67 Best universities for Optometry in China

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Optometry. A graph of 220K citations received by 16.7K academic papers made by 67 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. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Optometry

#3 in Asia

#19 in the World

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

2. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#4 in Asia

#34 in the World

Founded: 1963

3. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#5 in Asia

#35 in the World

Founded: 1937

4. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#6 in Asia

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

5. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Optometry

#7 in Asia

#54 in the World

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

6. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#18 in Asia

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

7. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#20 in Asia

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

8. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Optometry

#22 in Asia

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

9. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Optometry

#23 in Asia

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

10. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Optometry

#27 in Asia

#169 in the World

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

11. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#30 in Asia

#178 in the World

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

12. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Optometry

#42 in Asia

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

13. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Optometry

#45 in Asia

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

14. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Optometry

#51 in Asia

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

15. Harbin Medical University

For Optometry

#59 in Asia

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

16. Wuhan University

For Optometry

#62 in Asia

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

17. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Optometry

#63 in Asia

#318 in the World

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

18. Shantou University

China | Shantou

For Optometry

#69 in Asia

#349 in the World

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

19. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Optometry

#73 in Asia

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

20. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#75 in Asia

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

21. Soochow University

For Optometry

#78 in Asia

#380 in the World

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

22. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Optometry

#81 in Asia

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

23. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Optometry

#84 in Asia

#400 in the World

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

24. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Optometry

#85 in Asia

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

25. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Optometry

#94 in Asia

#450 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

26. Anhui Medical University

For Optometry

#95 in Asia

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

27. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Optometry

#97 in Asia

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

28. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Optometry

#112 in Asia

#494 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

29. Xiamen University

For Optometry

#121 in Asia

#531 in the World

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

30. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Optometry

#125 in Asia

#539 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

31. Shandong University

For Optometry

#143 in Asia

#590 in the World

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

32. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Optometry

#144 in Asia

#591 in the World

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

33. Kunming Medical University

China | Kunming

For Optometry

#153 in Asia

#625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

34. Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

For Optometry

#157 in Asia

#632 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1958

35. Nantong University

China | Nantong

For Optometry

#158 in Asia

#633 in the World

Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1912

36. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Optometry

#162 in Asia

#644 in the World

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

37. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Optometry

#163 in Asia

#645 in the World

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

38. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#168 in Asia

#655 in the World

Founded: 1952

39. University of Science and Technology of China

For Optometry

#169 in Asia

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

40. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Optometry

#175 in Asia

#667 in the World

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

41. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#186 in Asia

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

42. Inner Mongolia Medical University

For Optometry

#193 in Asia

#724 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1956

43. Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

China | Chengdu

For Optometry

#195 in Asia

#728 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1956

44. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Optometry

#200 in Asia

#736 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

45. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Optometry

#213 in Asia

#772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

46. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#222 in Asia

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

47. Fujian Medical University

For Optometry

#228 in Asia

#811 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

48. Shanxi Medical University

China | Taiyuan

For Optometry

#230 in Asia

#817 in the World

Founded: 1919

49. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Optometry

#231 in Asia

#819 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

50. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Optometry

#235 in Asia

#825 in the World

Founded: 1909

51. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Optometry

#241 in Asia

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

52. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Optometry

#242 in Asia

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

53. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Optometry

#247 in Asia

#844 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

54. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Optometry

#248 in Asia

#848 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

55. Dalian Medical University

For Optometry

#256 in Asia

#873 in the World

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

56. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Optometry

#262 in Asia

#887 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

57. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#263 in Asia

#889 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

58. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#281 in Asia

#923 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

59. Xuzhou Medical University

For Optometry

#291 in Asia

#943 in the World

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

60. Shaanxi Normal University

For Optometry

#292 in Asia

#944 in the World

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

61. Hebei Medical University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Optometry

#295 in Asia

#953 in the World

Founded: 1913

62. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#298 in Asia

#958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

63. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#305 in Asia

#969 in the World

Founded: 1956

64. Guangxi Medical University

China | Nanning

For Optometry

#306 in Asia

#970 in the World

Founded: 1934

65. North Sichuan Medical College

China | Nanchong

For Optometry

#307 in Asia

#974 in the World

Founded: 1951

66. Guangdong Medical University

China | Zhanjiang

For Optometry

#315 in Asia

#987 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1958

67. Xinjiang Medical University

For Optometry

#318 in Asia

#990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

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

Medicine subfields in China

Anatomy and Physiology458

Anesthesiology267

Bioethics/Medical Ethics57

Biomedical Engineering231

Clinical Psychology304

Critical Care Nursing151

Family medicine204

Forensic Science88

Gastroenterology and Hepatology246

Health Science462

Healthcare Management (MHA)183

Medical Physics76

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)134

Occupational Therapy94

Oncology and Cancer research380

Ophthalmology164

Orthodontics205

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine162

Pharmacology403

Physical Therapy455

Plastic Surgery70

Public Health500

Radiation Therapy215

Radiology and Nuclear medicine466

Respiratory Therapy81

Sonography and Ultrasound130

Sports / Exercise science96

Sports Medicine259