20 Best universities for Operations Research in Shanghai

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Shanghai ranked based on their research performance in Operations Research. A graph of 171K citations received by 12.4K academic papers made by 20 universities in Shanghai 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. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Operations Research

#6 in China

#8 in Asia

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

2. Tongji University

For Operations Research

#9 in China

#12 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

3. Shanghai University

For Operations Research

#29 in China

#44 in Asia

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

4. Shanghai Maritime University

For Operations Research

#33 in China

#52 in Asia

Founded: 1909

5. Fudan University

For Operations Research

#58 in China

#137 in Asia

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

6. Donghua University

For Operations Research

#66 in China

#150 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1951

7. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

For Operations Research

#73 in China

#164 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

8. East China University of Science and Technology

For Operations Research

#86 in China

#209 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1952

9. East China Normal University

For Operations Research

#98 in China

#253 in Asia

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

10. Shanghai University of Engineering Science

For Operations Research

#113 in China

#309 in Asia

Founded: 1978

11. Shanghai University of Electric Power

For Operations Research

#115 in China

#312 in Asia

Founded: 1951

12. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

For Operations Research

#133 in China

#353 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,419
Founded: 1917

13. Shanghai Ocean University

For Operations Research

#167 in China

#463 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,800
Founded: 1912

14. Shanghai Normal University

For Operations Research

#185 in China

#511 in Asia

Founded: 1954

15. Shanghai Second Polytechnic University

For Operations Research

#233 in China

#676 in Asia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1960

16. Shanghai Institute of Technology

For Operations Research

#283 in China

#856 in Asia

Founded: 2000

17. Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

For Operations Research

#331 in China

#997 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

18. Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance

For Operations Research

#342 in China

#1019 in Asia

Founded: 1928

19. Shanghai University of Sport

For Operations Research

#356 in China

#1046 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1952

20. Shanghai Tech University

For Operations Research

#361 in China

#1056 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 3,221
Founded: 2013

Universities for Operations Research near Shanghai

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
81	Soochow University	99	Suzhou
104	Nantong University	138	Nantong
118	Jiangnan University	107	Wuxi
141	Ningbo University	82	Ningbo
143	Hangzhou Dianzi University	111	Hangzhou
152	University of Nottingham Ningbo, China	125	Ningbo
158	Zhejiang University of Technology	53	Hangzhou
161	Zhejiang Gongshang University	96	Hangzhou
163	Zhejiang University	17	Hangzhou
163	Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics	94	Hangzhou

Mathematics subfields in Shanghai

Actuarial Science17

Applied Mathematics19

Blockchain and Cryptography18

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics24

Math Teachers23

Statistics25