Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in China for Creative Writing

We ranked the top 100 universities for Creative Writing in China based on strict academic metrics. Our methodology evaluated 7.05M subject-specific papers and 150.48M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#5 in Asia #131 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Hong Kong

Education University of Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#6 in Asia #142 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

3

Beijing

Peking University

For Creative Writing

#10 in Asia #212 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

4

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Creative Writing

#11 in Asia #248 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

5

Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Creative Writing

#12 in Asia #249 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#13 in Asia #266 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

7

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Creative Writing

#14 in Asia #284 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

8

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Creative Writing

#16 in Asia #322 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

9

Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Creative Writing

#18 in Asia #328 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

10

Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Creative Writing

#19 in Asia #343 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

11

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Creative Writing

#20 in Asia #353 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

12

Shanghai

Fudan University

For Creative Writing

#24 in Asia #414 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

13

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Creative Writing

#25 in Asia #420 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

14

Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Creative Writing

#31 in Asia #447 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

15

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For Creative Writing

#32 in Asia #462 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

16

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Creative Writing

#38 in Asia #494 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

17

Jinan

Shandong University

For Creative Writing

#39 in Asia #501 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

18

Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Creative Writing

#43 in Asia #534 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

19

Tianjin

Nankai University

For Creative Writing

#51 in Asia #588 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

20

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Creative Writing

#53 in Asia #591 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

21

Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Creative Writing

#58 in Asia #607 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

22

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Creative Writing

#59 in Asia #613 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

23

Changsha

Central South University

For Creative Writing

#63 in Asia #631 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

24

Macau

University of Macau

For Creative Writing

#67 in Asia #666 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

25

Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Creative Writing

#68 in Asia #667 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

26

Changchun

Jilin University

For Creative Writing

#86 in Asia #755 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

27

Shanghai

Tongji University

For Creative Writing

#93 in Asia #778 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

28

Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Creative Writing

#96 in Asia #786 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

29

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Creative Writing

#101 in Asia #801 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

30

Wuhu

Anhui Normal University

For Creative Writing

#160 in Asia #1015 in the World

44% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

31

Changsha

Hunan University

For Creative Writing

#164 in Asia #1026 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

32

Nanjing

Southeast University

For Creative Writing

#195 in Asia #1163 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

33

Beijing

Beihang University

For Creative Writing

#196 in Asia #1164 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

34

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

For Creative Writing

#203 in Asia #1189 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

35

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Creative Writing

#207 in Asia #1203 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

36

Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Creative Writing

#229 in Asia #1262 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

37

Jingzhou

Yangtze University

For Creative Writing

#243 in Asia #1317 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

38

Guiyang

Guizhou University

For Creative Writing

#249 in Asia #1333 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1902 Founded

39

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Creative Writing

#250 in Asia #1335 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

40

Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Creative Writing

#276 in Asia #1412 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

41

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Creative Writing

#277 in Asia #1418 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

42

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Creative Writing

#314 in Asia #1497 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

43

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Creative Writing

#315 in Asia #1498 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

44

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Creative Writing

#335 in Asia #1542 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

45

Xiangtan

Hunan University of Science and Technology

For Creative Writing

#358 in Asia #1591 in the World

47% Acceptance

27,777 Enrollment

2003 Founded

46

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

For Creative Writing

#362 in Asia #1602 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

47

Xi'an

Northwest University, China

For Creative Writing

#370 in Asia #1621 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

48

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Creative Writing

#371 in Asia #1623 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

49

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

For Creative Writing

#376 in Asia #1628 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

50

Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Creative Writing

#392 in Asia #1651 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

51

Xuzhou

Xuzhou Institute of Technology

For Creative Writing

#432 in Asia #1706 in the World

50% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

52

Zhoushan

Zhejiang Ocean University

For Creative Writing

#436 in Asia #1712 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,907 Enrollment

1998 Founded

53

Wuhan

South-Central University for Nationalities

For Creative Writing

#359 in Asia #1597 in the World

60% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

54

Quanzhou

Huaqiao University

For Creative Writing

#139 in Asia #953 in the World

35% Acceptance

31,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

55

Huizhou

Huizhou University

For Creative Writing

#336 in Asia #1543 in the World

50% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1921 Founded

56

Datong

Shanxi Datong University

For Creative Writing

#452 in Asia #1729 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,506 Enrollment

2006 Founded

57

Yuncheng

Yuncheng University

For Creative Writing

#465 in Asia #1742 in the World

56% Acceptance

20,637 Enrollment

1978 Founded

58

Tangshan

Tangshan College

For Creative Writing

#48 in Asia #576 in the World

22% Acceptance

17,096 Enrollment

1956 Founded

59

Nanchang

Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

For Creative Writing

#368 in Asia #1617 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

60

Harbin

Harbin Normal University

For Creative Writing

#328 in Asia #1530 in the World

46% Acceptance

28,024 Enrollment

1951 Founded

61

Chengdu

Sichuan Normal University

For Creative Writing

#300 in Asia #1465 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

62

Beijing

Beijing Language and Culture University

For Creative Writing

#242 in Asia #1314 in the World

30% Acceptance

14,282 Enrollment

1962 Founded

63

Xinyang

Xinyang Normal University

For Creative Writing

#419 in Asia #1687 in the World

48% Acceptance

23,876 Enrollment

1975 Founded

64

Shenyang

Shenyang Normal University

For Creative Writing

#383 in Asia #1638 in the World

47% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

65

Kunming

Kunming University

For Creative Writing

#459 in Asia #1736 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1984 Founded

66

Guiyang

Guizhou Normal University

For Creative Writing

#408 in Asia #1674 in the World

50% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1941 Founded

67

Wuhan

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Creative Writing

#321 in Asia #1515 in the World

56% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

68

Qiqihar

Qiqihar University

For Creative Writing

#434 in Asia #1709 in the World

43% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

69

Huanggang

Huanggang Normal University

For Creative Writing

#403 in Asia #1668 in the World

59% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

70

Dalian

Dalian University of Foreign Languages

For Creative Writing

#401 in Asia #1666 in the World

49% Acceptance

14,282 Enrollment

1964 Founded

71

Yueyang

Hunan Institute of Science and Technology

For Creative Writing

#430 in Asia #1704 in the World

41% Acceptance

23,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

72

Taiyuan

Taiyuan Normal University

For Creative Writing

#414 in Asia #1680 in the World

51% Acceptance

12,583 Enrollment

1999 Founded

73

Nanchang

Jiangxi Normal University

For Creative Writing

#208 in Asia #1204 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

74

Harbin

Heilongjiang University

For Creative Writing

#364 in Asia #1605 in the World

46% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded

75

Chaohu

Chaohu University

For Creative Writing

#426 in Asia #1699 in the World

49% Acceptance

16,483 Enrollment

1977 Founded

76

Beijing

Beijing Foreign Studies University

For Creative Writing

#109 in Asia #836 in the World

33% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1941 Founded

77

Xinxiang

Henan Normal University

For Creative Writing

#410 in Asia #1676 in the World

55% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

78

Shenyang

Liaoning University

For Creative Writing

#275 in Asia #1409 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

79

Kunming

Yunnan Minzu University

For Creative Writing

#412 in Asia #1678 in the World

18% Acceptance

25,018 Enrollment

1951 Founded

80

Guilin

Guangxi Normal University

For Creative Writing

#154 in Asia #1000 in the World

57% Acceptance

15,057 Enrollment

1932 Founded

81

Wuhan

Hubei University

For Creative Writing

#352 in Asia #1579 in the World

42% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1931 Founded

82

Qinhuangdao

Yanshan University

For Creative Writing

#433 in Asia #1708 in the World

34% Acceptance

38,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

83

Huaihua

Huaihua University

For Creative Writing

#413 in Asia #1679 in the World

60% Acceptance

16,866 Enrollment

1958 Founded

84

Dalian

Liaoning Normal University

For Creative Writing

#288 in Asia #1448 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

85

Yongzhou

Hunan University of Science and Engineering

For Creative Writing

#472 in Asia #1749 in the World

61% Acceptance

15,057 Enrollment

1941 Founded

86

Taiyuan

Shanxi University

For Creative Writing

#252 in Asia #1343 in the World

27% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

87

Mianyang

Southwest University of Science and Technology

For Creative Writing

#463 in Asia #1740 in the World

47% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

88

Hanzhong

Shaanxi University of Technology

For Creative Writing

#471 in Asia #1748 in the World

38% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

89

Changsha

Changsha University

For Creative Writing

#449 in Asia #1726 in the World

46% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

90

Beijing

Minzu University of China

For Creative Writing

#287 in Asia #1447 in the World

48% Acceptance

16,456 Enrollment

1941 Founded

91

Xining

Qinghai Normal University

For Creative Writing

#429 in Asia #1703 in the World

40% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

92

Shaoyang

Shaoyang University

For Creative Writing

#470 in Asia #1747 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

93

Kunming

Yunnan Normal University

For Creative Writing

#332 in Asia #1539 in the World

36% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

94

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Creative Writing

#41 in Asia #519 in the World

49% Acceptance

9,389 Enrollment

1969 Founded

95

Wuhan

Central China Normal University

For Creative Writing

#36 in Asia #483 in the World

27% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1903 Founded

96

Putian

Putian University

For Creative Writing

#467 in Asia #1744 in the World

40% Acceptance

16,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

97

Huaibei

Huaibei Normal University

For Creative Writing

#450 in Asia #1727 in the World

25% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1974 Founded

98

Chongqing

Chongqing Three Gorges University

For Creative Writing

#407 in Asia #1672 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

99

Yiyang

Hunan City University

For Creative Writing

#422 in Asia #1691 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

100

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Changshu Institute of Technology

For Creative Writing

#396 in Asia #1657 in the World

46% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded