Best Art & Design Schools in Asia

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 353M citations received by 25.6M academic papers made by 2,183 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. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Art & Design

#1 in Singapore

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#1 in China

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. University of Tokyo

For Art & Design

#1 in Japan

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

4. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Art & Design

#1 in Israel

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

5. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Art & Design

#2 in Israel

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

6. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Art & Design

#2 in China

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

7. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Art & Design

#2 in Singapore

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

8. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#3 in China

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

9. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#4 in China

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

10. Kyoto University

For Art & Design

#2 in Japan

#117 in the World

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

11. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#5 in China

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

12. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Art & Design

#1 in South Korea

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

13. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#6 in China

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

14. Osaka University

For Art & Design

#3 in Japan

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

15. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Art & Design

#1 in Taiwan

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1945

16. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#3 in Israel

#161 in the World

Founded: 1924

17. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#7 in China

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1953

18. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Art & Design

#2 in South Korea

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

19. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#8 in China

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

20. Wuhan University

For Art & Design

#9 in China

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

21. Tohoku University

For Art & Design

#4 in Japan

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,665
Founded: 1907

22. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#5 in Japan

#214 in the World

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

23. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Art & Design

#4 in Israel

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

24. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#10 in China

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1920

25. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#11 in China

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1991

26. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#12 in China

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

27. University of Haifa

For Art & Design

#5 in Israel

#227 in the World

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

28. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#13 in China

#239 in the World

Founded: 1952

29. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Art & Design

#3 in South Korea

#248 in the World

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

30. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#14 in China

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

31. University of Science and Technology of China

For Art & Design

#15 in China

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

32. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#16 in China

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

33. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Art & Design

#17 in China

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

34. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Art & Design

#2 in Taiwan

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

35. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Art & Design

#6 in Israel

#275 in the World

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

36. Nagoya University

For Art & Design

#6 in Japan

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 16,376
Founded: 1939

37. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Art & Design

#18 in China

#279 in the World

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

38. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Art & Design

#19 in China

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

39. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#20 in China

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

40. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Art & Design

#7 in Japan

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

41. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Art & Design

#21 in China

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

42. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Art & Design

#8 in Japan

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

43. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#22 in China

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

44. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Art & Design

#23 in China

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

45. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Art & Design

#24 in China

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

46. Shandong University

For Art & Design

#25 in China

#339 in the World

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

47. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Art & Design

#26 in China

#343 in the World

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

48. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Art & Design

#3 in Taiwan

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 20,292
Founded: 1931

49. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#27 in China

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

50. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Art & Design

#9 in Japan

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

51. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#28 in China

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

52. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Art & Design

#29 in China

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

53. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Art & Design

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

54. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Art & Design

#7 in Israel

#379 in the World

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

55. Dalian University of Technology

For Art & Design

#30 in China

#383 in the World

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

56. Waseda University

For Art & Design

#10 in Japan

#386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

57. Xiamen University

For Art & Design

#31 in China

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

58. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Art & Design

#32 in China

#397 in the World

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

59. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Art & Design

#4 in South Korea

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

60. Keio University

For Art & Design

#11 in Japan

#399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 33,437
Founded: 1858

61. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Art & Design

#33 in China

#400 in the World

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

62. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Art & Design

#34 in China

#402 in the World

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

63. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Art & Design

#1 in India

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

64. University of Tehran

For Art & Design

#1 in Iran

#411 in the World

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

65. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Art & Design

#35 in China

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

66. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#36 in China

#434 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

67. Xidian University

For Art & Design

#37 in China

#435 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

68. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Art & Design

#4 in Taiwan

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 16,547
Founded: 1911

69. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Art & Design

#5 in South Korea

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

70. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#38 in China

#449 in the World

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

71. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Art & Design

#452 in the World

Founded: 1904

72. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Art & Design

#39 in China

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

73. National Sun Yat-Sen University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Art & Design

#5 in Taiwan

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 9,466
Founded: 1980

74. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Art & Design

#40 in China

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

75. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#1 in Turkey

#468 in the World

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

76. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Art & Design

#41 in China

#477 in the World

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

77. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Art & Design

#6 in South Korea

#485 in the World

Founded: 1398

78. Soochow University

For Art & Design

#42 in China

#486 in the World

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

79. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Art & Design

#2 in India

#489 in the World

Founded: 1958

80. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#43 in China

#497 in the World

Founded: 1896

81. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#44 in China

#504 in the World

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

82. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Art & Design

#12 in Japan

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 15,077
Founded: 1949

83. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Art & Design

#45 in China

#509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

84. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Art & Design

#6 in Taiwan

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,398
Founded: 1974

85. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Art & Design

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

86. Pohang University of Science and Technology

South Korea | Pohang

For Art & Design

#7 in South Korea

#529 in the World

Enrollment: 3,425
Founded: 1986

87. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Art & Design

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

88. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Art & Design

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

89. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#46 in China

#541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1956

90. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Art & Design

#3 in India

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

91. Jiangnan University

For Art & Design

#47 in China

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

92. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Art & Design

#550 in the World

Founded: 1969

93. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Art & Design

#4 in India

#555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

94. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Art & Design

#5 in India

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

95. Hefei University of Technology

For Art & Design

#48 in China

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

96. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Art & Design

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1967

97. Wuhan University of Technology

For Art & Design

#49 in China

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

98. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Art & Design

#50 in China

#583 in the World

Founded: 1909

99. Tokyo University of Science

For Art & Design

#13 in Japan

#588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1881

100. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#51 in China

#598 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952