87 Best universities for Medical Physics 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 Medical Physics. A graph of 328K citations received by 25K academic papers made by 87 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. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Medical Physics

#1 in Asia

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

2. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#4 in Asia

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

3. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#7 in Asia

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Medical Physics

#9 in Asia

#142 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Medical Physics

#10 in Asia

#145 in the World

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

6. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Medical Physics

#12 in Asia

#150 in the World

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

7. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Medical Physics

#15 in Asia

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

8. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#21 in Asia

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

9. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Medical Physics

#22 in Asia

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

10. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Medical Physics

#25 in Asia

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

11. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Medical Physics

#31 in Asia

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

12. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Medical Physics

#32 in Asia

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

13. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Medical Physics

#34 in Asia

#278 in the World

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

14. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#35 in Asia

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

15. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Medical Physics

#37 in Asia

#316 in the World

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

16. Wuhan University

For Medical Physics

#41 in Asia

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

17. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Medical Physics

#46 in Asia

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

18. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Medical Physics

#48 in Asia

#355 in the World

Founded: 1937

19. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Medical Physics

#57 in Asia

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

20. Soochow University

For Medical Physics

#62 in Asia

#395 in the World

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

21. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Medical Physics

#68 in Asia

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

22. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Medical Physics

#83 in Asia

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

23. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Medical Physics

#84 in Asia

#477 in the World

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

24. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Medical Physics

#88 in Asia

#486 in the World

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

25. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Medical Physics

#90 in Asia

#491 in the World

Founded: 1909

26. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Medical Physics

#93 in Asia

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

27. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#94 in Asia

#498 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

28. Nantong University

China | Nantong

For Medical Physics

#97 in Asia

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1912

29. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Medical Physics

#99 in Asia

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

30. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Medical Physics

#101 in Asia

#515 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

31. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Medical Physics

#110 in Asia

#535 in the World

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

32. Dalian Medical University

For Medical Physics

#112 in Asia

#538 in the World

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

33. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Medical Physics

#113 in Asia

#539 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

34. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#116 in Asia

#548 in the World

Founded: 1952

35. Fujian Medical University

For Medical Physics

#117 in Asia

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

36. Guangdong Medical University

China | Zhanjiang

For Medical Physics

#120 in Asia

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1958

37. Harbin Medical University

For Medical Physics

#121 in Asia

#557 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

38. Xiamen University

For Medical Physics

#123 in Asia

#560 in the World

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

39. Shandong University

For Medical Physics

#129 in Asia

#574 in the World

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

40. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Medical Physics

#130 in Asia

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

41. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Medical Physics

#132 in Asia

#580 in the World

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

42. Anhui Medical University

For Medical Physics

#136 in Asia

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

43. Shanxi Medical University

China | Taiyuan

For Medical Physics

#145 in Asia

#619 in the World

Founded: 1919

44. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#148 in Asia

#623 in the World

Founded: 1956

45. University of Science and Technology of China

For Medical Physics

#151 in Asia

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

46. University of Macau

For Medical Physics

#152 in Asia

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

47. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

China | Guangzhou

For Medical Physics

#156 in Asia

#640 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

48. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Medical Physics

#158 in Asia

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

49. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Medical Physics

#160 in Asia

#652 in the World

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

50. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Medical Physics

#166 in Asia

#661 in the World

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

51. Kunming Medical University

China | Kunming

For Medical Physics

#169 in Asia

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

52. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Medical Physics

#174 in Asia

#682 in the World

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

53. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Medical Physics

#186 in Asia

#704 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

54. Xidian University

For Medical Physics

#188 in Asia

#707 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

55. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Medical Physics

#189 in Asia

#710 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

56. Hubei University of Medicine

For Medical Physics

#190 in Asia

#713 in the World

Founded: 1965

57. University of South China

China | Hengyang

For Medical Physics

#196 in Asia

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1958

58. Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

China | Chengdu

For Medical Physics

#197 in Asia

#727 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1956

59. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Medical Physics

#206 in Asia

#746 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

60. Hebei Medical University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Medical Physics

#220 in Asia

#781 in the World

Founded: 1913

61. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Medical Physics

#222 in Asia

#787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

62. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Medical Physics

#224 in Asia

#793 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

63. Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

China | Hangzhou

For Medical Physics

#225 in Asia

#794 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1953

64. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Medical Physics

#228 in Asia

#802 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

65. Guangxi Medical University

China | Nanning

For Medical Physics

#234 in Asia

#813 in the World

Founded: 1934

66. Inner Mongolia Medical University

For Medical Physics

#237 in Asia

#818 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1956

67. Xuzhou Medical University

For Medical Physics

#240 in Asia

#827 in the World

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

68. Shantou University

China | Shantou

For Medical Physics

#244 in Asia

#838 in the World

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

69. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

China | Nanjing

For Medical Physics

#260 in Asia

#892 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

70. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Medical Physics

#263 in Asia

#901 in the World

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

71. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#271 in Asia

#919 in the World

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

72. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Medical Physics

#278 in Asia

#929 in the World

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

73. China Pharmaceutical University

China | Nanjing

For Medical Physics

#280 in Asia

#934 in the World

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

74. Binzhou Medical University

China | Binzhou

For Medical Physics

#287 in Asia

#946 in the World

Enrollment: 16,100
Founded: 1970

75. Shanghai Tech University

China | Shanghai

For Medical Physics

#288 in Asia

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 3,221
Founded: 2013

76. Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

China | Tianjin

For Medical Physics

#296 in Asia

#969 in the World

Enrollment: 13,409
Founded: 1958

77. Southwest Medical University

For Medical Physics

#302 in Asia

#975 in the World

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

78. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Medical Physics

#309 in Asia

#989 in the World

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

79. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Medical Physics

#310 in Asia

#993 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

80. Xinjiang Medical University

For Medical Physics

#311 in Asia

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

81. Dalian University of Technology

For Medical Physics

#312 in Asia

#995 in the World

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

82. Hainan Medical University

For Medical Physics

#314 in Asia

#997 in the World

Founded: 1951

83. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Medical Physics

#321 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

84. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Medical Physics

#323 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

85. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Medical Physics

#327 in Asia

#1016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

86. Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

For Medical Physics

#336 in Asia

#1032 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1958

87. Chengdu Medical College

China | Chengdu

For Medical Physics

#338 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2004

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

Physics subfields in China

Acoustical Engineering521

Applied/Engineering Physics260

Astrobiology176

Astrophysics and Astronomy521

Atomic and Molecular physics331

Condensed Matter Physics438

Materials Science541

Nanotechnology486

Nuclear Physics450

Optical Engineering529

Quantum and Particle physics541

Theoretical Physics303