Guangzhou's 16 best Psychology universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Guangzhou ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 2.23M citations received by 147K academic papers made by 16 universities in Guangzhou 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. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Psychology

#7 in China

#12 in Asia

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

2. Southern Medical University

For Psychology

#25 in China

#58 in Asia

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

3. South China University of Technology

For Psychology

#37 in China

#82 in Asia

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

4. Guangzhou Medical University

For Psychology

#43 in China

#102 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

5. South China Normal University

For Psychology

#70 in China

#180 in Asia

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

6. Jinan University

For Psychology

#71 in China

#183 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

7. Guangdong University of Technology

For Psychology

#94 in China

#286 in Asia

Founded: 1956

8. Guangzhou University

For Psychology

#105 in China

#328 in Asia

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

9. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

For Psychology

#121 in China

#388 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

10. South China Agricultural University

For Psychology

#148 in China

#482 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

11. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Psychology

#153 in China

#509 in Asia

Founded: 1969

12. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

For Psychology

#243 in China

#806 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

13. Guangdong University of Finance and Economics

For Psychology

#339 in China

#1166 in Asia

Founded: 1983

14. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

For Psychology

#419 in China

#1478 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1927

15. Guangdong University of Education

For Psychology

#471 in China

#1749 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1955

16. Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

For Psychology

#537 in China

#2550 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1953

Universities for Psychology near Guangzhou

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
20	Foshan University	304	Foshan
53	Dongguan University of Technology	300	Dongguan
95	Shenzhen University	53	Shenzhen
108	Macao Polytechnic Institute	330	Macau
109	Lingnan University	285	Hong Kong
112	University of Macau	59	Macau
113	Macau University of Science and Technology	180	Macau
119	Huizhou University	378	Huizhou
121	Education University of Hong Kong	49	Hong Kong
125	Chinese University of Hong Kong	2	Hong Kong

Psychology subfields in Guangzhou

Child Psychology14

Clinical Psychology14

Cognitive Science15

Education Majors15

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution6

Neuroscience16

Occupational Therapy7

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology6

Psychiatry15

Social Psychology16

Social Work7