61 Best universities for Optometry in China

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Optometry. A graph of 127K citations received by 11.5K academic papers made by 61 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

#2 in Asia

#19 in the World

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

2. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#4 in Asia

#29 in the World

Founded: 1937

3. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#5 in Asia

#46 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Optometry

#6 in Asia

#63 in the World

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

5. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#10 in Asia

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

6. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#21 in Asia

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

7. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#24 in Asia

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

8. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Optometry

#27 in Asia

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

9. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#29 in Asia

#189 in the World

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

10. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Optometry

#31 in Asia

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

11. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Optometry

#33 in Asia

#217 in the World

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

12. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Optometry

#47 in Asia

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

13. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Optometry

#50 in Asia

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

14. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Optometry

#52 in Asia

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

15. Shantou University

China | Shantou

For Optometry

#59 in Asia

#343 in the World

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

16. Wuhan University

For Optometry

#61 in Asia

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

17. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Optometry

#67 in Asia

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

18. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#72 in Asia

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

19. Harbin Medical University

For Optometry

#74 in Asia

#390 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

20. Soochow University

For Optometry

#77 in Asia

#406 in the World

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

21. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Optometry

#84 in Asia

#433 in the World

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

22. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Optometry

#85 in Asia

#438 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

23. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Optometry

#90 in Asia

#450 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

24. Xiamen University

For Optometry

#91 in Asia

#453 in the World

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

25. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Optometry

#95 in Asia

#461 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

26. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Optometry

#109 in Asia

#509 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

27. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Optometry

#110 in Asia

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

28. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Optometry

#116 in Asia

#538 in the World

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

29. Anhui Medical University

For Optometry

#117 in Asia

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

30. Shandong University

For Optometry

#132 in Asia

#571 in the World

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

31. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Optometry

#138 in Asia

#587 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

32. Nantong University

China | Nantong

For Optometry

#144 in Asia

#603 in the World

Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1912

33. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#152 in Asia

#630 in the World

Founded: 1952

34. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Optometry

#153 in Asia

#632 in the World

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

35. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Optometry

#154 in Asia

#634 in the World

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

36. Kunming Medical University

China | Kunming

For Optometry

#155 in Asia

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

37. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#162 in Asia

#661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

38. University of Science and Technology of China

For Optometry

#165 in Asia

#670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

39. Inner Mongolia Medical University

For Optometry

#166 in Asia

#672 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1956

40. Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

For Optometry

#169 in Asia

#676 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1958

41. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Optometry

#172 in Asia

#686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

42. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Optometry

#180 in Asia

#715 in the World

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

43. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#194 in Asia

#753 in the World

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

44. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Optometry

#199 in Asia

#767 in the World

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

45. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Optometry

#202 in Asia

#771 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

46. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Optometry

#203 in Asia

#772 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

47. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Optometry

#213 in Asia

#801 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

48. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Optometry

#222 in Asia

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

49. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Optometry

#224 in Asia

#826 in the World

Founded: 1909

50. Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

China | Chengdu

For Optometry

#227 in Asia

#837 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1956

51. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Optometry

#236 in Asia

#865 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

52. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#237 in Asia

#866 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

53. Guangdong Medical University

China | Zhanjiang

For Optometry

#242 in Asia

#879 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1958

54. Shanxi Medical University

China | Taiyuan

For Optometry

#244 in Asia

#888 in the World

Founded: 1919

55. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Optometry

#245 in Asia

#889 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

56. Dalian Medical University

For Optometry

#250 in Asia

#897 in the World

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

57. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Optometry

#255 in Asia

#904 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

58. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#260 in Asia

#911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

59. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#275 in Asia

#947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

60. North Sichuan Medical College

China | Nanchong

For Optometry

#277 in Asia

#951 in the World

Founded: 1951

61. Fujian Medical University

For Optometry

#278 in Asia

#953 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

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

Medicine subfields in China

Anatomy and Physiology447

Anesthesiology247

Bioethics/Medical Ethics56

Biomedical Engineering204

Clinical Psychology274

Critical Care Nursing127

Family medicine184

Forensic Science83

Gastroenterology and Hepatology231

Health Science434

Healthcare Management (MHA)155

Medical Physics74

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)117

Occupational Therapy75

Oncology and Cancer research351

Ophthalmology144

Orthodontics181

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine142

Pharmacology392

Physical Therapy431

Plastic Surgery62

Public Health491

Radiation Therapy200

Radiology and Nuclear medicine457

Respiratory Therapy76

Sonography and Ultrasound117

Sports / Exercise science83

Sports Medicine207