Best Art & Design Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Art & Design

#1 in China #42 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Art & Design

#1 in Singapore #44 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

3

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Art & Design

#1 in Japan #50 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

4

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#2 in China #54 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

5

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Art & Design

#1 in Israel #74 in the World

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

6

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For Art & Design

#2 in Israel #75 in the World

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

7

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Art & Design

#3 in China #76 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

8

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Art & Design

#2 in Singapore #82 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

9

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Art & Design

#4 in China #95 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

10

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Art & Design

#5 in China #108 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

11

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#6 in China #119 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

12

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Art & Design

#2 in Japan #132 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

13

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Art & Design

#1 in South Korea #134 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

14

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Art & Design

#7 in China #147 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

15

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#8 in China #166 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

16

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Art & Design

#9 in China #171 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

17

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Art & Design

#3 in Japan #176 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

18

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Art & Design

#10 in China #185 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

19

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For Art & Design

#2 in South Korea #188 in the World

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

20

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#3 in Israel #194 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

21

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

For Art & Design

#1 in Taiwan #196 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

22

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#11 in China #204 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

23

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

For Art & Design

#12 in China #219 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

24

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For Art & Design

#4 in Japan #220 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

25

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Art & Design

#13 in China #222 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

26

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#14 in China #225 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

27

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Art & Design

#4 in Israel #228 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

28

China | Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Art & Design

#15 in China #230 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

29

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Art & Design

#16 in China #232 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

30

Israel | Haifa

University of Haifa

For Art & Design

#5 in Israel #242 in the World

70% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

31

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Art & Design

#17 in China #243 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

32

China | Xi'an

Xi’an Jiaotong University

For Art & Design

#18 in China #248 in the World

28% Acceptance

40,346 Enrollment

1896 Founded

33

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#5 in Japan #261 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

34

South Korea | Seoul

Yonsei University

For Art & Design

#3 in South Korea #264 in the World

18% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1957 Founded

35

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

For Art & Design

#2 in Taiwan #266 in the World

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

36

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Art & Design

#19 in China #267 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

37

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Art & Design

#20 in China #271 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

38

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#21 in China #285 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

39

Israel | Ramat Gan

Bar-Ilan University

For Art & Design

#6 in Israel #286 in the World

55% Acceptance

16,787 Enrollment

1955 Founded

40

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Art & Design

#22 in China #287 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

41

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Art & Design

#23 in China #306 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

42

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Art & Design

#24 in China #308 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

43

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Art & Design

#25 in China #312 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

44

China | Jinan

Shandong University

For Art & Design

#26 in China #324 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

45

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For Art & Design

#27 in China #328 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

46

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Art & Design

#6 in Japan #330 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

47

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

University of Malaya

For Art & Design

#1 in Malaysia #339 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1905 Founded

48

Japan | Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Art & Design

#7 in Japan #345 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

49

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Art & Design

#8 in Japan #346 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

50

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Art & Design

#28 in China #352 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

51

China | Changchun

Jilin University

For Art & Design

#29 in China #353 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

52

China | Changsha

Central South University

For Art & Design

#30 in China #358 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

53

Taiwan | Tainan

National Cheng Kung University

For Art & Design

#3 in Taiwan #359 in the World

33% Acceptance

21,292 Enrollment

1931 Founded

54

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Art & Design

#31 in China #369 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

55

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Art & Design

#32 in China #371 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

56

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Art & Design

#9 in Japan #388 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

57

China | Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Art & Design

#33 in China #393 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

58

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

For Art & Design

#7 in Israel #394 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

59

South Korea | Seoul

Korea University

For Art & Design

#4 in South Korea #407 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,351 Enrollment

1905 Founded

60

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Art & Design

#34 in China #408 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

61

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

For Art & Design

#1 in Iran #411 in the World

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

62

Malaysia | George Town

University of Science, Malaysia

For Art & Design

#2 in Malaysia #412 in the World

57% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

63

Japan | Tokyo

Waseda University

For Art & Design

#10 in Japan #415 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

64

Malaysia | Bangi

National University of Malaysia

For Art & Design

#3 in Malaysia #420 in the World

52% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1970 Founded

65

China | Changsha

Hunan University

For Art & Design

#35 in China #427 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

66

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

University of Technology Malaysia

For Art & Design

#4 in Malaysia #428 in the World

64% Acceptance

12,077 Enrollment

1904 Founded

67

China | Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Art & Design

#36 in China #440 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

68

China | Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Art & Design

#37 in China #441 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

69

China | Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Art & Design

#38 in China #445 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

70

Japan | Tokyo

Keio University

For Art & Design

#11 in Japan #446 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

71

Malaysia | Serdang

Putra Malaysia University

For Art & Design

#5 in Malaysia #447 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

72

China | Tianjin

Nankai University

For Art & Design

#39 in China #448 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

73

Malaysia | Shah Alam

MARA University of Technology

For Art & Design

#6 in Malaysia #457 in the World

100% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1956 Founded

74

China | Xi'an

Xidian University

For Art & Design

#40 in China #462 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

75

South Korea | Seoul

Hanyang University

For Art & Design

#5 in South Korea #469 in the World

45% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

76

India | Karnataka

Indian Institute of Science

For Art & Design

#1 in India #471 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

77

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

King Saud University

For Art & Design

#1 in Saudi Arabia #481 in the World

71% Acceptance

61,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

78

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

King AbdulAziz University

For Art & Design

#2 in Saudi Arabia #484 in the World

25% Acceptance

74,877 Enrollment

1967 Founded

79

China | Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Art & Design

#41 in China #493 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

80

China | Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Art & Design

#42 in China #497 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

81

South Korea | Seoul

Sungkyunkwan University

For Art & Design

#6 in South Korea #501 in the World

42% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1398 Founded

82

China | Chongqing

Southwest University

For Art & Design

#43 in China #508 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

83

China | Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For Art & Design

#44 in China #510 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

84

China | Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Art & Design

#45 in China #518 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

85

Turkey | Ankara

Middle East Technical University

For Art & Design

#1 in Turkey #519 in the World

8% Acceptance

14,928 Enrollment

1956 Founded

86

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For Art & Design

#46 in China #524 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

87

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Tsing Hua University

For Art & Design

#4 in Taiwan #527 in the World

51% Acceptance

16,647 Enrollment

1911 Founded

88

Japan | Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

For Art & Design

#12 in Japan #537 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

89

Indonesia | Depok

University of Indonesia

For Art & Design

#1 in Indonesia #539 in the World

8% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1950 Founded

90

China | Wuxi

Jiangnan University

For Art & Design

#47 in China #542 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

91

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#5 in Taiwan #543 in the World

40% Acceptance

10,812 Enrollment

1974 Founded

92

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Art & Design

#48 in China #553 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

93

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

National Sun Yat-Sen University

For Art & Design

#6 in Taiwan #556 in the World

35% Acceptance

9,201 Enrollment

1980 Founded

94

China | Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Art & Design

#49 in China #557 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

95

India | Maharashtra

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Art & Design

#2 in India #572 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

96

China | Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Art & Design

#50 in China #578 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

97

South Korea | Pohang

Pohang University of Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#7 in South Korea #586 in the World

43% Acceptance

3,425 Enrollment

1986 Founded

98

China | Shenzhen

Shenzhen University

For Art & Design

#51 in China #595 in the World

31% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1983 Founded

99

Indonesia | Bandung

Indonesia University of Education

For Art & Design

#2 in Indonesia #599 in the World

10% Acceptance

1954 Founded

100

Indonesia | Sleman

Gadjah Mada University

For Art & Design

#3 in Indonesia #600 in the World

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1949 Founded

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