100 Best universities for Psychology 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 Psychology. A graph of 26.3M citations received by 2.1M academic papers made by 549 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 Psychology

#3 in Asia

#85 in the World

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

2. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#5 in Asia

#104 in the World

Founded: 1963

3. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#7 in Asia

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Psychology

#8 in Asia

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

5. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Psychology

#11 in Asia

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

6. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#12 in Asia

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

7. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Psychology

#16 in Asia

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

8. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#17 in Asia

#171 in the World

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

9. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#20 in Asia

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

10. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Psychology

#21 in Asia

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

11. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#22 in Asia

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

12. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Psychology

#23 in Asia

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

13. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#24 in Asia

#204 in the World

Founded: 1937

14. Wuhan University

For Psychology

#25 in Asia

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

15. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Psychology

#26 in Asia

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

16. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Psychology

#37 in Asia

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

17. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#40 in Asia

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

18. University of Science and Technology of China

For Psychology

#43 in Asia

#328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

19. Shandong University

For Psychology

#44 in Asia

#341 in the World

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

20. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#48 in Asia

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

21. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#53 in Asia

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

22. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#54 in Asia

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

23. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Psychology

#57 in Asia

#395 in the World

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

24. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#59 in Asia

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

25. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#62 in Asia

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

26. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#63 in Asia

#409 in the World

Founded: 1952

27. Soochow University

For Psychology

#64 in Asia

#414 in the World

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

28. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Psychology

#66 in Asia

#420 in the World

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

29. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Psychology

#69 in Asia

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

30. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Psychology

#71 in Asia

#446 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

31. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#74 in Asia

#458 in the World

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

32. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#75 in Asia

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

33. Xidian University

For Psychology

#76 in Asia

#467 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

34. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Psychology

#78 in Asia

#475 in the World

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

35. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#80 in Asia

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

36. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Psychology

#82 in Asia

#503 in the World

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

37. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#86 in Asia

#512 in the World

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

38. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#89 in Asia

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

39. Dalian University of Technology

For Psychology

#90 in Asia

#522 in the World

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

40. Xiamen University

For Psychology

#92 in Asia

#531 in the World

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

41. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Psychology

#96 in Asia

#552 in the World

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

42. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Psychology

#97 in Asia

#565 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

43. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Psychology

#99 in Asia

#576 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

44. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Psychology

#100 in Asia

#578 in the World

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

45. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#101 in Asia

#583 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

46. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Psychology

#105 in Asia

#590 in the World

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

47. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#111 in Asia

#603 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

48. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Psychology

#115 in Asia

#616 in the World

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

49. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Psychology

#116 in Asia

#621 in the World

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

50. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Psychology

#120 in Asia

#633 in the World

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

51. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Psychology

#121 in Asia

#634 in the World

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

52. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Psychology

#122 in Asia

#638 in the World

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

53. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Psychology

#125 in Asia

#648 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

54. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Psychology

#128 in Asia

#654 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

55. Harbin Medical University

For Psychology

#131 in Asia

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

56. Anhui Medical University

For Psychology

#134 in Asia

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

57. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#135 in Asia

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

58. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Psychology

#136 in Asia

#670 in the World

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

59. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Psychology

#137 in Asia

#675 in the World

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

60. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#139 in Asia

#682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

61. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Psychology

#147 in Asia

#702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

62. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Psychology

#151 in Asia

#715 in the World

Founded: 1909

63. University of Macau

For Psychology

#156 in Asia

#722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

64. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Psychology

#164 in Asia

#755 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

65. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#168 in Asia

#761 in the World

Founded: 1896

66. Fujian Medical University

For Psychology

#179 in Asia

#788 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

67. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#181 in Asia

#791 in the World

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

68. Wuhan University of Technology

For Psychology

#183 in Asia

#793 in the World

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

69. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Psychology

#184 in Asia

#794 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

70. Hefei University of Technology

For Psychology

#187 in Asia

#800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

71. Nantong University

China | Nantong

For Psychology

#191 in Asia

#817 in the World

Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1912

72. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#197 in Asia

#833 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

73. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#199 in Asia

#836 in the World

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

74. Central China Normal University

For Psychology

#202 in Asia

#846 in the World

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

75. Hebei Medical University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Psychology

#204 in Asia

#853 in the World

Founded: 1913

76. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#209 in Asia

#864 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

77. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Psychology

#211 in Asia

#876 in the World

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

78. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Psychology

#212 in Asia

#879 in the World

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

79. Xuzhou Medical University

For Psychology

#214 in Asia

#885 in the World

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

80. China University of Mining and Technology

For Psychology

#218 in Asia

#892 in the World

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

81. Jiangnan University

For Psychology

#225 in Asia

#904 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

82. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#229 in Asia

#916 in the World

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

83. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Psychology

#230 in Asia

#922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

84. Dalian Medical University

For Psychology

#233 in Asia

#927 in the World

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

85. China Pharmaceutical University

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#238 in Asia

#943 in the World

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

86. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#241 in Asia

#950 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

87. Harbin Engineering University

For Psychology

#243 in Asia

#953 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

88. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#248 in Asia

#966 in the World

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

89. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Psychology

#252 in Asia

#973 in the World

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

90. Shaanxi Normal University

For Psychology

#268 in Asia

#1026 in the World

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

91. Ningbo University

For Psychology

#270 in Asia

#1028 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

92. Hangzhou Dianzi University

China | Hangzhou

For Psychology

#275 in Asia

#1045 in the World

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

93. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#276 in Asia

#1046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

94. Fuzhou University

For Psychology

#279 in Asia

#1051 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

95. Anhui University

For Psychology

#281 in Asia

#1055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

96. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#283 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Founded: 1956

97. Shanxi Medical University

China | Taiyuan

For Psychology

#287 in Asia

#1068 in the World

Founded: 1919

98. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#296 in Asia

#1097 in the World

Founded: 1915

99. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#306 in Asia

#1122 in the World

Founded: 1956

100. Shenyang Pharmaceutical University

China | Shenyang

For Psychology

#307 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1931

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

Psychology subfields in China

Child Psychology394

Clinical Psychology274

Cognitive Science505

Education Majors523

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution92

Neuroscience525

Occupational Therapy75

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology82

Social Psychology531

Special Education29