Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in China for Music

Focusing specifically on Music, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in China. Based on 7.61M scholarly articles and 159.71M peer-reviewed citations, we reveal the best research labs driving innovation in Music. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

#7 in Asia #89 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Hong Kong

Education University of Hong Kong

#491 in Asia #1841 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

3

Beijing

Tsinghua University

#3 in Asia #60 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

4

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

#95 in Asia #594 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

5

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

#13 in Asia #151 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

6

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

#50 in Asia #412 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

7

Beijing

Peking University

#4 in Asia #70 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

8

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

#10 in Asia #124 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

9

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

#30 in Asia #271 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

10

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

#33 in Asia #308 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

11

Jinan

Shandong University

#36 in Asia #336 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

12

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

#71 in Asia #495 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

13

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

#22 in Asia #204 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

14

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

#44 in Asia #381 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

15

Shanghai

Tongji University

#38 in Asia #344 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

16

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#27 in Asia #261 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

17

Xi'an

Xidian University

#126 in Asia #747 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

18

Xiamen

Xiamen University

#58 in Asia #437 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

19

Changchun

Jilin University

#46 in Asia #386 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

20

Shanghai

Fudan University

#20 in Asia #189 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

21

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

#11 in Asia #130 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

22

Tianjin

Nankai University

#55 in Asia #429 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

23

Changsha

Hunan University

#110 in Asia #663 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

24

Chengdu

Sichuan University

#39 in Asia #345 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

25

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

#73 in Asia #500 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

26

Beijing

Renmin University of China

#96 in Asia #603 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

27

Nanjing

Nanjing University

#25 in Asia #241 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

28

Guiyang

Guizhou University

#298 in Asia #1259 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1902 Founded

29

Jingzhou

Yangtze University

#467 in Asia #1772 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

30

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

#28 in Asia #263 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

31

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

#34 in Asia #314 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

32

Tianjin

Tianjin University

#59 in Asia #440 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

33

Beijing

Beihang University

#56 in Asia #435 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

34

Wuhan

Wuhan University

#24 in Asia #232 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

35

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

#100 in Asia #615 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

36

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

#248 in Asia #1092 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

37

Macau

University of Macau

#173 in Asia #891 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

38

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

#84 in Asia #557 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

39

Changsha

Central South University

#51 in Asia #415 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

40

Shanghai

East China Normal University

#86 in Asia #559 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

41

Shanghai

Shanghai University

#112 in Asia #670 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

42

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

#293 in Asia #1247 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

43

Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

#192 in Asia #946 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

44

Wuhu

Anhui Normal University

#590 in Asia #2137 in the World

44% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

45

Chongqing

Chongqing University

#79 in Asia #530 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

46

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

#74 in Asia #501 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

47

Nanjing

Southeast University

#54 in Asia #426 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

48

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

#266 in Asia #1150 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

49

Zhuzhou

Hunan University of Technology

#1131 in Asia #3548 in the World

53% Acceptance

31,192 Enrollment

1979 Founded

50

Qiqihar

Qiqihar University

#1449 in Asia #4281 in the World

43% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

51

Guiyang

Guizhou Normal University

#799 in Asia #2723 in the World

50% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1941 Founded

52

Xi'an

Xi’an Jiaotong University

#37 in Asia #338 in the World

28% Acceptance

40,346 Enrollment

1896 Founded

53

Linyi

Linyi University

#1504 in Asia #4426 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1941 Founded

54

Dalian

Liaoning Normal University

#912 in Asia #3013 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

55

Shenzhen

Shenzhen University

#118 in Asia #701 in the World

31% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1983 Founded

56

Huaihua

Huaihua University

#1758 in Asia #4993 in the World

60% Acceptance

16,866 Enrollment

1958 Founded

57

Beijing

Central Conservatory of Music

#1646 in Asia #4728 in the World

9% Acceptance

16,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

58

Zhaoqing

Zhaoqing University

#1789 in Asia #5069 in the World

62% Acceptance

22,729 Enrollment

1970 Founded

59

Qinhuangdao

Yanshan University

#647 in Asia #2297 in the World

34% Acceptance

38,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

60

Guilin

Guangxi Normal University

#565 in Asia #2069 in the World

57% Acceptance

15,057 Enrollment

1932 Founded

61

Wuhan

South-Central University for Nationalities

#760 in Asia #2590 in the World

60% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

62

Linfen

Shanxi Normal University

#1204 in Asia #3744 in the World

52% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

63

Chongqing

Chongqing Normal University

#836 in Asia #2804 in the World

53% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

64

Shenyang

Shenyang Conservatory of Music

#2403 in Asia #6372 in the World

56% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1938 Founded

65

Hong Kong

Open University of Hong Kong

#682 in Asia #2386 in the World

55% Acceptance

9,040 Enrollment

1989 Founded

66

Beijing

Minzu University of China

#537 in Asia #1964 in the World

48% Acceptance

16,456 Enrollment

1941 Founded

67

Zhanjiang

Lingnan Normal University

#1534 in Asia #4494 in the World

43% Acceptance

23,000 Enrollment

1936 Founded

68

Putian

Putian University

#2359 in Asia #6270 in the World

40% Acceptance

16,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

69

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

#525 in Asia #1933 in the World

49% Acceptance

9,389 Enrollment

1969 Founded

70

Wuhan

Central China Normal University

#182 in Asia #913 in the World

27% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1903 Founded

71

Lanzhou

Northwest Normal University

#480 in Asia #1804 in the World

50% Acceptance

38,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

72

Chongqing

Southwest University

#163 in Asia #867 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

73

Shenyang

Shenyang University

#1421 in Asia #4234 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

74

Hohhot

Inner Mongolia University

#588 in Asia #2130 in the World

55% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1957 Founded

75

Beijing

Communication University of China

#454 in Asia #1728 in the World

36% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

76

Yiyang

Hunan City University

#2452 in Asia #6485 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

77

Ningbo

Ningbo University

#369 in Asia #1455 in the World

30% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

78

Guangzhou

Guangzhou University

#407 in Asia #1591 in the World

27% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1927 Founded

79

Wenzhou

Wenzhou University

#571 in Asia #2079 in the World

70% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

80

Kunming

Yunnan University

#292 in Asia #1246 in the World

37% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1923 Founded

81

Chengdu

Sichuan Conservatory of Music

#2241 in Asia #6019 in the World

30% Acceptance

16,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

82

Shaoyang

Shaoyang University

#2438 in Asia #6459 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

83

Hefei

Anhui University

#340 in Asia #1369 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

84

Beijing

Capital Normal University

#378 in Asia #1484 in the World

30% Acceptance

31,559 Enrollment

1954 Founded

85

Xuzhou

Jiangsu Normal University

#800 in Asia #2724 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1957 Founded

86

Nanning

Guangxi University

#252 in Asia #1107 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1928 Founded

87

Guangzhou

South China Normal University

#200 in Asia #972 in the World

69% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1933 Founded

88

Weifang

Weifang University

#2046 in Asia #5615 in the World

47% Acceptance

24,800 Enrollment

1951 Founded

89

Kaifeng

Henan University

#232 in Asia #1046 in the World

22% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

90

Chengdu

Sichuan Normal University

#681 in Asia #2385 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

91

Shangrao

Shangrao Normal University

#2398 in Asia #6355 in the World

51% Acceptance

14,898 Enrollment

1958 Founded

92

Harbin

Harbin University

#2140 in Asia #5807 in the World

36% Acceptance

11,373 Enrollment

1999 Founded

93

Baoji

Baoji University of Arts and Sciences

#1846 in Asia #5180 in the World

43% Acceptance

19,368 Enrollment

1958 Founded

94

Xinzhou

Xinzhou Teachers University

#2831 in Asia #7271 in the World

38% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

95

Nanjing

Nanjing Normal University

#225 in Asia #1032 in the World

35% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

96

Guangzhou

Jinan University

#127 in Asia #748 in the World

28% Acceptance

37,918 Enrollment

1906 Founded

97

Urumqi

Xinjiang Normal University

#1394 in Asia #4164 in the World

30% Acceptance

11,252 Enrollment

1979 Founded

98

Jishou

Jishou University

#1535 in Asia #4497 in the World

50% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

99

Changsha

Hunan First Normal University

#1440 in Asia #4267 in the World

38% Acceptance

19,340 Enrollment

1903 Founded

100

Shangqiu

Shangqiu Normal University

#2347 in Asia #6251 in the World

27% Acceptance

27,888 Enrollment

1945 Founded