100 Best universities for Orthodontics 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 Orthodontics. A graph of 1.03M citations received by 85.1K academic papers made by 213 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 University

China | Beijing

For Orthodontics

#1 in Asia

#13 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

2. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Orthodontics

#2 in Asia

#16 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

3. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Orthodontics

#3 in Asia

#21 in the World

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

4. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Orthodontics

#7 in Asia

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

5. Wuhan University

For Orthodontics

#19 in Asia

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

6. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Orthodontics

#26 in Asia

#148 in the World

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

7. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Orthodontics

#29 in Asia

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

8. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Orthodontics

#48 in Asia

#222 in the World

Founded: 1963

9. Shandong University

For Orthodontics

#53 in Asia

#239 in the World

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

10. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Orthodontics

#58 in Asia

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

11. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Orthodontics

#60 in Asia

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

12. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Orthodontics

#65 in Asia

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

13. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Orthodontics

#73 in Asia

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

14. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Orthodontics

#74 in Asia

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

15. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Orthodontics

#75 in Asia

#310 in the World

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

16. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Orthodontics

#77 in Asia

#314 in the World

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

17. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Orthodontics

#78 in Asia

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

18. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Orthodontics

#80 in Asia

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

19. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Orthodontics

#82 in Asia

#336 in the World

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

20. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Orthodontics

#83 in Asia

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

21. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Orthodontics

#92 in Asia

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

22. Hebei Medical University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Orthodontics

#95 in Asia

#399 in the World

Founded: 1913

23. Soochow University

For Orthodontics

#96 in Asia

#406 in the World

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

24. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Orthodontics

#99 in Asia

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

25. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Orthodontics

#117 in Asia

#451 in the World

Founded: 1937

26. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Orthodontics

#122 in Asia

#467 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

27. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Orthodontics

#125 in Asia

#485 in the World

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

28. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Orthodontics

#129 in Asia

#491 in the World

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

29. Fujian Medical University

For Orthodontics

#138 in Asia

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

30. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Orthodontics

#153 in Asia

#569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

31. Anhui Medical University

For Orthodontics

#166 in Asia

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

32. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Orthodontics

#170 in Asia

#627 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

33. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Orthodontics

#172 in Asia

#632 in the World

Founded: 1952

34. Xinjiang Medical University

For Orthodontics

#179 in Asia

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

35. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Orthodontics

#183 in Asia

#678 in the World

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

36. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Orthodontics

#185 in Asia

#681 in the World

Founded: 1909

37. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Orthodontics

#195 in Asia

#713 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

38. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Orthodontics

#199 in Asia

#725 in the World

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

39. Harbin Medical University

For Orthodontics

#206 in Asia

#736 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

40. Dalian Medical University

For Orthodontics

#218 in Asia

#777 in the World

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

41. Kunming Medical University

China | Kunming

For Orthodontics

#221 in Asia

#789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

42. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Orthodontics

#225 in Asia

#796 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

43. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Orthodontics

#227 in Asia

#800 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

44. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Orthodontics

#228 in Asia

#806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

45. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Orthodontics

#230 in Asia

#814 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

46. Shanxi Medical University

China | Taiyuan

For Orthodontics

#233 in Asia

#821 in the World

Founded: 1919

47. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Orthodontics

#238 in Asia

#841 in the World

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

48. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Orthodontics

#239 in Asia

#842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

49. Nanjing Forestry University

China | Nanjing

For Orthodontics

#245 in Asia

#861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

50. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Orthodontics

#248 in Asia

#866 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

51. University of Science and Technology of China

For Orthodontics

#255 in Asia

#886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

52. Guangxi Medical University

China | Nanning

For Orthodontics

#257 in Asia

#896 in the World

Founded: 1934

53. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Orthodontics

#272 in Asia

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

54. Nantong University

China | Nantong

For Orthodontics

#279 in Asia

#951 in the World

Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1912

55. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Orthodontics

#285 in Asia

#976 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

56. Southwest Medical University

For Orthodontics

#288 in Asia

#983 in the World

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

57. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Orthodontics

#296 in Asia

#997 in the World

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

58. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Orthodontics

#300 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

59. Northeast Forestry University

For Orthodontics

#315 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1952

60. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Orthodontics

#320 in Asia

#1065 in the World

Founded: 1938

61. Ningbo University

For Orthodontics

#321 in Asia

#1066 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

62. Dalian University of Technology

For Orthodontics

#325 in Asia

#1074 in the World

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

63. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Orthodontics

#327 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Founded: 1915

64. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Orthodontics

#328 in Asia

#1082 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

65. Xiamen University

For Orthodontics

#330 in Asia

#1084 in the World

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

66. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Orthodontics

#341 in Asia

#1106 in the World

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

67. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Orthodontics

#343 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

68. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Orthodontics

#345 in Asia

#1126 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

69. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Orthodontics

#347 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

70. China University of Mining and Technology

For Orthodontics

#359 in Asia

#1163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

71. Huzhou University

For Orthodontics

#361 in Asia

#1165 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1958

72. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Orthodontics

#364 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

73. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Orthodontics

#370 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,347
Founded: 1952

74. Shanghai Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Orthodontics

#373 in Asia

#1205 in the World

Founded: 1954

75. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Orthodontics

#376 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

76. Shaanxi Normal University

For Orthodontics

#377 in Asia

#1211 in the World

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

77. Xuzhou Medical University

For Orthodontics

#378 in Asia

#1212 in the World

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

78. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Orthodontics

#381 in Asia

#1218 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

79. Zhejiang Gongshang University

China | Hangzhou

For Orthodontics

#383 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1911

80. Zunyi Medical University

For Orthodontics

#385 in Asia

#1231 in the World

Founded: 1947

81. Xidian University

For Orthodontics

#392 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

82. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Orthodontics

#393 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

83. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Orthodontics

#404 in Asia

#1283 in the World

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

84. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Orthodontics

#405 in Asia

#1285 in the World

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

85. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Orthodontics

#407 in Asia

#1291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

86. Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

China | Hangzhou

For Orthodontics

#409 in Asia

#1297 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1953

87. XiangTan University

China | Xiangtan

For Orthodontics

#413 in Asia

#1307 in the World

Enrollment: 37,057
Founded: 1958

88. Binzhou University

China | Binzhou

For Orthodontics

#416 in Asia

#1316 in the World

Founded: 1958

89. Tianjin Polytechnic University

China | Tianjin

For Orthodontics

#417 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1952

90. Binzhou Medical University

China | Binzhou

For Orthodontics

#420 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Enrollment: 16,100
Founded: 1970

91. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Orthodontics

#422 in Asia

#1333 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

92. Inner Mongolia Medical University

For Orthodontics

#432 in Asia

#1363 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1956

93. Qufu Normal University

For Orthodontics

#433 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

94. Henan University of Science and Technology

China | Luoyang

For Orthodontics

#450 in Asia

#1407 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1952

95. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Orthodontics

#452 in Asia

#1409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

96. Henan Normal University

China | Xinxiang

For Orthodontics

#457 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1923

97. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

China | Guangzhou

For Orthodontics

#458 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

98. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Orthodontics

#468 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Founded: 1902

99. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Orthodontics

#475 in Asia

#1486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1953

100. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Orthodontics

#476 in Asia

#1487 in the World

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

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

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