50 Best universities for Physics in Beijing

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Beijing ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 21.7M citations received by 1.13M academic papers made by 50 universities in Beijing 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. Tsinghua University

For Physics

#1 in China

#2 in Asia

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

2. Peking University

For Physics

#5 in China

#10 in Asia

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

3. Beihang University

For Physics

#21 in China

#36 in Asia

Founded: 1952

4. University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Physics

#23 in China

#38 in Asia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

5. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Physics

#26 in China

#42 in Asia

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

6. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Physics

#44 in China

#74 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

7. North China Electric Power University

For Physics

#45 in China

#79 in Asia

Founded: 1958

8. Beijing Normal University

For Physics

#50 in China

#87 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

9. Beijing University of Technology

For Physics

#53 in China

#90 in Asia

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

10. Beijing Jiaotong University

For Physics

#59 in China

#105 in Asia

Founded: 1896

11. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Physics

#64 in China

#118 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

12. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

For Physics

#65 in China

#121 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

13. China Agricultural University

For Physics

#74 in China

#148 in Asia

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

14. Peking Union Medical College

For Physics

#83 in China

#165 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

15. China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Physics

#94 in China

#186 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

16. Capital Medical University

For Physics

#121 in China

#265 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

17. Renmin University of China

For Physics

#133 in China

#296 in Asia

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

18. Beijing Forestry University

For Physics

#137 in China

#304 in Asia

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

19. Capital Normal University

For Physics

#153 in China

#351 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 31,559
Founded: 1954

20. Beijing Technology and Business University

For Physics

#197 in China

#496 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1999

21. Minzu University of China

For Physics

#234 in China

#627 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,456
Founded: 1941

22. Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture

For Physics

#240 in China

#650 in Asia

Founded: 1936

23. Beijing Information Science and Technology University

For Physics

#267 in China

#732 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1915

24. North China University of Technology

For Physics

#268 in China

#739 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1946

25. Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology

For Physics

#282 in China

#786 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1978

26. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

For Physics

#313 in China

#933 in Asia

Founded: 1956

27. Central University of Finance and Economics

For Physics

#339 in China

#1064 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1949

28. Communication University of China

For Physics

#340 in China

#1066 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1959

29. Beijing Union University

For Physics

#384 in China

#1268 in Asia

Founded: 1978

30. Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

For Physics

#395 in China

#1340 in Asia

Founded: 1959

31. University of International Business and Economics

For Physics

#402 in China

#1362 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1951

32. Capital University of Economics and Business

For Physics

#437 in China

#1542 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1956

33. Beijing Electronic Science and Technology Institute

For Physics

#459 in China

#1680 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1947

34. People's Public Security University of China

For Physics

#461 in China

#1700 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1948

35. Beijing Sport University

For Physics

#464 in China

#1720 in Asia

Founded: 1953

36. Beijing City University

For Physics

#466 in China

#1732 in Asia

Founded: 1984

37. Beijing Wuzi University

For Physics

#474 in China

#1778 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1963

38. China University of Political Science and Law

For Physics

#487 in China

#1849 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,233
Founded: 1952

39. Beijing Foreign Studies University

For Physics

#507 in China

#2064 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1941

40. Beijing Language and Culture University

For Physics

#508 in China

#2069 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

41. Beijing International Studies University

For Physics

#509 in China

#2089 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1964

42. University of International Relations

For Physics

#521 in China

#2265 in Asia

Founded: 1949

43. China University of Labor Relations

For Physics

#529 in China

#2407 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,490
Founded: 2003

44. China Foreign Affairs University

For Physics

#533 in China

#2443 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1955

45. China Women's University

For Physics

#535 in China

#2468 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,282
Founded: 1996

46. China Youth University for Political Sciences

For Physics

#536 in China

#2512 in Asia

Founded: 1985

47. Beijing Film Academy

For Physics

#541 in China

#2567 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,027
Founded: 1950

48. China Conservatory of Music

For Physics

#549 in China

#2746 in Asia

Founded: 1964

49. Central Conservatory of Music

For Physics

#552 in China

#2784 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1950

50. China Central Academy of Fine Arts

For Physics

#557 in China

#2811 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 4,700
Founded: 1950

Universities for Physics near Beijing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
58	North China Institute of Science and Technology	351	Sanhe
94	Hebei University of Technology	95	Tianjin
100	Tianjin Chengjian University	296	Tianjin
102	Tianjin University of Commerce	331	Tianjin
107	Tianjin University of Technology and Education	357	Tianjin
109	Tianjin University of Science and Technology	155	Tianjin
110	Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine	369	Tianjin
111	Tianjin University	11	Tianjin
111	Nankai University	30	Tianjin
112	Tianjin Polytechnic University	101	Tianjin