QS Rankings 2026

Best Universities in China (Mainland)

Discover and compare the top 72 universities in China (Mainland) by QS World Rankings 2026

Ranked Universities

#14

Highest Rank

27.8

Avg. Score

21.9

Academic Rep.

72 universities in China (Mainland)Page 1 / 3

World	Local	University	City	Score	Academic	Employer
#14	#1	Peking University	Beijing	92.6	99.9	99.6
#=17	#2	Tsinghua University	Beijing	91.2	99.9	99.7
#30	#3	Fudan University	Shanghai	88.4	93.7	95.1
#=47	#4	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai	84.3	92.7	93.8
#49	#5	Zhejiang University	Hangzhou	84.0	87.0	97.2
#=103	#6	Nanjing University	Nanjing	67.7	72.1	61.2
#=132	#7	University of Science and Technology of China	Hefei	64.2	57.6	50.6
#=177	#8	Tongji University	Shanghai	58.8	45.2	41.2
#186	#9	Wuhan University	Wuhan	57.3	53.6	46.7
#=247	#10	Beijing Normal University	Beijing	50.6	47.6	29.6
#256	#11	Harbin Institute of Technology	Harbin	49.8	33.3	47.9
#=257	#12	Tianjin University	Tianjin	49.7	26.3	37.6
#=259	#13	Beijing Institute of Technology	Beijing	49.5	34.3	46.7
#=276	#14	Sun Yat-sen University	Guangzhou	48.0	45.4	39.0
#305	#15	Xi’an Jiaotong University	Xi'an	45.0	28.5	44.2
#319	#16	Huazhong University of Science and Technology	Wuhan	43.8	30.9	33.4
#=324	#17	Sichuan University	Chengdu	43.0	30.8	34.5
#=339	#18	Shandong University	Jinan	42.2	22.8	39.0
#341	#19	Xiamen University	Xiamen	42.1	34.3	24.2
#=343	#20	Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)	Shenzhen	41.8	14.9	9.4
#=355	#21	Nankai University	Tianjin	41.2	27.1	24.4
#=362	#22	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS)	Beijing	40.9	30.9	11.9
#377	#23	South China University of Technology	Guangzhou	39.8	18.8	20.8
#=388	#24	Beihang University (former BUAA)	Beijing	38.5	18.3	23.5
#=392	#25	Southeast University	Nanjing	38.2	21.1	20.8
#=433	#26	East China Normal University	Shanghai	35.6	19.9	16.4
#=452	#27	Shenzhen University	Shenzhen	34.2	11.9	8.7
#=465	#28	Shanghai University	Shanghai	33.8	29.8	21.4
#=473	#29	Jilin University	Changchun	33.5	16.2	47.3
#=480	#30	University of Science and Technology Beijing	Beijing	33.2	16.4	14.6