100 Best universities for Art History in China

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 219K citations received by 40.1K academic papers made by 217 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

#198 in the World

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

2. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Art History

#7 in Asia

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

3. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#8 in Asia

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#10 in Asia

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

5. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#13 in Asia

#322 in the World

Founded: 1963

6. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#14 in Asia

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

7. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#21 in Asia

#436 in the World

Founded: 1937

8. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#23 in Asia

#494 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

9. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#25 in Asia

#499 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

10. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#28 in Asia

#546 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

#570 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

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

13. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#32 in Asia

#601 in the World

Founded: 1989

14. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Art History

#36 in Asia

#629 in the World

Founded: 1909

15. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#37 in Asia

#633 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

16. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#40 in Asia

#643 in the World

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

17. Wuhan University

For Art History

#43 in Asia

#669 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

18. University of Science and Technology of China

For Art History

#44 in Asia

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

19. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Art History

#46 in Asia

#686 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

20. Shandong Normal University

For Art History

#47 in Asia

#691 in the World

Founded: 1950

21. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#51 in Asia

#740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

22. Soochow University

For Art History

#52 in Asia

#752 in the World

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

23. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Art History

#55 in Asia

#782 in the World

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

24. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#59 in Asia

#811 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

25. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Art History

#60 in Asia

#812 in the World

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

26. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Art History

#62 in Asia

#840 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

27. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Art History

#63 in Asia

#842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

28. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#65 in Asia

#857 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

29. Hebei Normal University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Art History

#66 in Asia

#861 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1902

30. Shandong University

For Art History

#68 in Asia

#871 in the World

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

31. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#69 in Asia

#872 in the World

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

32. Xiamen University

For Art History

#71 in Asia

#887 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

#897 in the World

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

34. Jiangxi Normal University

China | Nanchang

For Art History

#73 in Asia

#902 in the World

Founded: 1940

35. Central China Normal University

For Art History

#74 in Asia

#907 in the World

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

36. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Art History

#75 in Asia

#908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

37. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Art History

#76 in Asia

#920 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

38. Capital Normal University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#78 in Asia

#938 in the World

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

39. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Art History

#83 in Asia

#961 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

40. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#84 in Asia

#984 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

41. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Art History

#90 in Asia

#1013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

42. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Art History

#92 in Asia

#1027 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

43. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Art History

#93 in Asia

#1034 in the World

Founded: 1928

44. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Art History

#96 in Asia

#1059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

45. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#102 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

46. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Art History

#105 in Asia

#1098 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

#106 in Asia

#1102 in the World

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

48. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Art History

#110 in Asia

#1112 in the World

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

49. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Art History

#112 in Asia

#1117 in the World

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

50. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Art History

#115 in Asia

#1127 in the World

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

51. Communication University of China

China | Beijing

For Art History

#117 in Asia

#1137 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1959

52. University of Macau

For Art History

#118 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

53. Anhui University

For Art History

#120 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

54. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#122 in Asia

#1154 in the World

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

55. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#124 in Asia

#1158 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

56. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#130 in Asia

#1184 in the World

Founded: 1952

57. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Art History

#137 in Asia

#1219 in the World

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

58. Dalian University of Technology

For Art History

#138 in Asia

#1222 in the World

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

59. Shaanxi Normal University

For Art History

#141 in Asia

#1240 in the World

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

60. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Art History

#143 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

61. Inner Mongolia University

For Art History

#147 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Founded: 1957

62. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Art History

#149 in Asia

#1263 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

63. Northwest Normal University

China | Lanzhou

For Art History

#155 in Asia

#1297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1902

64. Fujian Normal University

For Art History

#163 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Founded: 1953

65. Zhejiang Normal University

For Art History

#165 in Asia

#1337 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

66. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#171 in Asia

#1356 in the World

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

67. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Art History

#172 in Asia

#1357 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

68. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Art History

#173 in Asia

#1359 in the World

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

69. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Art History

#178 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Founded: 1938

70. Northwest University, China

For Art History

#183 in Asia

#1403 in the World

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

71. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Art History

#184 in Asia

#1404 in the World

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

72. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Art History

#185 in Asia

#1407 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

73. Ningbo University

For Art History

#187 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

74. Xidian University

For Art History

#188 in Asia

#1418 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

75. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Art History

#194 in Asia

#1442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

76. Hangzhou Normal University

China | Hangzhou

For Art History

#199 in Asia

#1468 in the World

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

77. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#200 in Asia

#1472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

78. Qufu Normal University

For Art History

#203 in Asia

#1480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

79. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Art History

#204 in Asia

#1481 in the World

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

80. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Art History

#212 in Asia

#1508 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

81. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#213 in Asia

#1514 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

82. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#217 in Asia

#1530 in the World

Founded: 1896

83. Tianjin Normal University

China | Tianjin

For Art History

#220 in Asia

#1538 in the World

Enrollment: 25,800
Founded: 1958

84. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#223 in Asia

#1551 in the World

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

85. Jiangnan University

For Art History

#226 in Asia

#1557 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

86. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Art History

#232 in Asia

#1570 in the World

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

87. China University of Mining and Technology

For Art History

#234 in Asia

#1578 in the World

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

88. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#239 in Asia

#1597 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

89. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#240 in Asia

#1600 in the World

Founded: 1969

90. Shanghai Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#241 in Asia

#1612 in the World

Founded: 1954

91. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#242 in Asia

#1622 in the World

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

92. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#243 in Asia

#1628 in the World

Founded: 1915

93. University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

For Art History

#245 in Asia

#1630 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 2004

94. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Art History

#247 in Asia

#1635 in the World

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

95. Liaoning Normal University

For Art History

#248 in Asia

#1637 in the World

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

96. Macau University of Science and Technology

For Art History

#250 in Asia

#1642 in the World

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

97. Sichuan Normal University

China | Chengdu

For Art History

#255 in Asia

#1653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1952

98. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Art History

#257 in Asia

#1657 in the World

Founded: 1902

99. Fuzhou University

For Art History

#258 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

100. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Art History

#262 in Asia

#1670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1902

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.