100 Best universities for Sports Medicine 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 Sports Medicine. A graph of 924K citations received by 87.4K academic papers made by 279 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. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Sports Medicine

#2 in Asia

#66 in the World

Founded: 1937

2. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Sports Medicine

#6 in Asia

#131 in the World

Founded: 1963

3. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Sports Medicine

#10 in Asia

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

4. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Sports Medicine

#11 in Asia

#169 in the World

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

5. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Sports Medicine

#15 in Asia

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

6. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Sports Medicine

#18 in Asia

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

7. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Sports Medicine

#22 in Asia

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

8. Shanghai University of Sport

China | Shanghai

For Sports Medicine

#28 in Asia

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1952

9. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Sports Medicine

#31 in Asia

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

10. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Sports Medicine

#33 in Asia

#314 in the World

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

11. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Sports Medicine

#38 in Asia

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

12. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Sports Medicine

#43 in Asia

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

13. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Sports Medicine

#47 in Asia

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

14. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Sports Medicine

#54 in Asia

#439 in the World

Founded: 1952

15. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Sports Medicine

#64 in Asia

#473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

16. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Sports Medicine

#65 in Asia

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

17. Beijing Sport University

China | Beijing

For Sports Medicine

#66 in Asia

#480 in the World

Founded: 1953

18. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Sports Medicine

#69 in Asia

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

19. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Sports Medicine

#73 in Asia

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

20. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Sports Medicine

#75 in Asia

#509 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

21. Soochow University

For Sports Medicine

#89 in Asia

#571 in the World

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

22. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Sports Medicine

#90 in Asia

#573 in the World

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

23. Shandong University

For Sports Medicine

#93 in Asia

#590 in the World

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

24. University of Science and Technology of China

For Sports Medicine

#94 in Asia

#593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

25. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Sports Medicine

#97 in Asia

#598 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

26. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Sports Medicine

#100 in Asia

#611 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

27. Ningbo University

For Sports Medicine

#101 in Asia

#614 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

28. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Sports Medicine

#105 in Asia

#629 in the World

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

29. Wuhan University

For Sports Medicine

#110 in Asia

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

30. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Sports Medicine

#115 in Asia

#687 in the World

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

31. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Sports Medicine

#116 in Asia

#693 in the World

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

32. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Sports Medicine

#121 in Asia

#703 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

33. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Sports Medicine

#128 in Asia

#717 in the World

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

34. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Sports Medicine

#129 in Asia

#720 in the World

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

35. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Sports Medicine

#131 in Asia

#728 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

36. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Sports Medicine

#132 in Asia

#731 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

37. Fujian Medical University

For Sports Medicine

#133 in Asia

#733 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

38. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Sports Medicine

#135 in Asia

#740 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

39. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Sports Medicine

#138 in Asia

#751 in the World

Founded: 1909

40. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Sports Medicine

#153 in Asia

#806 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

41. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Sports Medicine

#157 in Asia

#819 in the World

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

42. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Sports Medicine

#161 in Asia

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

43. Dalian University of Technology

For Sports Medicine

#163 in Asia

#834 in the World

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

44. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Sports Medicine

#164 in Asia

#837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

45. Anhui Medical University

For Sports Medicine

#167 in Asia

#844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

46. Hebei Medical University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Sports Medicine

#174 in Asia

#861 in the World

Founded: 1913

47. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Sports Medicine

#180 in Asia

#872 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

48. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Sports Medicine

#182 in Asia

#876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

49. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Sports Medicine

#186 in Asia

#884 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

50. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Sports Medicine

#189 in Asia

#891 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

51. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

China | Guangzhou

For Sports Medicine

#191 in Asia

#896 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

52. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Sports Medicine

#193 in Asia

#903 in the World

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

53. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Sports Medicine

#204 in Asia

#945 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

54. Nantong University

China | Nantong

For Sports Medicine

#205 in Asia

#946 in the World

Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1912

55. Wuhan University of Technology

For Sports Medicine

#206 in Asia

#948 in the World

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

56. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Sports Medicine

#210 in Asia

#953 in the World

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

57. Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

For Sports Medicine

#211 in Asia

#954 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1953

58. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Sports Medicine

#213 in Asia

#964 in the World

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

59. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Sports Medicine

#216 in Asia

#969 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

60. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

China | Beijing

For Sports Medicine

#220 in Asia

#982 in the World

Founded: 1956

61. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Sports Medicine

#225 in Asia

#997 in the World

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

62. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Sports Medicine

#229 in Asia

#1008 in the World

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

63. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Sports Medicine

#231 in Asia

#1013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

64. Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

China | Chengdu

For Sports Medicine

#247 in Asia

#1049 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1956

65. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Sports Medicine

#248 in Asia

#1050 in the World

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

66. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Sports Medicine

#260 in Asia

#1080 in the World

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

67. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Sports Medicine

#272 in Asia

#1116 in the World

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

68. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Sports Medicine

#277 in Asia

#1122 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

69. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Sports Medicine

#282 in Asia

#1134 in the World

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

70. Dalian Medical University

For Sports Medicine

#293 in Asia

#1165 in the World

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

71. Hangzhou Dianzi University

China | Hangzhou

For Sports Medicine

#295 in Asia

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1956

72. Hebei University of Technology

China | Tianjin

For Sports Medicine

#302 in Asia

#1190 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1903

73. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Sports Medicine

#303 in Asia

#1194 in the World

Founded: 1896

74. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

China | Nanjing

For Sports Medicine

#320 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

75. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Sports Medicine

#321 in Asia

#1236 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

76. Yanshan University

China | Qinhuangdao

For Sports Medicine

#326 in Asia

#1246 in the World

Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1920

77. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Sports Medicine

#336 in Asia

#1277 in the World

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

78. Xiamen University

For Sports Medicine

#338 in Asia

#1285 in the World

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

79. Xidian University

For Sports Medicine

#343 in Asia

#1297 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

80. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Sports Medicine

#345 in Asia

#1303 in the World

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

81. Harbin Engineering University

For Sports Medicine

#352 in Asia

#1317 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

82. Hefei University of Technology

For Sports Medicine

#353 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

83. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Sports Medicine

#357 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

84. Xuzhou Medical University

For Sports Medicine

#360 in Asia

#1345 in the World

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

85. Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

China | Hangzhou

For Sports Medicine

#363 in Asia

#1357 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1953

86. Shaanxi Normal University

For Sports Medicine

#364 in Asia

#1358 in the World

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

87. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Sports Medicine

#376 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1953

88. Harbin Medical University

For Sports Medicine

#386 in Asia

#1403 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

89. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Sports Medicine

#394 in Asia

#1430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

90. Shanxi Medical University

China | Taiyuan

For Sports Medicine

#400 in Asia

#1445 in the World

Founded: 1919

91. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Sports Medicine

#409 in Asia

#1462 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

92. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Sports Medicine

#410 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

93. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Sports Medicine

#411 in Asia

#1465 in the World

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

94. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Sports Medicine

#412 in Asia

#1466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

95. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Sports Medicine

#415 in Asia

#1479 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

96. Zhejiang Normal University

For Sports Medicine

#418 in Asia

#1483 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

97. Tianjin University of Sport

China | Tianjin

For Sports Medicine

#428 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Enrollment: 6,200
Founded: 1958

98. Wuhan Sports University

For Sports Medicine

#430 in Asia

#1508 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1953

99. Kunming Medical University

China | Kunming

For Sports Medicine

#439 in Asia

#1523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

100. Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

China | Tianjin

For Sports Medicine

#441 in Asia

#1525 in the World

Enrollment: 13,409
Founded: 1958

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

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