100 Best universities for Creative Writing in China

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 48.7K citations received by 36.3K academic papers made by 201 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

#4 in Asia

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

2. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#6 in Asia

#149 in the World

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

3. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#10 in Asia

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#11 in Asia

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Creative Writing

#12 in Asia

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

6. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Creative Writing

#13 in Asia

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

7. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#14 in Asia

#294 in the World

Founded: 1963

8. Wuhan University

For Creative Writing

#15 in Asia

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

9. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#16 in Asia

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

10. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#17 in Asia

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

11. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#18 in Asia

#358 in the World

Founded: 1937

12. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Creative Writing

#19 in Asia

#379 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

13. Shandong University

For Creative Writing

#23 in Asia

#457 in the World

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

14. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Creative Writing

#26 in Asia

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

15. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#27 in Asia

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

16. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Creative Writing

#29 in Asia

#497 in the World

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

17. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Creative Writing

#31 in Asia

#510 in the World

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

18. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

China | Guangzhou

For Creative Writing

#32 in Asia

#527 in the World

Founded: 1969

19. Soochow University

For Creative Writing

#33 in Asia

#544 in the World

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

20. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Creative Writing

#34 in Asia

#548 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

21. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Creative Writing

#35 in Asia

#557 in the World

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

22. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#37 in Asia

#582 in the World

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

23. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Creative Writing

#39 in Asia

#590 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

24. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Creative Writing

#41 in Asia

#594 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

25. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#42 in Asia

#598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

26. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Creative Writing

#43 in Asia

#599 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

27. Central China Normal University

For Creative Writing

#44 in Asia

#601 in the World

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

28. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Creative Writing

#45 in Asia

#603 in the World

Founded: 1928

29. Shanghai International Studies University

China | Shanghai

For Creative Writing

#46 in Asia

#610 in the World

Enrollment: 9,389
Founded: 1949

30. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Creative Writing

#54 in Asia

#643 in the World

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

31. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Creative Writing

#56 in Asia

#658 in the World

Founded: 1938

32. Shaanxi Normal University

For Creative Writing

#59 in Asia

#662 in the World

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

33. Communication University of China

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#65 in Asia

#714 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1959

34. University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

For Creative Writing

#67 in Asia

#725 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 2004

35. University of Macau

For Creative Writing

#71 in Asia

#747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

36. Capital Normal University

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#72 in Asia

#749 in the World

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

37. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Creative Writing

#73 in Asia

#755 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

38. Beijing Foreign Studies University

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#74 in Asia

#760 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1941

39. Fujian Normal University

For Creative Writing

#78 in Asia

#784 in the World

Founded: 1953

40. Jiangsu Normal University

For Creative Writing

#82 in Asia

#804 in the World

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

41. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Creative Writing

#84 in Asia

#808 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

42. Xiamen University

For Creative Writing

#85 in Asia

#816 in the World

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

43. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Creative Writing

#88 in Asia

#831 in the World

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

44. Shanghai Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Creative Writing

#90 in Asia

#840 in the World

Founded: 1954

45. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Creative Writing

#95 in Asia

#853 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

46. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#99 in Asia

#861 in the World

Founded: 1989

47. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Creative Writing

#102 in Asia

#868 in the World

Founded: 1909

48. Zhejiang International Studies University

China | Hangzhou

For Creative Writing

#104 in Asia

#872 in the World

Enrollment: 8,486
Founded: 1955

49. Guangxi Normal University

For Creative Writing

#107 in Asia

#899 in the World

Founded: 1932

50. Northwest Normal University

China | Lanzhou

For Creative Writing

#108 in Asia

#904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1902

51. Huaqiao University

China | Quanzhou

For Creative Writing

#109 in Asia

#910 in the World

Enrollment: 31,000
Founded: 1960

52. Zhejiang Normal University

For Creative Writing

#116 in Asia

#947 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

53. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Creative Writing

#118 in Asia

#955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

54. Anhui Normal University

For Creative Writing

#120 in Asia

#964 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1928

55. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Creative Writing

#123 in Asia

#973 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

56. University of Jinan

For Creative Writing

#126 in Asia

#987 in the World

Enrollment: 37,529
Founded: 1948

57. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Creative Writing

#128 in Asia

#995 in the World

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

58. Anshan Normal University

For Creative Writing

#129 in Asia

#1000 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1978

59. Shandong Normal University

For Creative Writing

#134 in Asia

#1017 in the World

Founded: 1950

60. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Creative Writing

#142 in Asia

#1045 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

61. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Creative Writing

#151 in Asia

#1088 in the World

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

62. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Creative Writing

#156 in Asia

#1107 in the World

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

63. Hebei University

China | Baoding

For Creative Writing

#163 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1921

64. Heilongjiang University

For Creative Writing

#164 in Asia

#1137 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1942

65. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Creative Writing

#167 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

66. XiangTan University

China | Xiangtan

For Creative Writing

#169 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Enrollment: 37,057
Founded: 1958

67. Hangzhou Normal University

China | Hangzhou

For Creative Writing

#170 in Asia

#1144 in the World

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

68. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Creative Writing

#175 in Asia

#1157 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

69. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Creative Writing

#177 in Asia

#1160 in the World

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

70. China West Normal University

China | Nanchong

For Creative Writing

#178 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Founded: 1946

71. Tianjin Normal University

China | Tianjin

For Creative Writing

#179 in Asia

#1173 in the World

Enrollment: 25,800
Founded: 1958

72. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#180 in Asia

#1175 in the World

Founded: 1952

73. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Creative Writing

#181 in Asia

#1180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

74. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Creative Writing

#183 in Asia

#1186 in the World

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

75. Liaoning Normal University

For Creative Writing

#184 in Asia

#1188 in the World

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

76. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Creative Writing

#187 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

77. Jiangxi Normal University

China | Nanchang

For Creative Writing

#188 in Asia

#1197 in the World

Founded: 1940

78. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Creative Writing

#189 in Asia

#1199 in the World

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

79. Beijing Language and Culture University

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#190 in Asia

#1204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

80. Anhui University

For Creative Writing

#191 in Asia

#1205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

81. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Creative Writing

#192 in Asia

#1207 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

82. Liaoning University

China | Shenyang

For Creative Writing

#194 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1958

83. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Creative Writing

#195 in Asia

#1215 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

84. Jiangnan University

For Creative Writing

#199 in Asia

#1224 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

85. Wenzhou University

China | Wenzhou

For Creative Writing

#201 in Asia

#1231 in the World

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

86. Shanxi University

China | Taiyuan

For Creative Writing

#205 in Asia

#1243 in the World

Founded: 1902

87. Shanxi Normal University

For Creative Writing

#207 in Asia

#1246 in the World

Founded: 1958

88. Chongqing Normal University

China | Chongqing

For Creative Writing

#212 in Asia

#1263 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1954

89. Hebei Normal University

China | Shijiazhuang

For Creative Writing

#214 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1902

90. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Creative Writing

#216 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Founded: 1902

91. Harbin Normal University

For Creative Writing

#219 in Asia

#1278 in the World

Founded: 1951

92. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Creative Writing

#220 in Asia

#1280 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

93. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Creative Writing

#221 in Asia

#1281 in the World

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

94. South-Central University for Nationalities

For Creative Writing

#222 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1951

95. Sichuan Normal University

China | Chengdu

For Creative Writing

#226 in Asia

#1298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1952

96. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Creative Writing

#229 in Asia

#1302 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

97. Ningbo University

For Creative Writing

#230 in Asia

#1303 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

98. Nantong University

China | Nantong

For Creative Writing

#231 in Asia

#1307 in the World

Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1912

99. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

For Creative Writing

#232 in Asia

#1311 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 2006

100. Qufu Normal University

For Creative Writing

#234 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

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