Guangzhou's 16 best Sociology universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Guangzhou ranked based on their research performance in Sociology. A graph of 1.02M citations received by 70.6K 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 Sociology

#8 in China

#15 in Asia

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

2. South China University of Technology

For Sociology

#42 in China

#107 in Asia

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

3. Jinan University

For Sociology

#61 in China

#160 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

4. South China Normal University

For Sociology

#64 in China

#169 in Asia

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

5. Southern Medical University

For Sociology

#65 in China

#170 in Asia

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

6. South China Agricultural University

For Sociology

#76 in China

#212 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

7. Guangzhou Medical University

For Sociology

#85 in China

#241 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

8. Guangzhou University

For Sociology

#88 in China

#245 in Asia

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

9. Guangdong University of Technology

For Sociology

#99 in China

#286 in Asia

Founded: 1956

10. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Sociology

#102 in China

#291 in Asia

Founded: 1969

11. Guangdong University of Finance and Economics

For Sociology

#247 in China

#869 in Asia

Founded: 1983

12. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

For Sociology

#264 in China

#916 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

13. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

For Sociology

#384 in China

#1293 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

14. Guangdong University of Education

For Sociology

#427 in China

#1492 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1955

15. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

For Sociology

#433 in China

#1526 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1927

16. Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

For Sociology

#536 in China

#2429 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1953

Universities for Sociology near Guangzhou

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
20	Foshan University	291	Foshan
53	Dongguan University of Technology	322	Dongguan
92	United International College	288	Zhuhai
95	Shenzhen University	57	Shenzhen
108	Macao Polytechnic Institute	278	Macau
109	Lingnan University	162	Hong Kong
112	University of Macau	50	Macau
113	Macau University of Science and Technology	153	Macau
121	Education University of Hong Kong	23	Hong Kong
125	Chinese University of Hong Kong	2	Hong Kong