100 Best Public Health schools 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 Public Health. A graph of 6.68M citations received by 392K academic papers made by 491 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. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Public Health

#1 in Asia

#72 in the World

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

2. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#4 in Asia

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

3. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Public Health

#6 in Asia

#120 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#11 in Asia

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

5. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Public Health

#12 in Asia

#192 in the World

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

6. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Public Health

#13 in Asia

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

7. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Public Health

#15 in Asia

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Public Health

#18 in Asia

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

9. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Public Health

#20 in Asia

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

10. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Public Health

#22 in Asia

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

11. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Public Health

#24 in Asia

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

12. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Public Health

#29 in Asia

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

13. Wuhan University

For Public Health

#31 in Asia

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

14. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#32 in Asia

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

15. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#33 in Asia

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

16. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#39 in Asia

#376 in the World

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

17. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Public Health

#42 in Asia

#385 in the World

Founded: 1952

18. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Public Health

#43 in Asia

#386 in the World

Founded: 1937

19. Shandong University

For Public Health

#44 in Asia

#387 in the World

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

20. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#45 in Asia

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

21. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Public Health

#49 in Asia

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

22. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Public Health

#55 in Asia

#421 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

23. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Public Health

#72 in Asia

#492 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

24. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Public Health

#76 in Asia

#503 in the World

Founded: 1909

25. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Public Health

#78 in Asia

#511 in the World

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

26. Anhui Medical University

For Public Health

#80 in Asia

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

27. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Public Health

#81 in Asia

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

28. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Public Health

#84 in Asia

#541 in the World

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

29. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Public Health

#85 in Asia

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

30. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Public Health

#86 in Asia

#558 in the World

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

31. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Public Health

#91 in Asia

#597 in the World

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

32. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Public Health

#95 in Asia

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

33. Xiamen University

For Public Health

#98 in Asia

#620 in the World

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

34. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Public Health

#101 in Asia

#629 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

35. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Public Health

#103 in Asia

#636 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

36. University of Science and Technology of China

For Public Health

#109 in Asia

#660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

37. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Public Health

#110 in Asia

#661 in the World

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

38. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Public Health

#112 in Asia

#670 in the World

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

39. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Public Health

#113 in Asia

#671 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

40. Soochow University

For Public Health

#117 in Asia

#684 in the World

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

41. Harbin Medical University

For Public Health

#119 in Asia

#690 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

42. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Public Health

#126 in Asia

#707 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

43. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Public Health

#127 in Asia

#708 in the World

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

44. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Public Health

#128 in Asia

#710 in the World

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

45. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Public Health

#129 in Asia

#713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

46. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Public Health

#135 in Asia

#745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

47. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Public Health

#136 in Asia

#749 in the World

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

48. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Public Health

#137 in Asia

#753 in the World

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

49. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Public Health

#145 in Asia

#789 in the World

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

50. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Public Health

#153 in Asia

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1924

51. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Public Health

#156 in Asia

#823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

52. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Public Health

#159 in Asia

#831 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

53. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Public Health

#161 in Asia

#839 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

54. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#165 in Asia

#851 in the World

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

55. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Public Health

#173 in Asia

#866 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

56. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#176 in Asia

#875 in the World

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

57. Shantou University

China | Shantou

For Public Health

#181 in Asia

#887 in the World

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

58. Fujian Medical University

For Public Health

#183 in Asia

#892 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

59. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Public Health

#187 in Asia

#906 in the World

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

60. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Public Health

#188 in Asia

#907 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

61. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#189 in Asia

#910 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

62. Northeast Agricultural University

For Public Health

#190 in Asia

#911 in the World

Founded: 1948

63. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Public Health

#193 in Asia

#920 in the World

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

64. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Public Health

#196 in Asia

#927 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

65. Dalian University of Technology

For Public Health

#197 in Asia

#928 in the World

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

66. Shandong Agricultural University

For Public Health

#199 in Asia

#933 in the World

Founded: 1906

67. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Public Health

#207 in Asia

#962 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

68. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Public Health

#218 in Asia

#986 in the World

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

69. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Public Health

#220 in Asia

#991 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

70. Henan Agricultural University

China | Zhengzhou

For Public Health

#222 in Asia

#996 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1913

71. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Public Health

#223 in Asia

#998 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

72. Guangxi Medical University

China | Nanning

For Public Health

#226 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Founded: 1934

73. Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

For Public Health

#231 in Asia

#1015 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1936

74. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Public Health

#233 in Asia

#1018 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

75. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Public Health

#234 in Asia

#1019 in the World

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

76. Xidian University

For Public Health

#235 in Asia

#1021 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

77. China University of Mining and Technology

For Public Health

#239 in Asia

#1030 in the World

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

78. Shaanxi Normal University

For Public Health

#245 in Asia

#1043 in the World

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

79. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Public Health

#249 in Asia

#1056 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

80. Shanghai Ocean University

China | Shanghai

For Public Health

#276 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Enrollment: 15,800
Founded: 1912

81. University of Macau

For Public Health

#277 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

82. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#282 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Founded: 1952

83. Wuhan University of Technology

For Public Health

#286 in Asia

#1170 in the World

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

84. Xinjiang Medical University

For Public Health

#290 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

85. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Public Health

#293 in Asia

#1183 in the World

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

86. Jiangnan University

For Public Health

#295 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

87. Jiangxi Agricultural University

China | Nanchang

For Public Health

#297 in Asia

#1198 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1952

88. Shanxi University

China | Taiyuan

For Public Health

#301 in Asia

#1206 in the World

Founded: 1902

89. Dalian Medical University

For Public Health

#303 in Asia

#1209 in the World

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

90. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Public Health

#312 in Asia

#1239 in the World

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

91. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Public Health

#313 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Founded: 1938

92. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#314 in Asia

#1249 in the World

Founded: 1896

93. Hebei Medical University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Public Health

#316 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Founded: 1913

94. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Public Health

#319 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

95. Nantong University

China | Nantong

For Public Health

#321 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1912

96. Kunming Medical University

China | Kunming

For Public Health

#323 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

97. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#332 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Founded: 1958

98. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Public Health

#336 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Founded: 1902

99. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Public Health

#341 in Asia

#1308 in the World

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

100. Chang'an University

For Public Health

#342 in Asia

#1310 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2000

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

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

Radiation Therapy200

Radiology and Nuclear medicine457

Respiratory Therapy76

Sonography and Ultrasound117

Sports / Exercise science83

Sports Medicine207