Best Universities for Art History in Asia

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 443K citations received by 79.6K academic papers made by 379 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. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Art History

#1 in Israel

#104 in the World

Founded: 1924

2. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Art History

#2 in Israel

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

3. University of Tokyo

For Art History

#1 in Japan

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

4. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#1 in China

#189 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

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

6. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Art History

#3 in Israel

#225 in the World

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

7. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Art History

#2 in China

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

8. Kyoto University

For Art History

#2 in Japan

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

9. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#3 in China

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

10. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#4 in China

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

11. Osaka University

For Art History

#3 in Japan

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

12. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Art History

#322 in the World

Founded: 1969

13. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Art History

#1 in Taiwan

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

14. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#5 in China

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

15. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Art History

#4 in Israel

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

16. Nagoya University

For Art History

#4 in Japan

#360 in the World

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

17. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Art History

#2 in Singapore

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

18. University of Haifa

For Art History

#5 in Israel

#374 in the World

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

19. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Art History

#5 in Japan

#375 in the World

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

20. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Art History

#6 in Japan

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

21. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#6 in China

#400 in the World

Founded: 1937

22. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#7 in China

#413 in the World

Founded: 1963

23. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#8 in China

#435 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

24. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#9 in China

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

25. Tohoku University

For Art History

#7 in Japan

#466 in the World

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

26. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Art History

#8 in Japan

#474 in the World

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

27. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#10 in China

#486 in the World

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

28. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Art History

#9 in Japan

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

29. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Art History

#6 in Israel

#496 in the World

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

30. Chiba University

For Art History

#10 in Japan

#525 in the World

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

31. Waseda University

For Art History

#11 in Japan

#550 in the World

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

32. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#11 in China

#553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

33. University of Science and Technology of China

For Art History

#12 in China

#572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

34. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Art History

#13 in China

#574 in the World

Founded: 1909

35. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Art History

#1 in South Korea

#579 in the World

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

36. Keio University

For Art History

#12 in Japan

#582 in the World

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

37. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Art History

#2 in Taiwan

#591 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

38. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#14 in China

#592 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

39. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#15 in China

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

40. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#16 in China

#606 in the World

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

41. Wuhan University

For Art History

#17 in China

#630 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

42. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Art History

#1 in India

#633 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

43. Shandong Normal University

For Art History

#18 in China

#648 in the World

Founded: 1950

44. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Art History

#7 in Israel

#660 in the World

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

45. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Art History

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

46. Hebei Normal University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Art History

#19 in China

#684 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1902

47. Soochow University

For Art History

#20 in China

#688 in the World

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

48. Christ University

India | Karnataka

For Art History

#2 in India

#690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

49. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#21 in China

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

50. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Art History

#22 in China

#740 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

51. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Art History

#2 in South Korea

#745 in the World

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

52. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Art History

#23 in China

#748 in the World

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

53. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#24 in China

#756 in the World

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

54. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Art History

#25 in China

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

55. Shandong University

For Art History

#26 in China

#787 in the World

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

56. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Art History

#788 in the World

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

57. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Art History

#27 in China

#791 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

58. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#28 in China

#798 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

59. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#29 in China

#809 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

60. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Art History

#30 in China

#813 in the World

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

61. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Art History

#3 in India

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

62. Jawaharlal Nehru University

India | Haryana

For Art History

#4 in India

#823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

63. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Art History

#31 in China

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

64. Xiamen University

For Art History

#32 in China

#837 in the World

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

65. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Art History

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

66. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#33 in China

#858 in the World

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

67. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Art History

#3 in South Korea

#860 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

68. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Art History

#34 in China

#874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

69. Jiangxi Normal University

China | Nanchang

For Art History

#35 in China

#884 in the World

Founded: 1940

70. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Art History

#36 in China

#889 in the World

Founded: 1928

71. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Art History

#890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

72. Capital Normal University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#37 in China

#894 in the World

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

73. Osaka City University

For Art History

#13 in Japan

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

74. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Art History

#4 in South Korea

#901 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

75. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Art History

#38 in China

#904 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

76. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art History

#1 in Turkey

#916 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

77. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Art History

#14 in Japan

#928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

78. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Art History

#39 in China

#933 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

79. Kobe University

For Art History

#15 in Japan

#937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

80. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art History

#2 in Turkey

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

81. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#40 in China

#940 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

82. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Art History

#5 in South Korea

#962 in the World

Founded: 1398

83. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Art History

#41 in China

#964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1924

84. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art History

#3 in Turkey

#965 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

85. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#42 in China

#966 in the World

Founded: 1989

86. Sophia University

For Art History

#16 in Japan

#968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

87. Tokyo University of Science

For Art History

#17 in Japan

#971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

88. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art History

#4 in Turkey

#972 in the World

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

89. University of Tehran

For Art History

#1 in Iran

#978 in the World

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

90. Central China Normal University

For Art History

#43 in China

#992 in the World

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

91. King George's Medical University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Art History

#5 in India

#998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

92. Shaanxi Normal University

For Art History

#44 in China

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1944

93. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Art History

#45 in China

#1007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

94. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Art History

#1012 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

95. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Art History

#6 in India

#1014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

96. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Art History

#18 in Japan

#1020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

97. Anhui University

For Art History

#46 in China

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

98. National Taiwan Normal University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Art History

#3 in Taiwan

#1025 in the World

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

99. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Art History

#47 in China

#1043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

100. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Art History

#4 in Taiwan

#1045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 16,647
Founded: 1911