyang Medical College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#528 in China

#2311 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,920
Founded: 1949

16. LuXun Academy of Fine Arts

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#545 in China

#2650 in Asia

Founded: 1958

17. Shenyang Conservatory of Music

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#550 in China

#2712 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	314	Anshan
207	Bohai University	197	Jinzhou
207	Liaoning University of Technology	244	Jinzhou
248	Liaoning Technical University	198	Huludao
272	Changchun University of Science and Technology	264	Changchun
274	Northeast Normal University	93	Changchun
277	Jilin University	34	Changchun
277	Changchun University	343	Changchun
337	Northeast Electric Power University	325	Jilin
337	Dalian Nationalities University	350	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