100 Best universities for Art History in China

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 142K citations received by 34.8K academic papers made by 192 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

#189 in the World

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

2. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Art History

#7 in Asia

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

3. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#9 in Asia

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#10 in Asia

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#14 in Asia

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

6. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#21 in Asia

#400 in the World

Founded: 1937

7. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#22 in Asia

#413 in the World

Founded: 1963

8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#23 in Asia

#435 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

9. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#24 in Asia

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

10. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#27 in Asia

#486 in the World

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

11. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#32 in Asia

#553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

12. University of Science and Technology of China

For Art History

#33 in Asia

#572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

13. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Art History

#34 in Asia

#574 in the World

Founded: 1909

14. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#38 in Asia

#592 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

15. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#39 in Asia

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

16. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#40 in Asia

#606 in the World

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

17. Wuhan University

For Art History

#41 in Asia

#630 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

18. Shandong Normal University

For Art History

#43 in Asia

#648 in the World

Founded: 1950

19. Hebei Normal University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Art History

#46 in Asia

#684 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1902

20. Soochow University

For Art History

#47 in Asia

#688 in the World

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

21. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#49 in Asia

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

22. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Art History

#50 in Asia

#740 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

23. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Art History

#52 in Asia

#748 in the World

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

24. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#53 in Asia

#756 in the World

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

25. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Art History

#54 in Asia

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

26. Shandong University

For Art History

#55 in Asia

#787 in the World

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

27. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Art History

#57 in Asia

#791 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

28. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#58 in Asia

#798 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

29. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#59 in Asia

#809 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

30. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Art History

#60 in Asia

#813 in the World

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

31. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Art History

#63 in Asia

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

32. Xiamen University

For Art History

#64 in Asia

#837 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

#66 in Asia

#858 in the World

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

34. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Art History

#68 in Asia

#874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

35. Jiangxi Normal University

China | Nanchang

For Art History

#69 in Asia

#884 in the World

Founded: 1940

36. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Art History

#70 in Asia

#889 in the World

Founded: 1928

37. Capital Normal University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#72 in Asia

#894 in the World

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

38. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Art History

#75 in Asia

#904 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

39. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Art History

#78 in Asia

#933 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

40. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#81 in Asia

#940 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

41. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Art History

#83 in Asia

#964 in the World

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

42. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art History

#85 in Asia

#966 in the World

Founded: 1989

43. Central China Normal University

For Art History

#90 in Asia

#992 in the World

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

44. Shaanxi Normal University

For Art History

#92 in Asia

#1005 in the World

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

45. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Art History

#93 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

46. Anhui University

For Art History

#97 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

47. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Art History

#99 in Asia

#1043 in the World

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

48. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Art History

#101 in Asia

#1054 in the World

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

49. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#103 in Asia

#1059 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

50. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Art History

#106 in Asia

#1088 in the World

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

51. Inner Mongolia University

For Art History

#108 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Founded: 1957

52. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#109 in Asia

#1104 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

53. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Art History

#110 in Asia

#1105 in the World

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

54. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#111 in Asia

#1109 in the World

Founded: 1952

55. University of Macau

For Art History

#118 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

56. Dalian University of Technology

For Art History

#119 in Asia

#1142 in the World

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

57. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Art History

#121 in Asia

#1149 in the World

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

58. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#124 in Asia

#1157 in the World

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

59. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Art History

#128 in Asia

#1190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

60. Communication University of China

China | Beijing

For Art History

#129 in Asia

#1191 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1959

61. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Art History

#133 in Asia

#1202 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

62. Zhejiang Normal University

For Art History

#134 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

63. Fujian Normal University

For Art History

#135 in Asia

#1207 in the World

Founded: 1953

64. Northwest Normal University

China | Lanzhou

For Art History

#137 in Asia

#1222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1902

65. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Art History

#139 in Asia

#1230 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

66. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Art History

#142 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Founded: 1938

67. Xidian University

For Art History

#150 in Asia

#1277 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

68. Qufu Normal University

For Art History

#151 in Asia

#1278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

69. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Art History

#153 in Asia

#1291 in the World

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

70. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#161 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

71. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Art History

#164 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Founded: 1902

72. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Art History

#167 in Asia

#1340 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

73. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#168 in Asia

#1341 in the World

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

74. Northwest University, China

For Art History

#171 in Asia

#1359 in the World

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

75. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Art History

#172 in Asia

#1363 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

76. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Art History

#178 in Asia

#1416 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

77. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Art History

#179 in Asia

#1420 in the World

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

78. Ningbo University

For Art History

#181 in Asia

#1428 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

79. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Art History

#183 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

80. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#185 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Founded: 1896

81. Hangzhou Normal University

China | Hangzhou

For Art History

#186 in Asia

#1440 in the World

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

82. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Art History

#187 in Asia

#1442 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

83. China University of Mining and Technology

For Art History

#189 in Asia

#1447 in the World

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

84. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#192 in Asia

#1456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

85. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Art History

#193 in Asia

#1460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

86. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Art History

#194 in Asia

#1461 in the World

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

87. Zhejiang Gongshang University

China | Hangzhou

For Art History

#204 in Asia

#1497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1911

88. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Art History

#205 in Asia

#1498 in the World

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

89. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Art History

#208 in Asia

#1507 in the World

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

90. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Art History

#210 in Asia

#1513 in the World

Founded: 1915

91. Wuyi University

China | Wuyishan

For Art History

#213 in Asia

#1526 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1958

92. Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology

For Art History

#216 in Asia

#1535 in the World

Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1956

93. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Art History

#217 in Asia

#1539 in the World

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

94. University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

For Art History

#218 in Asia

#1540 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 2004

95. Jiangnan University

For Art History

#219 in Asia

#1544 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

96. Jiangsu Normal University

For Art History

#222 in Asia

#1556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1957

97. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Art History

#223 in Asia

#1561 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

98. Sichuan Normal University

China | Chengdu

For Art History

#226 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1952

99. Shanghai Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Art History

#227 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Founded: 1954

100. Wuhan University of Technology

For Art History

#229 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

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