Guangzhou's 16 best Sociology universities [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Guangzhou ranked based on their research performance in Sociology. A graph of 611K citations received by 58.1K 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

#17 in Asia

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

2. South China University of Technology

For Sociology

#45 in China

#102 in Asia

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

3. South China Normal University

For Sociology

#65 in China

#166 in Asia

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

4. Southern Medical University

For Sociology

#66 in China

#171 in Asia

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

5. Jinan University

For Sociology

#70 in China

#181 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

6. South China Agricultural University

For Sociology

#71 in China

#183 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

7. Guangzhou University

For Sociology

#88 in China

#233 in Asia

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

8. Guangzhou Medical University

For Sociology

#92 in China

#245 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

9. Guangdong University of Technology

For Sociology

#102 in China

#261 in Asia

Founded: 1956

10. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Sociology

#117 in China

#313 in Asia

Founded: 1969

11. Guangdong University of Finance and Economics

For Sociology

#229 in China

#760 in Asia

Founded: 1983

12. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

For Sociology

#297 in China

#987 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

13. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

For Sociology

#378 in China

#1235 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

14. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

For Sociology

#423 in China

#1393 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1927

15. Guangdong University of Education

For Sociology

#425 in China

#1395 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1955

16. Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

For Sociology

#540 in China

#2490 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1953

Universities for Sociology near Guangzhou

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
20	Foshan University	295	Foshan
53	Dongguan University of Technology	312	Dongguan
92	United International College	308	Zhuhai
95	Shenzhen University	62	Shenzhen
108	Macao Polytechnic Institute	318	Macau
109	Lingnan University	207	Hong Kong
112	University of Macau	51	Macau
113	Macau University of Science and Technology	165	Macau
121	Education University of Hong Kong	16	Hong Kong
125	Chinese University of Hong Kong	2	Hong Kong