100 Best universities for Art History in China

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Art History. A graph of 246K citations received by 41.4K academic papers made by 220 universities in China 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. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#4 in Asia

#188 in the World

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

2. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Art History

#7 in Asia

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

3. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#9 in Asia

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#10 in Asia

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

5. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#12 in Asia

#323 in the World

Founded: 1963

6. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#14 in Asia

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

7. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#20 in Asia

#433 in the World

Founded: 1937

8. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#23 in Asia

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

9. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#24 in Asia

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

10. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#26 in Asia

#511 in the World

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

11. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#30 in Asia

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

12. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#31 in Asia

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

13. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#33 in Asia

#612 in the World

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

14. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#35 in Asia

#620 in the World

Founded: 1989

15. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Art History

#36 in Asia

#621 in the World

Founded: 1909

16. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#37 in Asia

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

17. Wuhan University

For Art History

#42 in Asia

#657 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

18. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Art History

#44 in Asia

#670 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

19. University of Science and Technology of China

For Art History

#45 in Asia

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

20. Shandong Normal University

For Art History

#47 in Asia

#687 in the World

Founded: 1950

21. Soochow University

For Art History

#48 in Asia

#704 in the World

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

22. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#52 in Asia

#733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

23. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#55 in Asia

#761 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

24. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Art History

#57 in Asia

#777 in the World

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

25. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Art History

#60 in Asia

#800 in the World

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

26. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Art History

#62 in Asia

#815 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

27. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Art History

#63 in Asia

#832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

28. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#64 in Asia

#834 in the World

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

29. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#65 in Asia

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

30. Shandong University

For Art History

#67 in Asia

#852 in the World

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

31. Hebei Normal University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Art History

#69 in Asia

#868 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1902

32. Xiamen University

For Art History

#70 in Asia

#869 in the World

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

33. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#72 in Asia

#881 in the World

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

34. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Art History

#73 in Asia

#893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

35. Central China Normal University

For Art History

#74 in Asia

#896 in the World

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

36. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Art History

#75 in Asia

#898 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

37. Jiangxi Normal University

China | Nanchang

For Art History

#76 in Asia

#905 in the World

Founded: 1940

38. Capital Normal University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#80 in Asia

#931 in the World

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

39. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Art History

#83 in Asia

#943 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

40. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#86 in Asia

#971 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

41. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Art History

#88 in Asia

#982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

42. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Art History

#89 in Asia

#991 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

43. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Art History

#93 in Asia

#1020 in the World

Founded: 1928

44. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#96 in Asia

#1050 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

45. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Art History

#97 in Asia

#1051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

46. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Art History

#100 in Asia

#1068 in the World

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

47. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Art History

#102 in Asia

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

48. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Art History

#106 in Asia

#1088 in the World

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

49. Communication University of China

China | Beijing

For Art History

#108 in Asia

#1094 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1959

50. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Art History

#109 in Asia

#1099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

51. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Art History

#110 in Asia

#1104 in the World

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

52. University of Macau

For Art History

#112 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

53. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#119 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1933

54. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#122 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

55. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#124 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Founded: 1952

56. Anhui University

For Art History

#125 in Asia

#1162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

57. Shaanxi Normal University

For Art History

#127 in Asia

#1173 in the World

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

58. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Art History

#130 in Asia

#1178 in the World

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

59. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Art History

#136 in Asia

#1205 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

60. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Art History

#139 in Asia

#1212 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

61. Dalian University of Technology

For Art History

#140 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

62. Inner Mongolia University

For Art History

#149 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Founded: 1957

63. Northwest Normal University

China | Lanzhou

For Art History

#154 in Asia

#1280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1902

64. Ningbo University

For Art History

#155 in Asia

#1282 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

65. Fujian Normal University

For Art History

#159 in Asia

#1307 in the World

Founded: 1953

66. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Art History

#160 in Asia

#1310 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

67. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Art History

#164 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

68. Zhejiang Normal University

For Art History

#167 in Asia

#1330 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

69. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#170 in Asia

#1335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1951

70. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Art History

#172 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

71. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Art History

#174 in Asia

#1353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 28,024
Founded: 1946

72. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Art History

#185 in Asia

#1378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

73. Northwest University, China

For Art History

#186 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1912

74. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Art History

#187 in Asia

#1397 in the World

Founded: 1938

75. Xidian University

For Art History

#190 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

76. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Art History

#192 in Asia

#1419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

77. Hangzhou Normal University

China | Hangzhou

For Art History

#193 in Asia

#1425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1978

78. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#196 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

79. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Art History

#201 in Asia

#1453 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

80. Jiangnan University

For Art History

#206 in Asia

#1471 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

81. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#209 in Asia

#1490 in the World

Founded: 1896

82. Qufu Normal University

For Art History

#210 in Asia

#1491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

83. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#216 in Asia

#1500 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

84. China University of Mining and Technology

For Art History

#217 in Asia

#1510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

85. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#221 in Asia

#1527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1952

86. Tianjin Normal University

China | Tianjin

For Art History

#222 in Asia

#1531 in the World

Enrollment: 25,800
Founded: 1958

87. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#223 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

88. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Art History

#229 in Asia

#1553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

89. Shanghai Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#232 in Asia

#1565 in the World

Founded: 1954

90. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Art History

#233 in Asia

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

91. Macau University of Science and Technology

For Art History

#236 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 2000

92. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#238 in Asia

#1586 in the World

Founded: 1969

93. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#241 in Asia

#1599 in the World

Founded: 1915

94. Lingnan University

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#248 in Asia

#1614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,243
Founded: 1967

95. University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

For Art History

#250 in Asia

#1616 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 2004

96. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#252 in Asia

#1621 in the World

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

97. Fuzhou University

For Art History

#255 in Asia

#1629 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

98. Liaoning Normal University

For Art History

#256 in Asia

#1639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1951

99. Sichuan Normal University

China | Chengdu

For Art History

#257 in Asia

#1642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1952

100. Minzu University of China

China | Beijing

For Art History

#258 in Asia

#1647 in the World

Enrollment: 16,456
Founded: 1941

The best cities to study Art History in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hong Kong, Hangzhou, Beijing, and Nanjing.