21 Best universities for Architecture in Beijing

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Beijing ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 108K citations received by 8.58K academic papers made by 21 universities in Beijing 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.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Tsinghua University

For Architecture

#1 in China

#1 in Asia

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

2. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Architecture

#4 in China

#4 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

3. Peking University

For Architecture

#7 in China

#9 in Asia

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. Beihang University

For Architecture

#10 in China

#12 in Asia

Founded: 1952

5. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Architecture

#22 in China

#30 in Asia

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

6. Beijing Jiaotong University

For Architecture

#24 in China

#33 in Asia

Founded: 1896

7. University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Architecture

#37 in China

#62 in Asia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

8. Beijing University of Technology

For Architecture

#41 in China

#76 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

9. North China Electric Power University

For Architecture

#44 in China

#85 in Asia

Founded: 1958

10. North China University of Technology

For Architecture

#56 in China

#129 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1946

11. Beijing Normal University

For Architecture

#59 in China

#135 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

12. Beijing Information Science and Technology University

For Architecture

#68 in China

#171 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1915

13. Renmin University of China

For Architecture

#80 in China

#208 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

14. Communication University of China

For Architecture

#85 in China

#232 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1959

15. China Agricultural University

For Architecture

#95 in China

#272 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

16. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

For Architecture

#108 in China

#305 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

17. Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture

For Architecture

#110 in China

#315 in Asia

Founded: 1936

18. Beijing Union University

For Architecture

#119 in China

#349 in Asia

Founded: 1978

19. Capital Normal University

For Architecture

#127 in China

#371 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 31,559
Founded: 1954

20. Beijing Forestry University

For Architecture

#156 in China

#425 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,347
Founded: 1952

21. China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Architecture

#174 in China

#458 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

Universities for Architecture near Beijing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
111	Tianjin University	30	Tianjin
364	Shandong University	46	Jinan
456	Dalian University of Technology	32	Dalian
456	Dalian Maritime University	61	Dalian
626	Northeastern University, China	36	Shenyang
632	China University of Mining and Technology	57	Xuzhou
859	Jilin University	42	Changchun
896	Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications	35	Nanjing
899	Southeast University	18	Nanjing
899	Nanjing University	27	Nanjing

Universities for Architecture near Beijing

Art & Design subfields in Beijing