Best Acting (Performing arts/Drama theatre) Schools in Asia

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Performing arts. A graph of 177K citations received by 19.8K academic papers made by 136 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

For Performing arts

#1 in China
#46 in the World
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1902

2. University of Tokyo

For Performing arts

#1 in Japan
#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

3. Peking University

For Performing arts

#2 in China
#88 in the World
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

4. Tel Aviv University

For Performing arts

#1 in Israel
#91 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

5. University of Hong Kong

For Performing arts

#3 in China
#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

8. Zhejiang University

For Performing arts

#5 in China
#151 in the World
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

10. Nagoya University

For Performing arts

#2 in Japan
#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

11. Nanjing University

For Performing arts

#7 in China
#165 in the World
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

12. University of Haifa

For Performing arts

#2 in Israel
#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1963

13. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Performing arts

#8 in China
#175 in the World
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

14. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Performing arts

#9 in China
#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1960

15. Wuhan University

For Performing arts

#10 in China
#189 in the World
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

16. Seoul National University

For Performing arts

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

18. Kyushu University

For Performing arts

#3 in Japan
#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

19. Kyoto University

For Performing arts

#4 in Japan
#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

20. Tohoku University

For Performing arts

#5 in Japan
#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

21. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Performing arts

#11 in China
#217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

23. Hokkaido University

For Performing arts

#6 in Japan
#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

24. University of Tsukuba

For Performing arts

#7 in Japan
#242 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

25. Tongji University

For Performing arts

#13 in China
#248 in the World
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

27. Tsinghua University

For Performing arts

#15 in China
#258 in the World
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

29. Southwest University

For Performing arts

#16 in China
#268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
2005

30. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Performing arts

#4 in Israel
#271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

31. Osaka University

For Performing arts

#8 in Japan
#291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

32. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Performing arts

#9 in Japan
#301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

33. Bar-Ilan University

For Performing arts

#5 in Israel
#302 in the World
Enrollment
16,787
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1955

34. Indian Institute of Science

For Performing arts

#1 in India
#316 in the World
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

35. University of Science and Technology of China

For Performing arts

#17 in China
#340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1958

37. Weizmann Institute of Science

For Performing arts

#6 in Israel
#375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,380
Founded
1934

38. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Performing arts

#7 in Israel
#380 in the World
Enrollment
17,225
Founded
1969

39. KAIST

For Performing arts

#392 in the World
Enrollment
10,249
Founded
1971

40. Southeast University

For Performing arts

#19 in China
#395 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

41. National Taiwan University

For Performing arts

#1 in Taiwan
#400 in the World
Enrollment
31,799
Founded
1945

42. Central South University

For Performing arts

#20 in China
#409 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

43. University of Malaya

For Performing arts

#1 in Malaysia
#419 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1905

44. Ankara University

For Performing arts

#1 in Turkey
#427 in the World
Enrollment
28,757
Founded
1946

45. South China University of Technology

For Performing arts

#21 in China
#428 in the World
Enrollment
42,720
Founded
1952

46. East China Normal University

For Performing arts

#22 in China
#440 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
36,026
Founded
1951

47. Shandong University

For Performing arts

#23 in China
#444 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

48. National University of Malaysia

For Performing arts

#2 in Malaysia
#446 in the World
Enrollment
28,776
Founded
1970

49. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Performing arts

#2 in India
#455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1959

50. City University of Hong Kong

For Performing arts

#24 in China
#467 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1984

51. Fudan University

For Performing arts

#25 in China
#468 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

52. Soochow University

For Performing arts

#26 in China
#474 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
48,901
Founded
1899

53. American University of Beirut

For Performing arts

#1 in Lebanon
#483 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
7,220
Founded
1866

54. Tianjin University

For Performing arts

#27 in China
#508 in the World
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

57. National Tsing Hua University

For Performing arts

#2 in Taiwan
#530 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
16,647
Founded
1911

58. Sichuan University

For Performing arts

#28 in China
#534 in the World
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

59. Shanghai University

For Performing arts

#29 in China
#538 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1994

60. Chiba University

For Performing arts

#10 in Japan
#539 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

61. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Performing arts

#30 in China
#545 in the World
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

62. Ocean University of China

For Performing arts

#31 in China
#547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1924

63. Yonsei University

For Performing arts

#549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
29,502
Founded
1957

65. Xiamen University

For Performing arts

#33 in China
#558 in the World
Enrollment
40,302
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
1921

66. Hohai University

For Performing arts

#34 in China
#564 in the World
Founded
1915

67. Kobe University

For Performing arts

#11 in Japan
#567 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

69. National Central University

For Performing arts

#3 in Taiwan
#572 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,829
Founded
1915

70. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Performing arts

#35 in China
#592 in the World
Enrollment
71,970
Founded
1953

71. Banaras Hindu University

For Performing arts

#5 in India
#603 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1915

72. Jilin University

For Performing arts

#36 in China
#606 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

73. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Performing arts

#6 in India
#612 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

75. South China Normal University

For Performing arts

#37 in China
#616 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1933

76. Tokyo University of Science

For Performing arts

#12 in Japan
#621 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

77. Waseda University

For Performing arts

#13 in Japan
#624 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

78. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Performing arts

#38 in China
#626 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1920

79. University of Indonesia

For Performing arts

#1 in Indonesia
#631 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
46,978
Founded
1950

81. Indonesia University of Education

For Performing arts

#2 in Indonesia
#635 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1954

82. Hacettepe University

For Performing arts

#2 in Turkey
#637 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
16,279
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1967

85. Dalian University of Technology

For Performing arts

#40 in China
#644 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

86. Shaanxi Normal University

For Performing arts

#41 in China
#647 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
38,000
Founded
1944

87. Nanjing Normal University

For Performing arts

#42 in China
#653 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1952

88. Hong Kong Baptist University

For Performing arts

#43 in China
#656 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1956

89. Northeast Normal University

For Performing arts

#44 in China
#657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
28,024
Founded
1946

90. Northwest Normal University

For Performing arts

#45 in China
#660 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1902

91. Yangzhou University

For Performing arts

#46 in China
#663 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1902

92. Chongqing University

For Performing arts

#47 in China
#667 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

93. Hunan University

For Performing arts

#48 in China
#678 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

94. Zhejiang Normal University

For Performing arts

#49 in China
#681 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

95. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Performing arts

#50 in China
#682 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
39,000
Founded
1956

96. University of Tehran

For Performing arts

#1 in Iran
#683 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
52,588
Founded
1934

97. National Chiao Tung University

For Performing arts

#4 in Taiwan
#687 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1958

98. Middle East Technical University

For Performing arts

#3 in Turkey
#694 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
14,928
Founded
1956

99. University of Delhi

For Performing arts

#8 in India
#696 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922