100 Best Art & Design schools in China

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 126M citations received by 9.92M academic papers made by 546 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

#2 in Asia

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

2. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Art & Design

#6 in Asia

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

3. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#8 in Asia

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

4. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#9 in Asia

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

5. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#11 in Asia

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

6. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#13 in Asia

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

7. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#17 in Asia

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1953

8. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#19 in Asia

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

9. Wuhan University

For Art & Design

#20 in Asia

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

10. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#24 in Asia

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1920

11. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#25 in Asia

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1991

12. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#26 in Asia

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

13. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#28 in Asia

#239 in the World

Founded: 1952

14. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#30 in Asia

#255 in the World

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

15. University of Science and Technology of China

For Art & Design

#31 in Asia

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

16. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#32 in Asia

#261 in the World

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

17. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Art & Design

#33 in Asia

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

18. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Art & Design

#37 in Asia

#279 in the World

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

19. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Art & Design

#38 in Asia

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

20. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#39 in Asia

#296 in the World

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

21. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Art & Design

#41 in Asia

#306 in the World

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

22. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#43 in Asia

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

23. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Art & Design

#44 in Asia

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

24. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Art & Design

#45 in Asia

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

25. Shandong University

For Art & Design

#46 in Asia

#339 in the World

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

26. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Art & Design

#47 in Asia

#343 in the World

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

27. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#49 in Asia

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

28. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#51 in Asia

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

29. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Art & Design

#52 in Asia

#368 in the World

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

30. Dalian University of Technology

For Art & Design

#55 in Asia

#383 in the World

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

31. Xiamen University

For Art & Design

#57 in Asia

#394 in the World

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

32. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Art & Design

#58 in Asia

#397 in the World

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

33. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Art & Design

#61 in Asia

#400 in the World

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

34. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Art & Design

#62 in Asia

#402 in the World

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

35. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Art & Design

#65 in Asia

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

36. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#66 in Asia

#434 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

37. Xidian University

For Art & Design

#67 in Asia

#435 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

38. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#70 in Asia

#449 in the World

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

39. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Art & Design

#72 in Asia

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

40. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Art & Design

#74 in Asia

#464 in the World

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

41. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Art & Design

#76 in Asia

#477 in the World

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

42. Soochow University

For Art & Design

#78 in Asia

#486 in the World

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

43. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#80 in Asia

#497 in the World

Founded: 1896

44. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#81 in Asia

#504 in the World

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

45. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Art & Design

#83 in Asia

#509 in the World

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

46. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#89 in Asia

#541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1956

47. Jiangnan University

For Art & Design

#91 in Asia

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

48. Hefei University of Technology

For Art & Design

#95 in Asia

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

49. Wuhan University of Technology

For Art & Design

#97 in Asia

#575 in the World

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

50. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Art & Design

#98 in Asia

#583 in the World

Founded: 1909

51. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#100 in Asia

#598 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

52. Central China Normal University

For Art & Design

#101 in Asia

#600 in the World

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

53. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#102 in Asia

#603 in the World

Founded: 1958

54. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#103 in Asia

#607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

55. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Art & Design

#108 in Asia

#626 in the World

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

56. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#110 in Asia

#633 in the World

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

57. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#111 in Asia

#639 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

58. China University of Mining and Technology

For Art & Design

#112 in Asia

#643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

59. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Art & Design

#115 in Asia

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

60. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Art & Design

#116 in Asia

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

61. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#118 in Asia

#693 in the World

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

62. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Art & Design

#120 in Asia

#698 in the World

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

63. Shaanxi Normal University

For Art & Design

#121 in Asia

#699 in the World

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

64. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Art & Design

#124 in Asia

#704 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

65. Fujian Normal University

For Art & Design

#125 in Asia

#705 in the World

Founded: 1953

66. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Art & Design

#127 in Asia

#715 in the World

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

67. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Art & Design

#128 in Asia

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

68. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#132 in Asia

#731 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

69. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Art & Design

#137 in Asia

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

70. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Art & Design

#141 in Asia

#766 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

71. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Art & Design

#144 in Asia

#782 in the World

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

72. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#145 in Asia

#784 in the World

Founded: 1915

73. Ningbo University

For Art & Design

#148 in Asia

#792 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

74. Zhejiang Normal University

For Art & Design

#152 in Asia

#807 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

75. Fuzhou University

For Art & Design

#154 in Asia

#809 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

76. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Art & Design

#155 in Asia

#812 in the World

Founded: 1938

77. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Art & Design

#156 in Asia

#813 in the World

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

78. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#157 in Asia

#815 in the World

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

79. Harbin Engineering University

For Art & Design

#158 in Asia

#820 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

80. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#161 in Asia

#852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

81. Shandong Normal University

For Art & Design

#162 in Asia

#859 in the World

Founded: 1950

82. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Art & Design

#163 in Asia

#861 in the World

Founded: 1928

83. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Art & Design

#166 in Asia

#869 in the World

Founded: 1956

84. Hangzhou Dianzi University

China | Hangzhou

For Art & Design

#167 in Asia

#874 in the World

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

85. Shanxi University

China | Taiyuan

For Art & Design

#173 in Asia

#888 in the World

Founded: 1902

86. XiangTan University

China | Xiangtan

For Art & Design

#175 in Asia

#893 in the World

Enrollment: 37,057
Founded: 1958

87. Anhui University

For Art & Design

#177 in Asia

#898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1928

88. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#180 in Asia

#902 in the World

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

89. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Art & Design

#184 in Asia

#920 in the World

Founded: 1952

90. Northwest Normal University

China | Lanzhou

For Art & Design

#185 in Asia

#924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1902

91. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Art & Design

#189 in Asia

#939 in the World

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

92. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#191 in Asia

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

93. Capital Normal University

China | Beijing

For Art & Design

#193 in Asia

#944 in the World

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

94. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Art & Design

#197 in Asia

#952 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

95. Northwest University, China

For Art & Design

#202 in Asia

#970 in the World

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

96. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Art & Design

#206 in Asia

#975 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

97. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Art & Design

#207 in Asia

#976 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

98. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Art & Design

#210 in Asia

#989 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

99. Shanghai Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Art & Design

#215 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Founded: 1954

100. Yanshan University

China | Qinhuangdao

For Art & Design

#217 in Asia

#1015 in the World

Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1920

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