18 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Wuhan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Wuhan ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 3.27M citations received by 229K academic papers made by 18 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. Wuhan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in China

#14 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

2. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in China

#15 in Asia

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

3. Wuhan University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#48 in China

#111 in Asia

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

4. Central China Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#71 in China

#184 in Asia

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

5. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#72 in China

#190 in Asia

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

6. Wuhan University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#92 in China

#250 in Asia

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

7. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#138 in China

#384 in Asia

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

8. Hubei University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#156 in China

#463 in Asia

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1931

9. South-Central University for Nationalities

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#203 in China

#637 in Asia

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

10. Hubei University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#237 in China

#750 in Asia

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

11. Wuhan Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#254 in China

#814 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,789
Founded: 1972

12. Jianghan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#318 in China

#1045 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1980

13. Wuhan Polytechnic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#346 in China

#1137 in Asia

Founded: 1951

14. Hubei University of Chinese Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#478 in China

#1731 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1958

15. Wuhan Sports University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#492 in China

#1824 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1953

16. Hankou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#509 in China

#1986 in Asia

Founded: 2000

17. Hubei Institute of Fine Arts

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#549 in China

#2708 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1920

18. Wuhan Conservatory of Music

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#561 in China

#2862 in Asia

Founded: 1965

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Wuhan

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
173	Xinyang Normal University	316	Xinyang
198	Yangtze University	182	Jingzhou
252	Jiangxi Agricultural University	287	Nanchang
255	Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics	146	Nanchang
260	Nanchang University	89	Nanchang
261	East China Jiaotong University	233	Nanchang
262	Nanchang HangKong University	335	Nanchang
270	Nanchang Institute of Technology	330	Nanchang
271	Jiangxi Normal University	161	Nanchang
284	China Three Gorges University	175	Yichang

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Wuhan

Broadcast Journalism6

Classics and Ancient History12

Communications and Public Relations14

Education Majors15

Forensic Science4

Gender Studies8

Human Rights Law4

Intellectual Property and Patent Law9

International Relations and Diplomacy5

Journalism and Digital Media7

Law Enforcement6

Library and Information science13

Military science5

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Political Economy5

Political Science17

Public Policy / Administration9

Radio and Television broadcasting6

Sports / Exercise science5

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies15

Urban and Regional planning13