100 Best universities for Epidemiology in China

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Epidemiology. A graph of 1.89M citations received by 41.8K academic papers made by 102 universities in China 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. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Epidemiology

#1 in Asia

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

2. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Epidemiology

#2 in Asia

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

3. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Epidemiology

#3 in Asia

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

4. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Epidemiology

#4 in Asia

#43 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Epidemiology

#5 in Asia

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

6. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Epidemiology

#6 in Asia

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

7. Wuhan University

For Epidemiology

#9 in Asia

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

8. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Epidemiology

#10 in Asia

#86 in the World

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

9. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Epidemiology

#11 in Asia

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

10. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Epidemiology

#13 in Asia

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

11. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Epidemiology

#14 in Asia

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

12. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Epidemiology

#16 in Asia

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

13. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Epidemiology

#23 in Asia

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

14. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Epidemiology

#25 in Asia

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

15. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Epidemiology

#26 in Asia

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

16. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Epidemiology

#31 in Asia

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,366
Founded: 1931

17. Anhui Medical University

For Epidemiology

#34 in Asia

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

18. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Epidemiology

#37 in Asia

#248 in the World

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

19. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Epidemiology

#44 in Asia

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,155
Founded: 1958

20. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Epidemiology

#48 in Asia

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

21. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Epidemiology

#51 in Asia

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

22. Harbin Medical University

For Epidemiology

#52 in Asia

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

23. Shandong University

For Epidemiology

#54 in Asia

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

24. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Epidemiology

#55 in Asia

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

25. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Epidemiology

#56 in Asia

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

26. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Epidemiology

#58 in Asia

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

27. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Epidemiology

#67 in Asia

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

28. Fujian Medical University

For Epidemiology

#72 in Asia

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

29. Soochow University

For Epidemiology

#77 in Asia

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

30. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Epidemiology

#78 in Asia

#402 in the World

Founded: 1909

31. Shantou University

China | Shantou

For Epidemiology

#83 in Asia

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,123
Founded: 1981

32. Hebei Medical University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Epidemiology

#86 in Asia

#444 in the World

Founded: 1913

33. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Epidemiology

#91 in Asia

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

34. Guangxi Medical University

China | Nanning

For Epidemiology

#93 in Asia

#470 in the World

Founded: 1934

35. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Epidemiology

#96 in Asia

#476 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

36. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Epidemiology

#102 in Asia

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 10,100
Founded: 1951

37. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Epidemiology

#105 in Asia

#511 in the World

Founded: 1937

38. Xinjiang Medical University

For Epidemiology

#109 in Asia

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

39. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Epidemiology

#115 in Asia

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

40. Kunming Medical University

China | Kunming

For Epidemiology

#120 in Asia

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

41. Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

China | Hangzhou

For Epidemiology

#127 in Asia

#575 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1953

42. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Epidemiology

#141 in Asia

#612 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

43. Xiamen University

For Epidemiology

#144 in Asia

#621 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

44. Guangdong Medical University

China | Zhanjiang

For Epidemiology

#148 in Asia

#630 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1958

45. University of South China

China | Hengyang

For Epidemiology

#154 in Asia

#646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1958

46. University of Macau

For Epidemiology

#155 in Asia

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

47. Dalian Medical University

For Epidemiology

#158 in Asia

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,200
Founded: 1947

48. Shanxi Medical University

China | Taiyuan

For Epidemiology

#160 in Asia

#663 in the World

Founded: 1919

49. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Epidemiology

#167 in Asia

#679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

50. Hainan Medical University

For Epidemiology

#170 in Asia

#685 in the World

Founded: 1951

51. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Epidemiology

#176 in Asia

#708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

52. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

China | Nanjing

For Epidemiology

#202 in Asia

#772 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

53. Nantong University

China | Nantong

For Epidemiology

#203 in Asia

#773 in the World

Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1912

54. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Epidemiology

#212 in Asia

#800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

55. University of Science and Technology of China

For Epidemiology

#218 in Asia

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

56. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Epidemiology

#232 in Asia

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1902

57. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

China | Beijing

For Epidemiology

#255 in Asia

#910 in the World

Founded: 1956

58. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Epidemiology

#260 in Asia

#918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

59. Hubei University of Medicine

For Epidemiology

#263 in Asia

#932 in the World

Founded: 1965

60. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Epidemiology

#264 in Asia

#933 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

61. Xuzhou Medical University

For Epidemiology

#266 in Asia

#935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1958

62. Ningbo University

For Epidemiology

#269 in Asia

#942 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

63. Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

China | Chengdu

For Epidemiology

#275 in Asia

#955 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1956

64. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Epidemiology

#276 in Asia

#956 in the World

Founded: 1938

65. Zunyi Medical University

For Epidemiology

#286 in Asia

#984 in the World

Founded: 1947

66. Southwest Medical University

For Epidemiology

#292 in Asia

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,164
Founded: 1951

67. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

China | Guangzhou

For Epidemiology

#293 in Asia

#1004 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

68. Xinxiang Medical University

China | Xinxiang

For Epidemiology

#298 in Asia

#1013 in the World

Enrollment: 18,500
Founded: 1922

69. Weifang Medical University

China | Weifang

For Epidemiology

#301 in Asia

#1027 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1951

70. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Epidemiology

#305 in Asia

#1043 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

71. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Epidemiology

#311 in Asia

#1056 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

72. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Epidemiology

#316 in Asia

#1066 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

73. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Epidemiology

#319 in Asia

#1071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

74. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

China | Guangzhou

For Epidemiology

#323 in Asia

#1084 in the World

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

75. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Epidemiology

#334 in Asia

#1104 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

76. Guizhou Medical University

China | Guiyang

For Epidemiology

#337 in Asia

#1117 in the World

Founded: 1938

77. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Epidemiology

#341 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

78. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Epidemiology

#347 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

79. North China University of Science and Technology

China | Tangshan

For Epidemiology

#366 in Asia

#1181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 34,423
Founded: 1903

80. Shihezi University

China | Shihezi

For Epidemiology

#377 in Asia

#1208 in the World

Founded: 1949

81. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Epidemiology

#378 in Asia

#1211 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

82. Wuhan University of Science and Technology

For Epidemiology

#387 in Asia

#1235 in the World

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

83. Inner Mongolia Medical University

For Epidemiology

#400 in Asia

#1269 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1956

84. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Epidemiology

#402 in Asia

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

85. Henan Agricultural University

China | Zhengzhou

For Epidemiology

#403 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1913

86. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Epidemiology

#409 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

87. China Pharmaceutical University

China | Nanjing

For Epidemiology

#412 in Asia

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,465
Founded: 1936

88. Jining Medical University

For Epidemiology

#415 in Asia

#1296 in the World

Enrollment: 16,732
Founded: 1952

89. Wannan Medical College

For Epidemiology

#426 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Founded: 1958

90. Shanghai University of Sport

China | Shanghai

For Epidemiology

#429 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1952

91. Dali University

For Epidemiology

#435 in Asia

#1340 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1978

92. Jinzhou Medical University

China | Jinzhou

For Epidemiology

#439 in Asia

#1353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1946

93. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Epidemiology

#444 in Asia

#1363 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

94. Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

For Epidemiology

#446 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1958

95. Hangzhou Normal University

China | Hangzhou

For Epidemiology

#449 in Asia

#1373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1978

96. Binzhou University

China | Binzhou

For Epidemiology

#450 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Founded: 1958

97. Jiangnan University

For Epidemiology

#462 in Asia

#1411 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

98. Binzhou Medical University

China | Binzhou

For Epidemiology

#466 in Asia

#1416 in the World

Enrollment: 16,100
Founded: 1970

99. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Epidemiology

#467 in Asia

#1418 in the World

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

100. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Epidemiology

#468 in Asia

#1421 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

The best cities to study Epidemiology in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Beijing, Hong Kong, Wuhan, and Guangzhou.

Medicine subfields in China

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Bioethics/Medical Ethics59

Biomedical Engineering242

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Critical Care Nursing162

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Health Science467

Healthcare Management (MHA)194

Medical Physics87

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)139

Occupational Therapy105

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