Best Interior Design Schools in Asia

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 31.7K citations received by 7K academic papers made by 43 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: 24,000
Founded: 1902

2. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Interior Design

#2 in China

#10 in the World

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

3. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Interior Design

#3 in China

#15 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Interior Design

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

5. Nanjing Forestry University

China | Nanjing

For Interior Design

#4 in China

#25 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

#30 in the World

Founded: 1957

8. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Interior Design

#1 in Israel

#36 in the World

Founded: 1924

9. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Interior Design

#7 in China

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

10. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Interior Design

#8 in China

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

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

#50 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

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

14. Bina Nusantara University

Indonesia | Jakarta

For Interior Design

#1 in Indonesia

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1981

15. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Interior Design

#11 in China

#69 in the World

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

16. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Interior Design

#2 in Turkey

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

17. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Interior Design

#12 in China

#73 in the World

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

18. Northeast Forestry University

For Interior Design

#13 in China

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1952

19. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Interior Design

#1 in Singapore

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

20. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Interior Design

#14 in China

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

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. Northeast Agricultural University

For Interior Design

#16 in China

#83 in the World

Founded: 1948

23. University of Tehran

For Interior Design

#1 in Iran

#90 in the World

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

24. Brawijaya University

Indonesia | Malang

For Interior Design

#2 in Indonesia

#94 in the World

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

25. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Interior Design

#17 in China

#96 in the World

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

26. University of Tokyo

For Interior Design

#1 in Japan

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

27. Seoul National University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Interior Design

#1 in South Korea

#99 in the World

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

28. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Interior Design

#3 in Turkey

#102 in the World

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

29. China University of Mining and Technology

For Interior Design

#18 in China

#103 in the World

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

30. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Interior Design

#19 in China

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

31. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Interior Design

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

32. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Interior Design

#110 in the World

Founded: 1904

33. Shenyang Jianzhu University

China | Shenyang

For Interior Design

#20 in China

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1948

34. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Interior Design

#21 in China

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

35. Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology

For Interior Design

#22 in China

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1956

36. University of Baghdad

For Interior Design

#1 in Iraq

#118 in the World

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

37. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Interior Design

#23 in China

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

38. Wuhan University

For Interior Design

#24 in China

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

39. Bogor Agricultural University

Indonesia | Bogor

For Interior Design

#3 in Indonesia

#129 in the World

Founded: 1963

40. Bandung Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Bandung

For Interior Design

#4 in Indonesia

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,848
Founded: 1959

41. Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

For Interior Design

#25 in China

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1936

42. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Interior Design

#4 in Turkey

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

43. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Interior Design

#26 in China

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895