Best Art & Design Schools 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 & Design. A graph of 15.9M citations received by 1.82M academic papers made by 2,302 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. University of Tokyo

For Art & Design

#1 in Japan

#44 in the World

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

2. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Art & Design

#1 in Singapore

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

3. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#1 in China

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

4. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#2 in China

#59 in the World

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

5. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Art & Design

#1 in Israel

#64 in the World

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

6. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Art & Design

#2 in Israel

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

7. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Art & Design

#2 in Singapore

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

8. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Art & Design

#3 in China

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

9. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#4 in China

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

10. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#5 in China

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

11. Kyoto University

For Art & Design

#2 in Japan

#126 in the World

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

12. Osaka University

For Art & Design

#3 in Japan

#135 in the World

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

13. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Art & Design

#1 in South Korea

#143 in the World

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

14. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#6 in China

#147 in the World

Founded: 1963

15. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#7 in China

#152 in the World

Founded: 1937

16. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#3 in Israel

#172 in the World

Founded: 1924

17. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Art & Design

#2 in South Korea

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

18. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#8 in China

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

19. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#9 in China

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

20. Tohoku University

For Art & Design

#4 in Japan

#185 in the World

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

21. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Art & Design

#1 in Taiwan

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

22. Wuhan University

For Art & Design

#10 in China

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

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. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#5 in Japan

#225 in the World

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

25. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#11 in China

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

26. University of Haifa

For Art & Design

#5 in Israel

#232 in the World

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

27. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Art & Design

#2 in Taiwan

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

28. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#12 in China

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

29. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#13 in China

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

30. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#14 in China

#253 in the World

Founded: 1952

31. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Art & Design

#3 in South Korea

#270 in the World

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

32. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Art & Design

#15 in China

#275 in the World

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

33. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#16 in China

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

34. University of Science and Technology of China

For Art & Design

#17 in China

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

35. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#18 in China

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

36. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Art & Design

#6 in Israel

#284 in the World

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

37. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Art & Design

#19 in China

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

38. Nagoya University

For Art & Design

#6 in Japan

#298 in the World

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

39. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Art & Design

#7 in Japan

#302 in the World

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

40. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Art & Design

#20 in China

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

41. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Art & Design

#8 in Japan

#316 in the World

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

42. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#21 in China

#323 in the World

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

43. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Art & Design

#22 in China

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

44. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Art & Design

#23 in China

#337 in the World

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

45. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#24 in China

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

46. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Art & Design

#25 in China

#344 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

47. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Art & Design

#3 in Taiwan

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

48. Shandong University

For Art & Design

#26 in China

#357 in the World

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

49. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#27 in China

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

50. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Art & Design

#28 in China

#366 in the World

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

51. Dalian University of Technology

For Art & Design

#29 in China

#373 in the World

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

52. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Art & Design

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

53. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Art & Design

#9 in Japan

#383 in the World

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

54. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Art & Design

#30 in China

#384 in the World

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

55. Waseda University

For Art & Design

#10 in Japan

#393 in the World

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

56. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#31 in China

#398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

57. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Art & Design

#4 in South Korea

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

58. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Art & Design

#7 in Israel

#404 in the World

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

59. Xiamen University

For Art & Design

#32 in China

#406 in the World

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

60. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Art & Design

#33 in China

#412 in the World

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

61. Keio University

For Art & Design

#11 in Japan

#414 in the World

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

62. University of Tehran

For Art & Design

#1 in Iran

#415 in the World

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

63. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Art & Design

#34 in China

#418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

64. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Art & Design

#35 in China

#432 in the World

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

65. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Art & Design

#36 in China

#442 in the World

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

66. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Art & Design

#1 in India

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

67. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Art & Design

#37 in China

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

68. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#38 in China

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

69. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Art & Design

#460 in the World

Founded: 1969

70. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Art & Design

#5 in South Korea

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

71. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Art & Design

#465 in the World

Founded: 1904

72. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#39 in China

#474 in the World

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

73. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Art & Design

#6 in South Korea

#486 in the World

Founded: 1398

74. Xidian University

For Art & Design

#40 in China

#490 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

75. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Art & Design

#4 in Taiwan

#499 in the World

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

76. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Art & Design

#12 in Japan

#500 in the World

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

77. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#1 in Turkey

#502 in the World

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

78. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Art & Design

#41 in China

#505 in the World

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

79. National Sun Yat-Sen University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Art & Design

#5 in Taiwan

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 9,201
Founded: 1980

80. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#42 in China

#514 in the World

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

81. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Art & Design

#518 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

82. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Art & Design

#43 in China

#519 in the World

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

83. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Art & Design

#6 in Taiwan

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,812
Founded: 1974

84. Pohang University of Science and Technology

South Korea | Pohang

For Art & Design

#7 in South Korea

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 3,425
Founded: 1986

85. Soochow University

For Art & Design

#44 in China

#529 in the World

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

86. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Art & Design

#45 in China

#530 in the World

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

87. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Art & Design

#2 in India

#531 in the World

Founded: 1958

88. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Art & Design

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

89. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#46 in China

#540 in the World

Founded: 1896

90. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Art & Design

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#541 in the World

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

91. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Art & Design

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

92. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#47 in China

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

93. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Art & Design

#3 in India

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

94. Jiangnan University

For Art & Design

#48 in China

#576 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

95. Tokyo University of Science

For Art & Design

#13 in Japan

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

96. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Art & Design

#4 in India

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

97. Wuhan University of Technology

For Art & Design

#49 in China

#582 in the World

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

98. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#50 in China

#585 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

99. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Art & Design

#5 in India

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

100. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Art & Design

#51 in China

#617 in the World

Founded: 1909