Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in China for Architecture

If you are looking to study Architecture in China, our index highlights the top 100 domain-leading institutions. To determine these leaders, we isolated 8.97M specialized research publications which collectively generated 184.2M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Architecture

#1 in Asia #6 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Architecture

#2 in Asia #24 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

3

Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Architecture

#3 in Asia #25 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

4

Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Architecture

#4 in Asia #26 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

5

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Architecture

#6 in Asia #40 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

6

Shanghai

Fudan University

For Architecture

#7 in Asia #46 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

7

Beijing

Peking University

For Architecture

#9 in Asia #54 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

8

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Architecture

#10 in Asia #55 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

9

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Architecture

#11 in Asia #58 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

10

Beijing

Beihang University

For Architecture

#12 in Asia #60 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

11

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#13 in Asia #65 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

12

Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Architecture

#14 in Asia #67 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

13

Shanghai

Tongji University

For Architecture

#16 in Asia #83 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

14

Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Architecture

#17 in Asia #86 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

15

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#19 in Asia #93 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

16

Nanjing

Southeast University

For Architecture

#20 in Asia #97 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

17

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Architecture

#21 in Asia #98 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

18

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Architecture

#25 in Asia #128 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

19

Xi'an

Xidian University

For Architecture

#26 in Asia #130 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

20

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Architecture

#29 in Asia #139 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

21

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Architecture

#31 in Asia #146 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

22

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Architecture

#32 in Asia #150 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

23

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Architecture

#33 in Asia #159 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

24

Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For Architecture

#34 in Asia #166 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

25

Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Architecture

#35 in Asia #175 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

26

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Architecture

#37 in Asia #181 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

27

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Architecture

#40 in Asia #197 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

28

Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Architecture

#42 in Asia #213 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

29

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Architecture

#44 in Asia #216 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

30

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Architecture

#45 in Asia #228 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

31

Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Architecture

#47 in Asia #234 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

32

Changsha

Central South University

For Architecture

#50 in Asia #256 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

33

Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Architecture

#53 in Asia #262 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

34

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

For Architecture

#57 in Asia #287 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

35

Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Architecture

#58 in Asia #292 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

36

Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Architecture

#59 in Asia #295 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

37

Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Architecture

#64 in Asia #316 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

38

Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Architecture

#71 in Asia #337 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

39

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Architecture

#76 in Asia #367 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

40

Changchun

Jilin University

For Architecture

#78 in Asia #384 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

41

Changsha

Hunan University

For Architecture

#81 in Asia #396 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

42

Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For Architecture

#83 in Asia #402 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

43

Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Architecture

#85 in Asia #412 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

44

Jinan

Shandong University

For Architecture

#92 in Asia #443 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

45

Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Architecture

#93 in Asia #445 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

46

Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Architecture

#96 in Asia #457 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

47

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

For Architecture

#116 in Asia #544 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

48

Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

For Architecture

#122 in Asia #574 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

49

Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Architecture

#129 in Asia #610 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

50

Shanghai

Donghua University

For Architecture

#130 in Asia #612 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

51

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Architecture

#134 in Asia #623 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

52

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Architecture

#137 in Asia #628 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

53

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For Architecture

#150 in Asia #680 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

54

Dalian

Dalian Maritime University

For Architecture

#151 in Asia #681 in the World

40% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

55

Macau

University of Macau

For Architecture

#163 in Asia #707 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

56

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

For Architecture

#164 in Asia #710 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

57

Nanjing

Hohai University

For Architecture

#170 in Asia #722 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

58

Tianjin

Nankai University

For Architecture

#186 in Asia #764 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

59

Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

For Architecture

#187 in Asia #765 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

60

Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#203 in Asia #810 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

61

Tai'an

Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#204 in Asia #811 in the World

22% Acceptance

45,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

62

Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Architecture

#205 in Asia #815 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

63

Nanjing

Nanjing Tech University

For Architecture

#208 in Asia #820 in the World

43% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

64

Shanghai

Shanghai Maritime University

For Architecture

#209 in Asia #824 in the World

39% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

65

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Architecture

#213 in Asia #830 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

66

Qingdao

Ocean University of China

For Architecture

#215 in Asia #835 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1924 Founded

67

Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

For Architecture

#250 in Asia #923 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

68

Kunming

Kunming University of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#252 in Asia #935 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

69

Nanchang

Nanchang University

For Architecture

#263 in Asia #957 in the World

27% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

70

Beijing

China Agricultural University

For Architecture

#276 in Asia #983 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

71

Xi'an

Northwest University, China

For Architecture

#287 in Asia #1007 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

72

Taiyuan

Taiyuan University of Technology

For Architecture

#292 in Asia #1024 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

73

Qingdao

Qingdao University of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#294 in Asia #1027 in the World

41% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

74

Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

For Architecture

#296 in Asia #1032 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

75

Beijing

China University of Petroleum – Beijing

For Architecture

#306 in Asia #1048 in the World

23% Acceptance

15,445 Enrollment

1953 Founded

76

Qingdao

Qingdao University

For Architecture

#337 in Asia #1115 in the World

40% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

77

Nanjing

Nanjing Agricultural University

For Architecture

#354 in Asia #1155 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1952 Founded

78

Guiyang

Guizhou University

For Architecture

#358 in Asia #1167 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1902 Founded

79

Jingzhou

Yangtze University

For Architecture

#367 in Asia #1193 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

80

Beijing

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Architecture

#386 in Asia #1227 in the World

30% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

81

Chengdu

Chengdu University of Technology

For Architecture

#403 in Asia #1263 in the World

50% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

82

Wuhan

Huazhong Agricultural University

For Architecture

#404 in Asia #1265 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1898 Founded

83

Guangzhou

South China Agricultural University

For Architecture

#406 in Asia #1268 in the World

34% Acceptance

60,588 Enrollment

1909 Founded

84

Huludao

Liaoning Technical University

For Architecture

#409 in Asia #1277 in the World

50% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

85

Harbin

Northeast Forestry University

For Architecture

#420 in Asia #1294 in the World

41% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

86

Beijing

Beijing Forestry University

For Architecture

#432 in Asia #1313 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,347 Enrollment

1952 Founded

87

Xiangtan

Hunan University of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#440 in Asia #1325 in the World

47% Acceptance

27,777 Enrollment

2003 Founded

88

Ya'an

Sichuan Agricultural University

For Architecture

#468 in Asia #1379 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

89

Beijing

China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Architecture

#470 in Asia #1382 in the World

44% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

90

Nanchong

Southwest Petroleum University

For Architecture

#472 in Asia #1385 in the World

49% Acceptance

34,755 Enrollment

1958 Founded

91

Daqing

Northeast Petroleum University

For Architecture

#493 in Asia #1409 in the World

45% Acceptance

23,848 Enrollment

1960 Founded

92

Tianjin

Civil Aviation University of China

For Architecture

#457 in Asia #1361 in the World

32% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

93

Nanchang

Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

For Architecture

#416 in Asia #1289 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

94

Guangzhou

South China Normal University

For Architecture

#302 in Asia #1041 in the World

69% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1933 Founded

95

Yichang

China Three Gorges University

For Architecture

#400 in Asia #1258 in the World

49% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

96

Shenyang

Shenyang Jianzhu University

For Architecture

#329 in Asia #1100 in the World

21% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

97

Jinan

Shandong Jianzhu University

For Architecture

#379 in Asia #1215 in the World

52% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

98

Changsha

Changsha University of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#291 in Asia #1020 in the World

35% Acceptance

38,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

99

Wuhan

Wuhan Institute of Technology

For Architecture

#484 in Asia #1398 in the World

45% Acceptance

21,789 Enrollment

1972 Founded

100

Ningbo

Zhejiang Wanli University

For Architecture

#478 in Asia #1392 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded