100 Best universities for Creative Writing in China

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 87.5K citations received by 39.8K academic papers made by 220 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. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#5 in Asia

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

2. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#6 in Asia

#143 in the World

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

3. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#10 in Asia

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#11 in Asia

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

5. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Creative Writing

#12 in Asia

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

6. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#13 in Asia

#272 in the World

Founded: 1963

7. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#14 in Asia

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

8. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#16 in Asia

#325 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

9. Wuhan University

For Creative Writing

#18 in Asia

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

10. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Creative Writing

#19 in Asia

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

11. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#21 in Asia

#365 in the World

Founded: 1937

12. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Creative Writing

#26 in Asia

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

13. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Creative Writing

#27 in Asia

#428 in the World

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

14. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Creative Writing

#31 in Asia

#458 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

15. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#34 in Asia

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

16. Central China Normal University

For Creative Writing

#35 in Asia

#487 in the World

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

17. Shandong University

For Creative Writing

#37 in Asia

#504 in the World

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

18. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Creative Writing

#38 in Asia

#505 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

19. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Creative Writing

#39 in Asia

#506 in the World

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

20. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#40 in Asia

#508 in the World

Founded: 1989

21. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

China | Guangzhou

For Creative Writing

#41 in Asia

#515 in the World

Founded: 1969

22. Tangshan College

China | Tangshan

For Creative Writing

#43 in Asia

#539 in the World

Enrollment: 17,096
Founded: 1956

23. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Creative Writing

#44 in Asia

#541 in the World

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

24. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Creative Writing

#47 in Asia

#567 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

25. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Creative Writing

#52 in Asia

#595 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

26. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#57 in Asia

#615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

27. Shanghai International Studies University

China | Shanghai

For Creative Writing

#58 in Asia

#621 in the World

Enrollment: 9,389
Founded: 1949

28. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Creative Writing

#59 in Asia

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

29. Soochow University

For Creative Writing

#62 in Asia

#639 in the World

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

30. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Creative Writing

#64 in Asia

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

31. Shaanxi Normal University

For Creative Writing

#68 in Asia

#685 in the World

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

32. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#69 in Asia

#690 in the World

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

33. University of Macau

For Creative Writing

#74 in Asia

#709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

34. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Creative Writing

#75 in Asia

#715 in the World

Founded: 1938

35. Communication University of China

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#76 in Asia

#717 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1959

36. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Creative Writing

#78 in Asia

#726 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

37. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Creative Writing

#82 in Asia

#734 in the World

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

38. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Creative Writing

#84 in Asia

#740 in the World

Founded: 1928

39. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Creative Writing

#86 in Asia

#754 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

40. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Creative Writing

#88 in Asia

#764 in the World

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

41. Capital Normal University

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#89 in Asia

#767 in the World

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

42. Jiangsu Normal University

For Creative Writing

#95 in Asia

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1957

43. Xiamen University

For Creative Writing

#103 in Asia

#818 in the World

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

44. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Creative Writing

#106 in Asia

#837 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

45. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Creative Writing

#107 in Asia

#838 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

46. Beijing Foreign Studies University

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#108 in Asia

#840 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1941

47. Fujian Normal University

For Creative Writing

#109 in Asia

#847 in the World

Founded: 1953

48. University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

For Creative Writing

#115 in Asia

#866 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 2004

49. Shanghai Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Creative Writing

#121 in Asia

#894 in the World

Founded: 1954

50. Huaqiao University

China | Quanzhou

For Creative Writing

#139 in Asia

#961 in the World

Enrollment: 31,000
Founded: 1960

51. Zhejiang Normal University

For Creative Writing

#141 in Asia

#966 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

52. Guangxi Normal University

For Creative Writing

#142 in Asia

#968 in the World

Founded: 1932

53. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Creative Writing

#144 in Asia

#977 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

54. Northwest Normal University

China | Lanzhou

For Creative Writing

#147 in Asia

#987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1902

55. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Creative Writing

#148 in Asia

#989 in the World

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

56. Shandong Normal University

For Creative Writing

#159 in Asia

#1021 in the World

Founded: 1950

57. Zhejiang International Studies University

China | Hangzhou

For Creative Writing

#161 in Asia

#1028 in the World

Enrollment: 8,486
Founded: 1955

58. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Creative Writing

#167 in Asia

#1068 in the World

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

59. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Creative Writing

#169 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

60. China West Normal University

China | Nanchong

For Creative Writing

#170 in Asia

#1076 in the World

Founded: 1946

61. Anhui Normal University

For Creative Writing

#171 in Asia

#1083 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1928

62. University of Jinan

For Creative Writing

#174 in Asia

#1096 in the World

Enrollment: 37,529
Founded: 1948

63. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Creative Writing

#182 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Founded: 1909

64. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Creative Writing

#191 in Asia

#1163 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

65. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Creative Writing

#193 in Asia

#1172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

66. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Creative Writing

#194 in Asia

#1175 in the World

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

67. Anshan Normal University

For Creative Writing

#195 in Asia

#1183 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1978

68. Xinjiang University

For Creative Writing

#196 in Asia

#1184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1924

69. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#197 in Asia

#1185 in the World

Founded: 1952

70. Hebei University

China | Baoding

For Creative Writing

#199 in Asia

#1194 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1921

71. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Creative Writing

#203 in Asia

#1203 in the World

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

72. Dalian University of Technology

For Creative Writing

#205 in Asia

#1208 in the World

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

73. Hangzhou Normal University

China | Hangzhou

For Creative Writing

#209 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1978

74. Jiangxi Normal University

China | Nanchang

For Creative Writing

#210 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Founded: 1940

75. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Creative Writing

#212 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

76. Jiangnan University

For Creative Writing

#219 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

77. XiangTan University

China | Xiangtan

For Creative Writing

#220 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Enrollment: 37,057
Founded: 1958

78. Qufu Normal University

For Creative Writing

#224 in Asia

#1263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

79. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Creative Writing

#228 in Asia

#1275 in the World

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

80. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

For Creative Writing

#229 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 2006

81. Chongqing Normal University

China | Chongqing

For Creative Writing

#234 in Asia

#1293 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1954

82. Beijing Language and Culture University

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#235 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

83. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Creative Writing

#236 in Asia

#1296 in the World

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

84. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Creative Writing

#238 in Asia

#1302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

85. Yangtze University

China | Jingzhou

For Creative Writing

#243 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 2003

86. Shanxi University

China | Taiyuan

For Creative Writing

#246 in Asia

#1324 in the World

Founded: 1902

87. Ningbo University

For Creative Writing

#247 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

88. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Creative Writing

#248 in Asia

#1334 in the World

Founded: 1902

89. Zhejiang Gongshang University

China | Hangzhou

For Creative Writing

#255 in Asia

#1354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1911

90. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Creative Writing

#260 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

91. Wenzhou University

China | Wenzhou

For Creative Writing

#261 in Asia

#1371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1984

92. Beijing International Studies University

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#264 in Asia

#1385 in the World

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

93. Sichuan International Studies University

China | Chongqing

For Creative Writing

#266 in Asia

#1389 in the World

Founded: 1950

94. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Creative Writing

#269 in Asia

#1397 in the World

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

95. Liaoning Normal University

For Creative Writing

#274 in Asia

#1405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1951

96. Shanxi Normal University

For Creative Writing

#280 in Asia

#1416 in the World

Founded: 1958

97. Anhui University

For Creative Writing

#283 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

98. Minzu University of China

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#284 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Enrollment: 16,456
Founded: 1941

99. Hangzhou Dianzi University

China | Hangzhou

For Creative Writing

#285 in Asia

#1436 in the World

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

100. Shantou University

China | Shantou

For Creative Writing

#286 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,123
Founded: 1981

The best cities to study Creative Writing in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hong Kong, Beijing, Hangzhou, and Wuhan.