100 Best universities for Pharmacy 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 Pharmacy. A graph of 2.58M citations received by 139K academic papers made by 335 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. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Pharmacy

#7 in Asia

#13 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

2. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Pharmacy

#9 in Asia

#15 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

3. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Pharmacy

#11 in Asia

#19 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

4. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Pharmacy

#12 in Asia

#24 in the World

Founded: 1909

5. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Pharmacy

#13 in Asia

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

6. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Pharmacy

#14 in Asia

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

7. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacy

#15 in Asia

#54 in the World

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

8. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Pharmacy

#16 in Asia

#59 in the World

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

9. University of Science and Technology of China

For Pharmacy

#17 in Asia

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

10. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacy

#18 in Asia

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

11. Soochow University

For Pharmacy

#24 in Asia

#95 in the World

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

12. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Pharmacy

#25 in Asia

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

13. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Pharmacy

#27 in Asia

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

14. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacy

#31 in Asia

#123 in the World

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

15. Central China Normal University

For Pharmacy

#33 in Asia

#128 in the World

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

16. Shandong University

For Pharmacy

#39 in Asia

#152 in the World

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

17. Xiamen University

For Pharmacy

#40 in Asia

#156 in the World

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

18. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Pharmacy

#41 in Asia

#159 in the World

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

19. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Pharmacy

#43 in Asia

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1953

20. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Pharmacy

#44 in Asia

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

21. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Pharmacy

#45 in Asia

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

22. Wuhan University

For Pharmacy

#46 in Asia

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

23. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Pharmacy

#47 in Asia

#180 in the World

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

24. Dalian University of Technology

For Pharmacy

#48 in Asia

#182 in the World

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

25. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Pharmacy

#49 in Asia

#183 in the World

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

26. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Pharmacy

#51 in Asia

#193 in the World

Founded: 1963

27. Jiangsu Normal University

For Pharmacy

#55 in Asia

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1957

28. Nanjing Tech University

China | Nanjing

For Pharmacy

#62 in Asia

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

29. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacy

#67 in Asia

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

30. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Pharmacy

#70 in Asia

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

31. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Pharmacy

#74 in Asia

#263 in the World

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

32. Wenzhou University

China | Wenzhou

For Pharmacy

#76 in Asia

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1984

33. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacy

#80 in Asia

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

34. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Pharmacy

#82 in Asia

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

35. Henan Normal University

China | Xinxiang

For Pharmacy

#86 in Asia

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1923

36. China Pharmaceutical University

China | Nanjing

For Pharmacy

#88 in Asia

#314 in the World

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

37. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Pharmacy

#90 in Asia

#323 in the World

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

38. Jiangxi Normal University

China | Nanchang

For Pharmacy

#91 in Asia

#326 in the World

Founded: 1940

39. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Pharmacy

#98 in Asia

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

40. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Pharmacy

#99 in Asia

#349 in the World

Founded: 1937

41. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Pharmacy

#105 in Asia

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

42. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Pharmacy

#111 in Asia

#389 in the World

Founded: 1902

43. Northwest University, China

For Pharmacy

#113 in Asia

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1912

44. Qingdao University of Science and Technology

China | Qingdao

For Pharmacy

#131 in Asia

#431 in the World

Founded: 1950

45. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

China | Beijing

For Pharmacy

#132 in Asia

#432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

46. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Pharmacy

#136 in Asia

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

47. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Pharmacy

#137 in Asia

#438 in the World

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

48. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Pharmacy

#139 in Asia

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

49. Northwest Normal University

China | Lanzhou

For Pharmacy

#143 in Asia

#457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1902

50. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Pharmacy

#153 in Asia

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

51. Hangzhou Normal University

China | Hangzhou

For Pharmacy

#157 in Asia

#492 in the World

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

52. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Pharmacy

#159 in Asia

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

53. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Pharmacy

#162 in Asia

#505 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

54. Fuzhou University

For Pharmacy

#163 in Asia

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

55. Liaocheng University

China | Liaocheng

For Pharmacy

#165 in Asia

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1974

56. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Pharmacy

#167 in Asia

#521 in the World

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

57. Shaanxi Normal University

For Pharmacy

#170 in Asia

#529 in the World

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

58. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Pharmacy

#172 in Asia

#531 in the World

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

59. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacy

#174 in Asia

#539 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

60. Zhejiang Normal University

For Pharmacy

#177 in Asia

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

61. Anhui Normal University

For Pharmacy

#178 in Asia

#548 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1928

62. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Pharmacy

#184 in Asia

#563 in the World

Founded: 1938

63. Shenyang Pharmaceutical University

China | Shenyang

For Pharmacy

#188 in Asia

#567 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1931

64. Huaqiao University

China | Quanzhou

For Pharmacy

#192 in Asia

#581 in the World

Enrollment: 31,000
Founded: 1960

65. XiangTan University

China | Xiangtan

For Pharmacy

#196 in Asia

#590 in the World

Enrollment: 37,057
Founded: 1958

66. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Pharmacy

#200 in Asia

#599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

67. Shanxi University

China | Taiyuan

For Pharmacy

#201 in Asia

#600 in the World

Founded: 1902

68. Qufu Normal University

For Pharmacy

#203 in Asia

#608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

69. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Pharmacy

#204 in Asia

#609 in the World

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

70. Zhejiang Sci-Tech University

China | Hangzhou

For Pharmacy

#205 in Asia

#610 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1897

71. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacy

#207 in Asia

#615 in the World

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

72. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Pharmacy

#217 in Asia

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

73. Jiangnan University

For Pharmacy

#220 in Asia

#634 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

74. Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University

China | Nanchang

For Pharmacy

#226 in Asia

#646 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1977

75. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Pharmacy

#228 in Asia

#650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

76. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Pharmacy

#230 in Asia

#654 in the World

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

77. Tianjin Normal University

China | Tianjin

For Pharmacy

#232 in Asia

#658 in the World

Enrollment: 25,800
Founded: 1958

78. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Pharmacy

#236 in Asia

#670 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

79. Guangxi Normal University

For Pharmacy

#239 in Asia

#674 in the World

Founded: 1932

80. TaiZhou University - Linhai

For Pharmacy

#242 in Asia

#681 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 1907

81. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Pharmacy

#244 in Asia

#687 in the World

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

82. Anhui University

For Pharmacy

#249 in Asia

#701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

83. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Pharmacy

#255 in Asia

#712 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

84. Xinjiang University

For Pharmacy

#256 in Asia

#714 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1924

85. Huaibei Normal University

China | Huaibei

For Pharmacy

#257 in Asia

#717 in the World

Founded: 1974

86. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

China | Guangzhou

For Pharmacy

#263 in Asia

#731 in the World

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

87. Hebei University

China | Baoding

For Pharmacy

#264 in Asia

#733 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1921

88. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Pharmacy

#266 in Asia

#744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

89. Hunan University of Science and Technology

China | Xiangtan

For Pharmacy

#268 in Asia

#754 in the World

Enrollment: 27,777
Founded: 2003

90. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Pharmacy

#284 in Asia

#791 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

91. Heilongjiang University

For Pharmacy

#286 in Asia

#799 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1942

92. Shandong Normal University

For Pharmacy

#289 in Asia

#804 in the World

Founded: 1950

93. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Pharmacy

#291 in Asia

#807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

94. Shihezi University

China | Shihezi

For Pharmacy

#295 in Asia

#814 in the World

Founded: 1949

95. Hefei University of Technology

For Pharmacy

#297 in Asia

#826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

96. Wuhan University of Technology

For Pharmacy

#298 in Asia

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

97. Hebei Normal University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Pharmacy

#312 in Asia

#857 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1902

98. Bohai University

China | Jinzhou

For Pharmacy

#318 in Asia

#869 in the World

Enrollment: 21,900
Founded: 1958

99. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Pharmacy

#322 in Asia

#884 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

100. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Pharmacy

#324 in Asia

#891 in the World

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

The best cities to study Pharmacy in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tianjin, Beijing, Hangzhou, and Lanzhou.

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

Health Science467

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