Wuhan's 17 best Sociology universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Wuhan ranked based on their research performance in Sociology. A graph of 896K citations received by 66.8K academic papers made by 17 universities in Wuhan 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. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Sociology

#11 in China

#22 in Asia

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

2. Wuhan University

For Sociology

#14 in China

#26 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

3. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Sociology

#36 in China

#90 in Asia

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

4. Central China Normal University

For Sociology

#47 in China

#118 in Asia

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

5. Wuhan University of Technology

For Sociology

#78 in China

#216 in Asia

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

6. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Sociology

#133 in China

#404 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1948

7. Wuhan University of Science and Technology

For Sociology

#155 in China

#489 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1907

8. Hubei University

For Sociology

#165 in China

#532 in Asia

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1931

9. South-Central University for Nationalities

For Sociology

#181 in China

#585 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1951

10. Hubei University of Technology

For Sociology

#299 in China

#1040 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1952

11. Jianghan University

For Sociology

#311 in China

#1092 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1980

12. Wuhan Institute of Technology

For Sociology

#320 in China

#1110 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,789
Founded: 1972

13. Wuhan Polytechnic University

For Sociology

#373 in China

#1262 in Asia

Founded: 1951

14. Hubei University of Chinese Medicine

For Sociology

#451 in China

#1617 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1958

15. Wuhan Sports University

For Sociology

#459 in China

#1668 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1953

16. Hankou University

For Sociology

#524 in China

#2246 in Asia

Founded: 2000

17. Hubei Institute of Fine Arts

For Sociology

#548 in China

#2677 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1920

Universities for Sociology near Wuhan

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
173	Xinyang Normal University	221	Xinyang
198	Yangtze University	173	Jingzhou
252	Jiangxi Agricultural University	185	Nanchang
255	Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics	171	Nanchang
260	Nanchang University	80	Nanchang
261	East China Jiaotong University	276	Nanchang
270	Nanchang Institute of Technology	297	Nanchang
271	Jiangxi Normal University	149	Nanchang
284	China Three Gorges University	201	Yichang
289	National University of Defense Technology	66	Changsha