100 Best universities for Aesthetics in China

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Aesthetics. A graph of 2.05M citations received by 225K academic papers made by 503 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.

1. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#2 in Asia

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

2. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Aesthetics

#5 in Asia

#84 in the World

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

3. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Aesthetics

#6 in Asia

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#10 in Asia

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Aesthetics

#13 in Asia

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

6. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Aesthetics

#14 in Asia

#165 in the World

Founded: 1963

7. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Aesthetics

#15 in Asia

#168 in the World

Founded: 1937

8. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Aesthetics

#16 in Asia

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

9. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#18 in Asia

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

10. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Aesthetics

#19 in Asia

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

11. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#20 in Asia

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

12. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Aesthetics

#24 in Asia

#216 in the World

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

13. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Aesthetics

#27 in Asia

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

14. Wuhan University

For Aesthetics

#28 in Asia

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

15. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Aesthetics

#29 in Asia

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

16. Shandong University

For Aesthetics

#32 in Asia

#254 in the World

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

17. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Aesthetics

#37 in Asia

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

18. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#38 in Asia

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

19. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Aesthetics

#39 in Asia

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

20. University of Science and Technology of China

For Aesthetics

#41 in Asia

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

21. Xiamen University

For Aesthetics

#42 in Asia

#301 in the World

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

22. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Aesthetics

#43 in Asia

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

23. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#44 in Asia

#313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

24. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Aesthetics

#46 in Asia

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

25. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Aesthetics

#47 in Asia

#324 in the World

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

26. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Aesthetics

#49 in Asia

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

27. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Aesthetics

#53 in Asia

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

28. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Aesthetics

#54 in Asia

#367 in the World

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

29. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Aesthetics

#56 in Asia

#381 in the World

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

30. Dalian University of Technology

For Aesthetics

#57 in Asia

#385 in the World

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

31. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#58 in Asia

#389 in the World

Founded: 1958

32. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Aesthetics

#59 in Asia

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

33. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Aesthetics

#60 in Asia

#406 in the World

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

34. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#61 in Asia

#407 in the World

Founded: 1952

35. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Aesthetics

#62 in Asia

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

36. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Aesthetics

#63 in Asia

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

37. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Aesthetics

#64 in Asia

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

38. Xidian University

For Aesthetics

#65 in Asia

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

39. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#66 in Asia

#426 in the World

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

40. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Aesthetics

#67 in Asia

#440 in the World

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

41. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Aesthetics

#71 in Asia

#465 in the World

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

42. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Aesthetics

#73 in Asia

#473 in the World

Founded: 1909

43. China University of Mining and Technology

For Aesthetics

#78 in Asia

#493 in the World

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

44. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Aesthetics

#79 in Asia

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

45. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Aesthetics

#81 in Asia

#506 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

46. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Aesthetics

#82 in Asia

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

47. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#83 in Asia

#510 in the World

Founded: 1896

48. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Aesthetics

#85 in Asia

#530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

49. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Aesthetics

#86 in Asia

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

50. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Aesthetics

#89 in Asia

#544 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

51. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Aesthetics

#90 in Asia

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

52. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Aesthetics

#91 in Asia

#560 in the World

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

53. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Aesthetics

#93 in Asia

#565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

54. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Aesthetics

#96 in Asia

#589 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

55. Hefei University of Technology

For Aesthetics

#98 in Asia

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

56. Soochow University

For Aesthetics

#101 in Asia

#606 in the World

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

57. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Aesthetics

#102 in Asia

#609 in the World

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

58. Fujian Normal University

For Aesthetics

#103 in Asia

#621 in the World

Founded: 1953

59. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Aesthetics

#106 in Asia

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

60. Shaanxi Normal University

For Aesthetics

#108 in Asia

#633 in the World

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

61. XiangTan University

China | Xiangtan

For Aesthetics

#109 in Asia

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 37,057
Founded: 1958

62. University of Macau

For Aesthetics

#110 in Asia

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

63. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Aesthetics

#112 in Asia

#654 in the World

Founded: 1938

64. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Aesthetics

#114 in Asia

#666 in the World

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

65. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Aesthetics

#116 in Asia

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

66. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#118 in Asia

#702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

67. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#121 in Asia

#707 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

68. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Aesthetics

#123 in Asia

#714 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

69. Central China Normal University

For Aesthetics

#126 in Asia

#725 in the World

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

70. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Aesthetics

#130 in Asia

#743 in the World

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

71. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Nanjing

For Aesthetics

#132 in Asia

#749 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

72. Harbin Engineering University

For Aesthetics

#133 in Asia

#752 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

73. Wuhan University of Technology

For Aesthetics

#134 in Asia

#759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

74. Anhui University

For Aesthetics

#135 in Asia

#762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

75. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Aesthetics

#137 in Asia

#764 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

76. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Aesthetics

#138 in Asia

#766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1960

77. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Aesthetics

#139 in Asia

#769 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

78. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Aesthetics

#140 in Asia

#771 in the World

Founded: 1989

79. Jiangnan University

For Aesthetics

#141 in Asia

#775 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

80. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Aesthetics

#142 in Asia

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,419
Founded: 1917

81. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Aesthetics

#146 in Asia

#789 in the World

Founded: 1915

82. Northwest University, China

For Aesthetics

#147 in Asia

#791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1912

83. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#151 in Asia

#799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

84. Shanghai Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Aesthetics

#152 in Asia

#807 in the World

Founded: 1954

85. Zhejiang Normal University

For Aesthetics

#155 in Asia

#817 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

86. Shanxi University

China | Taiyuan

For Aesthetics

#158 in Asia

#823 in the World

Founded: 1902

87. Shandong Normal University

For Aesthetics

#162 in Asia

#832 in the World

Founded: 1950

88. Northwest Normal University

China | Lanzhou

For Aesthetics

#164 in Asia

#837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1902

89. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Aesthetics

#165 in Asia

#845 in the World

Founded: 1928

90. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

China | Guangzhou

For Aesthetics

#166 in Asia

#846 in the World

Founded: 1969

91. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Aesthetics

#167 in Asia

#853 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

92. Fuzhou University

For Aesthetics

#169 in Asia

#857 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

93. Hubei University

For Aesthetics

#172 in Asia

#862 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1931

94. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Aesthetics

#175 in Asia

#870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1952

95. Guangxi Normal University

For Aesthetics

#183 in Asia

#890 in the World

Founded: 1932

96. Ningbo University

For Aesthetics

#184 in Asia

#892 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

97. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Aesthetics

#185 in Asia

#896 in the World

Founded: 1956

98. Anhui Normal University

For Aesthetics

#190 in Asia

#907 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1928

99. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Aesthetics

#193 in Asia

#914 in the World

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

100. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Aesthetics

#194 in Asia

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1953

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

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