Best Universities for Art History in Asia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Art History. A graph of 706K citations received by 96.8K academic papers made by 468 universities in Asia 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. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Art History

#1 in Israel

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Art History

#2 in Israel

#137 in the World

Founded: 1924

3. University of Tokyo

For Art History

#1 in Japan

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

4. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#1 in China

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

5. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Art History

#1 in Singapore

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

6. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Art History

#3 in Israel

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

7. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Art History

#2 in China

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

8. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#3 in China

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

9. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Art History

#305 in the World

Founded: 1969

10. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#4 in China

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

11. Kyoto University

For Art History

#2 in Japan

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

12. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Art History

#4 in Israel

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

13. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#5 in China

#322 in the World

Founded: 1963

14. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#6 in China

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

15. Osaka University

For Art History

#3 in Japan

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

16. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Art History

#1 in Taiwan

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

17. University of Haifa

For Art History

#5 in Israel

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

18. Nagoya University

For Art History

#4 in Japan

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

19. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Art History

#2 in Singapore

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

20. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Art History

#5 in Japan

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

21. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#7 in China

#436 in the World

Founded: 1937

22. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Art History

#6 in Japan

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

23. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#8 in China

#494 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

24. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Art History

#6 in Israel

#497 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

25. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#9 in China

#499 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

26. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Art History

#7 in Japan

#527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

27. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Art History

#8 in Japan

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

28. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#10 in China

#546 in the World

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

29. Tohoku University

For Art History

#9 in Japan

#548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

30. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#11 in China

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

31. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#12 in China

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

32. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#13 in China

#601 in the World

Founded: 1989

33. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art History

#1 in Turkey

#607 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

34. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Art History

#1 in South Korea

#621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

35. Waseda University

For Art History

#10 in Japan

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

36. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Art History

#14 in China

#629 in the World

Founded: 1909

37. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#15 in China

#633 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

38. Chiba University

For Art History

#11 in Japan

#637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

39. Christ University

India | Karnataka

For Art History

#1 in India

#640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

40. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#16 in China

#643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

41. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Art History

#7 in Israel

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

42. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art History

#2 in Turkey

#664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

43. Wuhan University

For Art History

#17 in China

#669 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

44. University of Science and Technology of China

For Art History

#18 in China

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

45. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Art History

#2 in Taiwan

#684 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

46. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Art History

#19 in China

#686 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

47. Shandong Normal University

For Art History

#20 in China

#691 in the World

Founded: 1950

48. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Art History

#2 in India

#702 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

49. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Art History

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

50. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Art History

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

51. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#21 in China

#740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

52. Soochow University

For Art History

#22 in China

#752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

53. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Art History

#2 in South Korea

#756 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

54. Keio University

For Art History

#12 in Japan

#760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

55. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Art History

#23 in China

#782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

56. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Art History

#3 in South Korea

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

57. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Art History

#795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

58. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Art History

#3 in India

#800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

59. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#24 in China

#811 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

60. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Art History

#25 in China

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

61. Jawaharlal Nehru University

India | Haryana

For Art History

#4 in India

#822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

62. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Art History

#26 in China

#840 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

63. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Art History

#27 in China

#842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

64. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Art History

#850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 7,220
Founded: 1866

65. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#28 in China

#857 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

66. Hebei Normal University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Art History

#29 in China

#861 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1902

67. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art History

#3 in Turkey

#862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 14,928
Founded: 1956

68. Shandong University

For Art History

#30 in China

#871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

69. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#31 in China

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

70. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art History

#4 in Turkey

#876 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

71. Xiamen University

For Art History

#32 in China

#887 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

72. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#33 in China

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1960

73. Jiangxi Normal University

China | Nanchang

For Art History

#34 in China

#902 in the World

Founded: 1940

74. Central China Normal University

For Art History

#35 in China

#907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1903

75. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Art History

#36 in China

#908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

76. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Art History

#37 in China

#920 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

77. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Art History

#1 in Indonesia

#924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 46,978
Founded: 1950

78. Capital Normal University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#38 in China

#938 in the World

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

79. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Art History

#2 in Indonesia

#941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

80. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Art History

#3 in Indonesia

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

81. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Art History

#4 in South Korea

#947 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

82. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Art History

#5 in India

#953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

83. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Art History

#39 in China

#961 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

84. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#40 in China

#984 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

85. University of Tehran

For Art History

#1 in Iran

#986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

86. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Art History

#989 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

87. Doshisha University

For Art History

#13 in Japan

#997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

88. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Art History

#1001 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

89. Kobe University

For Art History

#14 in Japan

#1012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

90. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Art History

#41 in China

#1013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

91. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art History

#5 in Turkey

#1025 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

92. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Art History

#42 in China

#1027 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

93. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Art History

#43 in China

#1034 in the World

Founded: 1928

94. Bina Nusantara University

Indonesia | Jakarta

For Art History

#4 in Indonesia

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1981

95. National Taiwan Normal University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Art History

#3 in Taiwan

#1057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 14,080
Founded: 1922

96. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Art History

#44 in China

#1059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

97. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Art History

#5 in South Korea

#1062 in the World

Founded: 1398

98. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Art History

#5 in Indonesia

#1063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

99. Telkom University

Indonesia | Bandung

For Art History

#6 in Indonesia

#1064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2013

100. State University of Surabaya

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Art History

#7 in Indonesia

#1070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964