100 Best universities for Health Science 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 Health Science. A graph of 3.56M citations received by 220K academic papers made by 467 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. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Health Science

#1 in Asia

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

2. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Health Science

#2 in Asia

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

3. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Health Science

#3 in Asia

#95 in the World

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

4. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Health Science

#4 in Asia

#99 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Health Science

#6 in Asia

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

6. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Health Science

#8 in Asia

#138 in the World

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

7. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Health Science

#9 in Asia

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Health Science

#12 in Asia

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

9. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Health Science

#13 in Asia

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

10. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Health Science

#16 in Asia

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

11. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Health Science

#18 in Asia

#226 in the World

Founded: 1937

12. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Health Science

#20 in Asia

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

13. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Health Science

#24 in Asia

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

14. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Health Science

#27 in Asia

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

15. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Health Science

#29 in Asia

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

16. Wuhan University

For Health Science

#31 in Asia

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

17. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Health Science

#35 in Asia

#294 in the World

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

18. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Health Science

#43 in Asia

#333 in the World

Founded: 1909

19. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Health Science

#46 in Asia

#351 in the World

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

20. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

China | Beijing

For Health Science

#53 in Asia

#386 in the World

Founded: 1956

21. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Health Science

#56 in Asia

#398 in the World

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

22. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Health Science

#61 in Asia

#429 in the World

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

23. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Health Science

#63 in Asia

#439 in the World

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

24. Shandong University

For Health Science

#67 in Asia

#450 in the World

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

25. Soochow University

For Health Science

#72 in Asia

#474 in the World

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

26. Anhui Medical University

For Health Science

#74 in Asia

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

27. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Health Science

#76 in Asia

#491 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

28. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Health Science

#79 in Asia

#498 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

29. Harbin Medical University

For Health Science

#81 in Asia

#502 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

30. Fujian Medical University

For Health Science

#82 in Asia

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

31. Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

China | Chengdu

For Health Science

#85 in Asia

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1956

32. Guangxi Medical University

China | Nanning

For Health Science

#97 in Asia

#565 in the World

Founded: 1934

33. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Health Science

#98 in Asia

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

34. Dalian Medical University

For Health Science

#100 in Asia

#569 in the World

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

35. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

China | Guangzhou

For Health Science

#102 in Asia

#571 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

36. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Health Science

#109 in Asia

#602 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

37. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Health Science

#110 in Asia

#607 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

38. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Health Science

#113 in Asia

#616 in the World

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

39. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Health Science

#114 in Asia

#617 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

40. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Health Science

#115 in Asia

#618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

41. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Health Science

#119 in Asia

#630 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

42. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

China | Nanjing

For Health Science

#132 in Asia

#678 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

43. Hebei Medical University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Health Science

#133 in Asia

#683 in the World

Founded: 1913

44. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Health Science

#141 in Asia

#709 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

45. Nantong University

China | Nantong

For Health Science

#142 in Asia

#713 in the World

Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1912

46. Shanxi Medical University

China | Taiyuan

For Health Science

#149 in Asia

#743 in the World

Founded: 1919

47. Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

China | Hangzhou

For Health Science

#150 in Asia

#752 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1953

48. University of Macau

For Health Science

#151 in Asia

#755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

49. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Health Science

#155 in Asia

#766 in the World

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

50. Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

China | Tianjin

For Health Science

#169 in Asia

#812 in the World

Enrollment: 13,409
Founded: 1958

51. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Health Science

#178 in Asia

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

52. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Health Science

#181 in Asia

#856 in the World

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

53. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Health Science

#185 in Asia

#870 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

54. Shantou University

China | Shantou

For Health Science

#187 in Asia

#886 in the World

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

55. Kunming Medical University

China | Kunming

For Health Science

#188 in Asia

#888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

56. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Health Science

#189 in Asia

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

57. Central China Normal University

For Health Science

#197 in Asia

#916 in the World

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

58. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Health Science

#209 in Asia

#951 in the World

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

59. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Health Science

#210 in Asia

#959 in the World

Founded: 1989

60. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Health Science

#212 in Asia

#965 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

61. Xuzhou Medical University

For Health Science

#220 in Asia

#1000 in the World

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

62. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Health Science

#225 in Asia

#1019 in the World

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

63. Xinjiang Medical University

For Health Science

#229 in Asia

#1031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

64. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Health Science

#234 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

65. Weifang Medical University

China | Weifang

For Health Science

#238 in Asia

#1062 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1951

66. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Health Science

#247 in Asia

#1082 in the World

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

67. University of Science and Technology of China

For Health Science

#248 in Asia

#1083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

68. Guangdong Medical University

China | Zhanjiang

For Health Science

#258 in Asia

#1116 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1958

69. Xiamen University

For Health Science

#267 in Asia

#1140 in the World

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

70. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Health Science

#274 in Asia

#1153 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

71. Zhejiang Normal University

For Health Science

#275 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

72. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Health Science

#280 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

73. Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

For Health Science

#282 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1958

74. Ningbo University

For Health Science

#284 in Asia

#1172 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

75. China Pharmaceutical University

China | Nanjing

For Health Science

#292 in Asia

#1214 in the World

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

76. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Health Science

#294 in Asia

#1216 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

77. Hubei University of Medicine

For Health Science

#296 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Founded: 1965

78. Shanghai University of Sport

China | Shanghai

For Health Science

#309 in Asia

#1251 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1952

79. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Health Science

#310 in Asia

#1252 in the World

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

80. Hangzhou Normal University

China | Hangzhou

For Health Science

#313 in Asia

#1262 in the World

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

81. Southwest Medical University

For Health Science

#321 in Asia

#1279 in the World

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

82. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Health Science

#322 in Asia

#1288 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

83. Shaanxi Normal University

For Health Science

#329 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1944

84. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Health Science

#333 in Asia

#1313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 28,024
Founded: 1946

85. Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

For Health Science

#337 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1953

86. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Health Science

#349 in Asia

#1352 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

87. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Health Science

#355 in Asia

#1362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

88. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Health Science

#357 in Asia

#1371 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

89. North Sichuan Medical College

China | Nanchong

For Health Science

#358 in Asia

#1373 in the World

Founded: 1951

90. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Health Science

#360 in Asia

#1378 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

91. Dalian University of Technology

For Health Science

#367 in Asia

#1399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

92. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Health Science

#370 in Asia

#1403 in the World

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

93. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

China | Guangzhou

For Health Science

#371 in Asia

#1409 in the World

Founded: 1969

94. Jiangnan University

For Health Science

#373 in Asia

#1415 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

95. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Health Science

#380 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

96. Beijing Sport University

China | Beijing

For Health Science

#399 in Asia

#1494 in the World

Founded: 1953

97. Hubei University of Chinese Medicine

For Health Science

#401 in Asia

#1503 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1958

98. Binzhou Medical University

China | Binzhou

For Health Science

#406 in Asia

#1512 in the World

Enrollment: 16,100
Founded: 1970

99. University of South China

China | Hengyang

For Health Science

#408 in Asia

#1514 in the World

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

100. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Health Science

#416 in Asia

#1538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

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

Medicine subfields in China

Anatomy and Physiology461

Anesthesiology277

Bioethics/Medical Ethics59

Biomedical Engineering242

Clinical Psychology320

Critical Care Nursing162

Epidemiology102

Family medicine209

Forensic Science87

Gastroenterology and Hepatology248

Healthcare Management (MHA)194

Medical Physics87

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)139

Occupational Therapy105

Oncology and Cancer research387

Ophthalmology171

Orthodontics213

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine174

Pharmacology407

Physical Therapy464

Plastic Surgery75

Public Health503

Radiation Therapy219

Radiology and Nuclear medicine469

Respiratory Therapy83

Sonography and Ultrasound142

Sports / Exercise science108

Sports Medicine279