100 Best Art & Design schools in China

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 10.1M citations received by 974K academic papers made by 554 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. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#1 in Asia

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

2. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#4 in Asia

#54 in the World

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

3. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Art & Design

#7 in Asia

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#9 in Asia

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#10 in Asia

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

6. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#11 in Asia

#119 in the World

Founded: 1963

7. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#14 in Asia

#147 in the World

Founded: 1937

8. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#15 in Asia

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

9. Wuhan University

For Art & Design

#16 in Asia

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

10. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#18 in Asia

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

11. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#22 in Asia

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

12. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#23 in Asia

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

13. University of Science and Technology of China

For Art & Design

#25 in Asia

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

14. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#26 in Asia

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

15. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#28 in Asia

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

16. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Art & Design

#29 in Asia

#232 in the World

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

17. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#31 in Asia

#243 in the World

Founded: 1952

18. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Art & Design

#32 in Asia

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

19. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Art & Design

#36 in Asia

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

20. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#37 in Asia

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

21. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#38 in Asia

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

22. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#40 in Asia

#287 in the World

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

23. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Art & Design

#41 in Asia

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

24. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Art & Design

#42 in Asia

#308 in the World

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

25. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Art & Design

#43 in Asia

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

26. Shandong University

For Art & Design

#44 in Asia

#324 in the World

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

27. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#45 in Asia

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

28. Dalian University of Technology

For Art & Design

#50 in Asia

#352 in the World

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

29. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Art & Design

#51 in Asia

#353 in the World

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

30. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Art & Design

#52 in Asia

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

31. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Art & Design

#54 in Asia

#369 in the World

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

32. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#55 in Asia

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

33. Xiamen University

For Art & Design

#57 in Asia

#393 in the World

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

34. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Art & Design

#60 in Asia

#408 in the World

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

35. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Art & Design

#65 in Asia

#427 in the World

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

36. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Art & Design

#67 in Asia

#440 in the World

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

37. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#68 in Asia

#441 in the World

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

38. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#69 in Asia

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

39. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Art & Design

#72 in Asia

#448 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

40. Xidian University

For Art & Design

#74 in Asia

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

41. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Art & Design

#79 in Asia

#493 in the World

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

42. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#80 in Asia

#497 in the World

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

43. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Art & Design

#82 in Asia

#508 in the World

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

44. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#83 in Asia

#510 in the World

Founded: 1896

45. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Art & Design

#84 in Asia

#518 in the World

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

46. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#86 in Asia

#524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

47. Jiangnan University

For Art & Design

#90 in Asia

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

48. Wuhan University of Technology

For Art & Design

#92 in Asia

#553 in the World

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

49. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#94 in Asia

#557 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

50. Soochow University

For Art & Design

#96 in Asia

#578 in the World

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

51. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Art & Design

#98 in Asia

#595 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

52. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#102 in Asia

#608 in the World

Founded: 1958

53. Hefei University of Technology

For Art & Design

#106 in Asia

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

54. Central China Normal University

For Art & Design

#107 in Asia

#629 in the World

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

55. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Art & Design

#109 in Asia

#631 in the World

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

56. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Art & Design

#111 in Asia

#633 in the World

Founded: 1909

57. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Art & Design

#112 in Asia

#638 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

58. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#113 in Asia

#640 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

59. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Art & Design

#115 in Asia

#646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

60. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#116 in Asia

#647 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

61. China University of Mining and Technology

For Art & Design

#117 in Asia

#648 in the World

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

62. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#120 in Asia

#659 in the World

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

63. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#123 in Asia

#689 in the World

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

64. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Art & Design

#128 in Asia

#700 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

65. Shaanxi Normal University

For Art & Design

#132 in Asia

#713 in the World

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

66. University of Macau

For Art & Design

#133 in Asia

#727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

67. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#135 in Asia

#729 in the World

Founded: 1989

68. Fuzhou University

For Art & Design

#137 in Asia

#732 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

69. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Art & Design

#139 in Asia

#736 in the World

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

70. Ningbo University

For Art & Design

#144 in Asia

#754 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

71. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Art & Design

#147 in Asia

#759 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

72. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Art & Design

#148 in Asia

#760 in the World

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

73. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#151 in Asia

#768 in the World

Founded: 1915

74. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Art & Design

#152 in Asia

#777 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

75. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Art & Design

#154 in Asia

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1953

76. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Art & Design

#158 in Asia

#811 in the World

Founded: 1956

77. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Art & Design

#161 in Asia

#822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

78. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#162 in Asia

#824 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

79. Harbin Engineering University

For Art & Design

#164 in Asia

#832 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

80. Zhejiang Normal University

For Art & Design

#165 in Asia

#834 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

81. Fujian Normal University

For Art & Design

#169 in Asia

#841 in the World

Founded: 1953

82. Anhui University

For Art & Design

#170 in Asia

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

83. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#173 in Asia

#855 in the World

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

84. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Art & Design

#175 in Asia

#861 in the World

Founded: 1928

85. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Art & Design

#180 in Asia

#883 in the World

Founded: 1938

86. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Art & Design

#185 in Asia

#895 in the World

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

87. Shandong Normal University

For Art & Design

#188 in Asia

#905 in the World

Founded: 1950

88. Hangzhou Dianzi University

China | Hangzhou

For Art & Design

#189 in Asia

#906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1956

89. Northwest University, China

For Art & Design

#195 in Asia

#928 in the World

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

90. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Art & Design

#199 in Asia

#934 in the World

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

91. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Art & Design

#200 in Asia

#941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

92. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#201 in Asia

#942 in the World

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

93. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#204 in Asia

#949 in the World

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

94. XiangTan University

China | Xiangtan

For Art & Design

#206 in Asia

#953 in the World

Enrollment: 37,057
Founded: 1958

95. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#208 in Asia

#958 in the World

Founded: 1952

96. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Art & Design

#211 in Asia

#967 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

97. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Art & Design

#212 in Asia

#971 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

98. Shanxi University

China | Taiyuan

For Art & Design

#213 in Asia

#972 in the World

Founded: 1902

99. Shanghai Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#215 in Asia

#976 in the World

Founded: 1954

100. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Art & Design

#218 in Asia

#979 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

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