Guangzhou's 16 best Psychology universities [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Guangzhou ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 1.55M citations received by 121K 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

#8 in China

#17 in Asia

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

2. South China University of Technology

For Psychology

#35 in China

#80 in Asia

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

3. Southern Medical University

For Psychology

#37 in China

#86 in Asia

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

4. Guangzhou Medical University

For Psychology

#45 in China

#101 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

5. South China Normal University

For Psychology

#67 in China

#181 in Asia

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

6. Jinan University

For Psychology

#72 in China

#197 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

7. Guangdong University of Technology

For Psychology

#96 in China

#283 in Asia

Founded: 1956

8. Guangzhou University

For Psychology

#111 in China

#332 in Asia

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

9. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

For Psychology

#127 in China

#394 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

10. South China Agricultural University

For Psychology

#151 in China

#468 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

11. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Psychology

#160 in China

#514 in Asia

Founded: 1969

12. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

For Psychology

#233 in China

#737 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

13. Guangdong University of Finance and Economics

For Psychology

#328 in China

#1072 in Asia

Founded: 1983

14. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

For Psychology

#420 in China

#1417 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1927

15. Guangdong University of Education

For Psychology

#473 in China

#1695 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1955

16. Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

For Psychology

#540 in China

#2581 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1953

Universities for Psychology near Guangzhou

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
20	Foshan University	311	Foshan
53	Dongguan University of Technology	300	Dongguan
95	Shenzhen University	53	Shenzhen
108	Macao Polytechnic Institute	361	Macau
109	Lingnan University	350	Hong Kong
112	University of Macau	63	Macau
113	Macau University of Science and Technology	183	Macau
121	Education University of Hong Kong	38	Hong Kong
125	Chinese University of Hong Kong	2	Hong Kong
129	City University of Hong Kong	21	Hong Kong

Psychology subfields in Guangzhou

Child Psychology13

Clinical Psychology13

Cognitive Science15

Education Majors15

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution6

Neuroscience15

Occupational Therapy7

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology6

Psychiatry15

Social Psychology16

Social Work8