100 Best universities for Sociology in China

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Sociology. A graph of 18.5M citations received by 1.36M academic papers made by 553 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

China | Hong Kong

For Sociology

#1 in Asia

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

2. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Sociology

#3 in Asia

#95 in the World

Founded: 1963

3. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#5 in Asia

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#10 in Asia

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Sociology

#11 in Asia

#216 in the World

Founded: 1937

6. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Sociology

#13 in Asia

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

7. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Sociology

#14 in Asia

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

8. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Sociology

#15 in Asia

#256 in the World

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

9. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Sociology

#19 in Asia

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

10. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Sociology

#21 in Asia

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

11. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Sociology

#22 in Asia

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

12. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#23 in Asia

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

13. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Sociology

#24 in Asia

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

14. Wuhan University

For Sociology

#26 in Asia

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

15. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#28 in Asia

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

16. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Sociology

#39 in Asia

#421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

17. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Sociology

#45 in Asia

#446 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

18. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Sociology

#51 in Asia

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

19. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Sociology

#52 in Asia

#477 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

20. Shandong University

For Sociology

#58 in Asia

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

21. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Sociology

#59 in Asia

#501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

22. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Sociology

#63 in Asia

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

23. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Sociology

#64 in Asia

#543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

24. University of Science and Technology of China

For Sociology

#67 in Asia

#552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

25. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#69 in Asia

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

26. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Sociology

#71 in Asia

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

27. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#72 in Asia

#582 in the World

Founded: 1952

28. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Sociology

#73 in Asia

#583 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

29. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#76 in Asia

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

30. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Sociology

#77 in Asia

#597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

31. Xiamen University

For Sociology

#79 in Asia

#608 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

32. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#82 in Asia

#617 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

33. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Sociology

#87 in Asia

#637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

34. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Sociology

#88 in Asia

#639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

35. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Sociology

#89 in Asia

#644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

36. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Sociology

#90 in Asia

#656 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

37. Dalian University of Technology

For Sociology

#96 in Asia

#690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

38. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Sociology

#99 in Asia

#698 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

39. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#100 in Asia

#702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

40. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Sociology

#101 in Asia

#703 in the World

Founded: 1909

41. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Sociology

#104 in Asia

#729 in the World

Founded: 1989

42. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Sociology

#107 in Asia

#739 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

43. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Sociology

#108 in Asia

#740 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

44. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Sociology

#109 in Asia

#743 in the World

Founded: 1952

45. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Sociology

#115 in Asia

#761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

46. Xidian University

For Sociology

#117 in Asia

#769 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

47. Central China Normal University

For Sociology

#118 in Asia

#773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1903

48. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#119 in Asia

#775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

49. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Sociology

#122 in Asia

#784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

50. University of Macau

For Sociology

#123 in Asia

#786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

51. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Sociology

#125 in Asia

#794 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

52. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Sociology

#128 in Asia

#813 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

53. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Sociology

#129 in Asia

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

54. Soochow University

For Sociology

#134 in Asia

#837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

55. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Sociology

#141 in Asia

#867 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

56. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Sociology

#148 in Asia

#891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

57. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Sociology

#150 in Asia

#893 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

58. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#153 in Asia

#897 in the World

Founded: 1896

59. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Sociology

#154 in Asia

#907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

60. Anhui Medical University

For Sociology

#157 in Asia

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

61. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Sociology

#160 in Asia

#920 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

62. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Sociology

#164 in Asia

#932 in the World

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

63. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Sociology

#168 in Asia

#937 in the World

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

64. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Sociology

#169 in Asia

#938 in the World

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

65. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Sociology

#170 in Asia

#939 in the World

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

66. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Sociology

#173 in Asia

#945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

67. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Sociology

#174 in Asia

#946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 28,024
Founded: 1946

68. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Sociology

#181 in Asia

#966 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

69. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Sociology

#183 in Asia

#974 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

70. Shaanxi Normal University

For Sociology

#187 in Asia

#984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1944

71. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Sociology

#190 in Asia

#992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

72. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Sociology

#205 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

73. China University of Mining and Technology

For Sociology

#206 in Asia

#1056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

74. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Sociology

#209 in Asia

#1066 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

75. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Sociology

#211 in Asia

#1070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1902

76. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Sociology

#212 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

77. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#213 in Asia

#1081 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

78. Wuhan University of Technology

For Sociology

#216 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

79. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Sociology

#219 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

80. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Sociology

#221 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

81. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Sociology

#225 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

82. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Sociology

#226 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

83. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Sociology

#230 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Founded: 1938

84. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#234 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Founded: 1958

85. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Sociology

#241 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

86. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Sociology

#242 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

87. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Sociology

#244 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,155
Founded: 1958

88. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Sociology

#245 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

89. Hefei University of Technology

For Sociology

#252 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

90. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Sociology

#255 in Asia

#1202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1924

91. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#256 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

92. Zhejiang Normal University

For Sociology

#260 in Asia

#1217 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

93. Harbin Medical University

For Sociology

#262 in Asia

#1224 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

94. Fuzhou University

For Sociology

#266 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

95. Jiangnan University

For Sociology

#272 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

96. Harbin Engineering University

For Sociology

#275 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

97. Ningbo University

For Sociology

#277 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

98. Fujian Normal University

For Sociology

#284 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Founded: 1953

99. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Sociology

#286 in Asia

#1307 in the World

Founded: 1956

100. Anhui University

For Sociology

#289 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

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

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