When researching which university to apply to, it can be tricky to find out which institution is the best option for a particular subject. The 2012 rankings of Chinese universities by subject were released by China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC) on Jan. 29, 2013. Peking University, Renmin University of China and Fudan University top the list for politics study among the 34 participants in this field, with an overall score of 89.

The evaluation was carried out over the course of one full year and covered 4,235 disciplines across 391 Chinese universities and institutions. Objective indicators and subjective opinions were both included, based on the public data released by government sectors and social institutions, as well as the participants’ application materials. The opinions of professionals, government officials and other people from various business circles were also taken into consideration.

This is the third evaluation for particular subjects in the past ten years. The previous ones took place in 2004 and 2008, respectively.

Rankings for all subjects:

- Applied economics（應(yīng)用經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)）

- Architecture（建筑學(xué)）

- Business administration（工商管理）

- Chinese history（中國(guó)史）

- Chinese language and literature（中國(guó)語言文學(xué)）

- Civil engineering（土木工程）

- Clinical medicine（臨床醫(yī)學(xué)）

- Computer science and technology（計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)與技術(shù)）

- Dentistry（口腔醫(yī)學(xué)）

- Design（設(shè)計(jì)）

- Drama, film studies（戲劇與影視）

- Education（教育）

- Electronic science and technology（電子科學(xué)與技術(shù)）

- Environmental science and engineering（環(huán)境科學(xué)與工程）

- Foreign language and literature（外國(guó)語言文學(xué)）

- Information, communication engineering（信息與通信工程）

- Journalism and communication（新聞傳播）

- Law（法學(xué)）

- Management Science and Engineering（管理科學(xué)與工程）

- Mechanical engineering（機(jī)械工程）

- Music and dance（音樂與舞蹈）

- Politics（政治）

- Psychology（心理學(xué)）

- Sociology（社會(huì)學(xué)）

- Software engineering（軟件工程）

- Statistics（統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)）

- Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)（中醫(yī)）

The following are the top 10 Chinese universities for politics study, 2012.

 Yunnan University（云南大學(xué)）

Yunnan University [baike.baidu.com]

Overall score: 78