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 7.4M scholarly articles and 156.41M 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

Shanghai

Shanghai Conservatory of Music

#2055 in Asia #5637 in the World

45% Acceptance

16,000 Enrollment

1927 Founded

50

Hangzhou

Hangzhou Normal University

#511 in Asia #1888 in the World

40% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

1978 Founded

51

Anshan

Anshan Normal University

#2464 in Asia #6503 in the World

62% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1978 Founded

52

Xining

Qinghai Normal University

#1503 in Asia #4424 in the World

40% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

53

Nanchang

Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University

#2003 in Asia #5501 in the World

47% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

1977 Founded

54

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fujian Normal University

#392 in Asia #1551 in the World

26% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

55

Taiyuan

Shanxi University

#380 in Asia #1497 in the World

27% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

56

Jinhua

Zhejiang Normal University

#421 in Asia #1621 in the World

24% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

57

Changchun

Changchun Normal University

#2385 in Asia #6321 in the World

45% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1978 Founded

58

Shanghai

Shanghai Normal University

#386 in Asia #1531 in the World

25% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1954 Founded

59

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University of Technology

#351 in Asia #1399 in the World

30% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

60

Xiamen

Jimei University

#687 in Asia #2395 in the World

51% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

61

Nanchang

Nanchang Institute of Technology

#1714 in Asia #4885 in the World

48% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1978 Founded

62

Fuyang

Fuyang Teachers College

#1780 in Asia #5048 in the World

70% Acceptance

27,888 Enrollment

1957 Founded

63

Siping

Jilin Normal University

#1400 in Asia #4186 in the World

42% Acceptance

28,024 Enrollment

1958 Founded

64

Jinan

Shandong Normal University

#355 in Asia #1404 in the World

35% Acceptance

25,800 Enrollment

1950 Founded

65

Changchun

Changchun University

#1876 in Asia #5245 in the World

54% Acceptance

16,089 Enrollment

1946 Founded

66

Sanya

Hainan Tropical Ocean University

#2126 in Asia #5773 in the World

35% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

67

Haikou

Hainan Normal University

#1187 in Asia #3693 in the World

52% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

68

Xi'an

Xi’an Shiyou University

#2191 in Asia #5905 in the World

34% Acceptance

23,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

69

Nanchang

Jiangxi Normal University

#458 in Asia #1742 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

70

Datong

Shanxi Datong University

#2154 in Asia #5836 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,506 Enrollment

2006 Founded

71

Shijiazhuang

Hebei Normal University

#562 in Asia #2056 in the World

51% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

72

Jilin

Beihua University

#1383 in Asia #4138 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,123 Enrollment

1999 Founded

73

Changchun

Northeast Normal University

#207 in Asia #987 in the World

30% Acceptance

28,024 Enrollment

1946 Founded

74

Zigong

Sichuan University of Science and Engineering

#1293 in Asia #3944 in the World

45% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1979 Founded

75

Quanzhou

Quanzhou Normal University

#1591 in Asia #4610 in the World

34% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

76

Haikou

Hainan University

#813 in Asia #2760 in the World

65% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

77

Xi'an

Shaanxi Normal University

#276 in Asia #1186 in the World

40% Acceptance

38,000 Enrollment

1944 Founded

78

Mianyang

Southwest University of Science and Technology

#697 in Asia #2423 in the World

47% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

79

Dalian

Dalian University of Foreign Languages

#1281 in Asia #3917 in the World

49% Acceptance

14,282 Enrollment

1964 Founded

80

Shihezi

Shihezi University

#840 in Asia #2813 in the World

49% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

81

Huizhou

Huizhou University

#2043 in Asia #5606 in the World

50% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1921 Founded

82

Beijing

China Conservatory of Music

#2116 in Asia #5745 in the World

42% Acceptance

16,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

83

Zhuzhou

Hunan University of Technology

#1131 in Asia #3548 in the World

53% Acceptance

31,192 Enrollment

1979 Founded

84

Qiqihar

Qiqihar University

#1449 in Asia #4281 in the World

43% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

85

Guiyang

Guizhou Normal University

#799 in Asia #2723 in the World

50% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1941 Founded

86

Xi'an

Xi’an Jiaotong University

#37 in Asia #338 in the World

28% Acceptance

40,346 Enrollment

1896 Founded

87

Linyi

Linyi University

#1504 in Asia #4426 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1941 Founded

88

Dalian

Liaoning Normal University

#912 in Asia #3013 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

89

Shenzhen

Shenzhen University

#118 in Asia #701 in the World

31% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1983 Founded

90

Huaihua

Huaihua University

#1758 in Asia #4993 in the World

60% Acceptance

16,866 Enrollment

1958 Founded

91

Beijing

Central Conservatory of Music

#1646 in Asia #4728 in the World

9% Acceptance

16,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

92

Zhaoqing

Zhaoqing University

#1789 in Asia #5069 in the World

62% Acceptance

22,729 Enrollment

1970 Founded

93

Qinhuangdao

Yanshan University

#647 in Asia #2297 in the World

34% Acceptance

38,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

94

Guilin

Guangxi Normal University

#565 in Asia #2069 in the World

57% Acceptance

15,057 Enrollment

1932 Founded

95

Wuhan

South-Central University for Nationalities

#760 in Asia #2590 in the World

60% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

96

Linfen

Shanxi Normal University

#1204 in Asia #3744 in the World

52% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

97

Chongqing

Chongqing Normal University

#836 in Asia #2804 in the World

53% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

98

Shenyang

Shenyang Conservatory of Music

#2403 in Asia #6372 in the World

56% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1938 Founded

99

Hong Kong

Open University of Hong Kong

#682 in Asia #2386 in the World

55% Acceptance

9,040 Enrollment

1989 Founded

100

Beijing

Minzu University of China

#537 in Asia #1964 in the World

48% Acceptance

16,456 Enrollment

1941 Founded