According to the soft science ranking of universities in 2022, the top universities in China are Peking University, Tsinghua University, China University of Science and Technology, Fudan University, Nanjing University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Beijing Normal University, Jilin University, Sun Yat-sen University, Nankai University and Zhejiang University.

Universities offering physics majors in China include China Renmin University, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Beijing Normal University, Jilin University, Yanbian University, Northeast Normal University, Beihua University, Jilin Normal University, Jiamusi University, Tianjin Normal University, Hebei Normal University, Baoding College and Cangzhou Normal University.

Physics is a discipline that studies the general laws of material movement and the basic structure of material, and it can be said to be the leading discipline of natural science. Physics pays attention to the study of matter, energy, space and time, especially their respective properties and their relationships. The research scope of physics is very wide, including acoustics, electricity, optics, mechanics, electromagnetism and so on. In a word, physics is a basic subject to study the existing forms, interactions and laws of motion of natural substances.

The main courses of physics are: advanced mathematics, general physics, mathematical physics methods, theoretical mechanics, thermodynamics and statistical physics, electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, solid physics, structure and physical properties.