Best Interior Design Schools in Asia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Interior Design. A graph of 36.7K citations received by 7.19K academic papers made by 40 universities in Asia 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. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Interior Design

#1 in China

#5 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

2. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Interior Design

#2 in China

#8 in the World

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

3. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Interior Design

#3 in China

#13 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Interior Design

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

5. Nanjing Forestry University

China | Nanjing

For Interior Design

#4 in China

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

6. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Interior Design

#5 in China

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

7. Inner Mongolia University

For Interior Design

#6 in China

#29 in the World

Founded: 1957

8. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Interior Design

#7 in China

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

9. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Interior Design

#8 in China

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

10. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Interior Design

#1 in Israel

#39 in the World

Founded: 1924

11. Central South University of Forestry and Technology

China | Changsha

For Interior Design

#9 in China

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

12. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Interior Design

#1 in Turkey

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 7,115
Founded: 1955

13. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Interior Design

#10 in China

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

14. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Interior Design

#11 in China

#68 in the World

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

15. Bina Nusantara University

Indonesia | Jakarta

For Interior Design

#1 in Indonesia

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1981

16. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Interior Design

#12 in China

#72 in the World

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

17. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Interior Design

#2 in Turkey

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

18. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Interior Design

#13 in China

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

19. Northeast Forestry University

For Interior Design

#14 in China

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1952

20. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Interior Design

#1 in Singapore

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

21. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Interior Design

#15 in China

#80 in the World

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

22. University of Tehran

For Interior Design

#1 in Iran

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

23. University of Tokyo

For Interior Design

#1 in Japan

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

24. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Interior Design

#16 in China

#86 in the World

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

25. Northeast Agricultural University

For Interior Design

#17 in China

#90 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. China University of Mining and Technology

For Interior Design

#18 in China

#95 in the World

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

27. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Interior Design

#19 in China

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

28. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Interior Design

#3 in Turkey

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 9,817
Founded: 1975

29. Seoul National University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Interior Design

#1 in South Korea

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

30. Shenyang Jianzhu University

China | Shenyang

For Interior Design

#20 in China

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1948

31. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Interior Design

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1973

32. Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology

For Interior Design

#21 in China

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1956

33. Brawijaya University

Indonesia | Malang

For Interior Design

#2 in Indonesia

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 13,927
Founded: 1963

34. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Interior Design

#110 in the World

Founded: 1904

35. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Interior Design

#22 in China

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

36. University of Baghdad

For Interior Design

#1 in Iraq

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 70,614
Founded: 1957

37. Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

For Interior Design

#23 in China

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1936

38. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Interior Design

#24 in China

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

39. Bogor Agricultural University

Indonesia | Bogor

For Interior Design

#3 in Indonesia

#125 in the World

Founded: 1963

40. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Interior Design

#25 in China

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895