51 Best Art & Design schools in Beijing

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Beijing ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 1.74M citations received by 138K academic papers made by 51 universities in Beijing 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. Tsinghua University

For Art & Design

#1 in China

#1 in Asia

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

2. Peking University

For Art & Design

#4 in China

#9 in Asia

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

3. Beijing Normal University

For Art & Design

#15 in China

#28 in Asia

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

4. Beihang University

For Art & Design

#17 in China

#31 in Asia

Founded: 1952

5. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#21 in China

#38 in Asia

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

6. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Art & Design

#32 in China

#55 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

7. Renmin University of China

For Art & Design

#42 in China

#80 in Asia

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

8. Beijing Jiaotong University

For Art & Design

#44 in China

#83 in Asia

Founded: 1896

9. University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Art & Design

#49 in China

#94 in Asia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

10. North China Electric Power University

For Art & Design

#52 in China

#102 in Asia

Founded: 1958

11. China Agricultural University

For Art & Design

#62 in China

#120 in Asia

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

12. Beijing University of Technology

For Art & Design

#63 in China

#123 in Asia

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

13. Communication University of China

For Art & Design

#101 in China

#226 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1959

14. Capital Normal University

For Art & Design

#102 in China

#227 in Asia

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

15. Peking Union Medical College

For Art & Design

#105 in China

#239 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

16. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

For Art & Design

#119 in China

#286 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

17. Beijing Forestry University

For Art & Design

#135 in China

#323 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,347
Founded: 1952

18. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Art & Design

#139 in China

#329 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

19. Capital Medical University

For Art & Design

#141 in China

#341 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

20. China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Art & Design

#146 in China

#359 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

21. Beijing Technology and Business University

For Art & Design

#153 in China

#385 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1999

22. Minzu University of China

For Art & Design

#156 in China

#391 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,456
Founded: 1941

23. Central University of Finance and Economics

For Art & Design

#175 in China

#454 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1949

24. University of International Business and Economics

For Art & Design

#178 in China

#462 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1951

25. Beijing Language and Culture University

For Art & Design

#188 in China

#488 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

26. North China University of Technology

For Art & Design

#189 in China

#491 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1946

27. Beijing Information Science and Technology University

For Art & Design

#223 in China

#597 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1915

28. Beijing Foreign Studies University

For Art & Design

#237 in China

#644 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1941

29. Beijing Union University

For Art & Design

#243 in China

#653 in Asia

Founded: 1978

30. Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture

For Art & Design

#273 in China

#768 in Asia

Founded: 1936

31. Capital University of Economics and Business

For Art & Design

#288 in China

#822 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1956

32. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

For Art & Design

#291 in China

#833 in Asia

Founded: 1956

33. China University of Political Science and Law

For Art & Design

#304 in China

#867 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,233
Founded: 1952

34. Beijing International Studies University

For Art & Design

#315 in China

#914 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1964

35. Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

For Art & Design

#337 in China

#977 in Asia

Founded: 1959

36. Beijing Sport University

For Art & Design

#389 in China

#1163 in Asia

Founded: 1953

37. Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology

For Art & Design

#433 in China

#1375 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1978

38. Beijing City University

For Art & Design

#442 in China

#1417 in Asia

Founded: 1984

39. Beijing Wuzi University

For Art & Design

#447 in China

#1428 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1963

40. People's Public Security University of China

For Art & Design

#462 in China

#1519 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1948

41. University of International Relations

For Art & Design

#470 in China

#1569 in Asia

Founded: 1949

42. China Foreign Affairs University

For Art & Design

#476 in China

#1598 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1955

43. Beijing Film Academy

For Art & Design

#477 in China

#1601 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,027
Founded: 1950

44. Beijing Electronic Science and Technology Institute

For Art & Design

#479 in China

#1612 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1947

45. China Youth University for Political Sciences

For Art & Design

#500 in China

#1807 in Asia

Founded: 1985

46. China Women's University

For Art & Design

#516 in China

#1912 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,282
Founded: 1996

47. China Central Academy of Fine Arts

For Art & Design

#529 in China

#2046 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 4,700
Founded: 1950

48. China University of Labor Relations

For Art & Design

#534 in China

#2110 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,490
Founded: 2003

49. Beijing Dance Academy

For Art & Design

#537 in China

#2157 in Asia

Founded: 1954

50. China Conservatory of Music

For Art & Design

#539 in China

#2203 in Asia

Founded: 1964

51. Central Conservatory of Music

For Art & Design

#547 in China

#2247 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1950

Universities for Art & Design near Beijing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
94	Hebei University of Technology	134	Tianjin
102	Tianjin University of Commerce	272	Tianjin
109	Tianjin University of Science and Technology	173	Tianjin
111	Tianjin University	25	Tianjin
111	Nankai University	39	Tianjin
112	Tianjin University of Technology	154	Tianjin
112	Tianjin Polytechnic University	180	Tianjin
112	Tianjin Medical University	324	Tianjin
113	Tianjin Normal University	182	Tianjin
120	Tianjin University of Finance and Economics	357	Tianjin

Universities for Art & Design near Beijing

Art & Design subfields in Beijing