Best Acting and Drama Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

China | Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Acting and Drama

#1 in China #42 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

2

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Acting and Drama

#1 in Japan #63 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

3

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Acting and Drama

#2 in China #92 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

4

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For Acting and Drama

#1 in Israel #100 in the World

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

5

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Acting and Drama

#3 in China #130 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Acting and Drama

#1 in Singapore #132 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

7

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Acting and Drama

#4 in China #140 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

8

Israel | Haifa

University of Haifa

For Acting and Drama

#2 in Israel #178 in the World

70% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

9

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Acting and Drama

#2 in Japan #181 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

10

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Acting and Drama

#7 in China #183 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

11

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Acting and Drama

#8 in China #187 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

12

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Acting and Drama

#9 in China #190 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

13

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Acting and Drama

#10 in China #192 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

14

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Acting and Drama

#11 in China #193 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

15

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Acting and Drama

#12 in China #194 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

16

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For Acting and Drama

#13 in China #203 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

17

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Acting and Drama

#14 in China #206 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

18

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Acting and Drama

#3 in Japan #209 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

19

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Acting and Drama

#15 in China #237 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

20

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Acting and Drama

#4 in Japan #238 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

21

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Acting and Drama

#1 in South Korea #239 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

22

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For Acting and Drama

#5 in Japan #241 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

23

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Acting and Drama

#2 in Singapore #247 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

24

Japan | Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Acting and Drama

#6 in Japan #261 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

25

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

For Acting and Drama

#3 in Israel #264 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

26

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Acting and Drama

#4 in Israel #284 in the World

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

27

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Acting and Drama

#7 in Japan #309 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

28

Israel | Ramat Gan

Bar-Ilan University

For Acting and Drama

#5 in Israel #312 in the World

55% Acceptance

16,787 Enrollment

1955 Founded

29

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Acting and Drama

#8 in Japan #326 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

30

India | Karnataka

Indian Institute of Science

For Acting and Drama

#1 in India #333 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

31

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

University of Malaya

For Acting and Drama

#1 in Malaysia #337 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1905 Founded

32

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Acting and Drama

#6 in Israel #349 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

33

Indonesia | Bandung

Indonesia University of Education

For Acting and Drama

#1 in Indonesia #357 in the World

10% Acceptance

1954 Founded

34

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Acting and Drama

#17 in China #369 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

35

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

For Acting and Drama

#7 in Israel #371 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

36

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Acting and Drama

#9 in Japan #373 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

37

China | Changsha

Central South University

For Acting and Drama

#18 in China #386 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

38

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Acting and Drama

#20 in China #410 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

39

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Acting and Drama

#21 in China #422 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

40

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For Acting and Drama

#2 in South Korea #429 in the World

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

41

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

For Acting and Drama

#22 in China #440 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

42

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

For Acting and Drama

#1 in Taiwan #455 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

43

China | Jinan

Shandong University

For Acting and Drama

#23 in China #456 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

44

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Acting and Drama

#24 in China #459 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

45

Malaysia | Shah Alam

MARA University of Technology

For Acting and Drama

#3 in Malaysia #473 in the World

100% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1956 Founded

46

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Acting and Drama

#25 in China #484 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

47

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Acting and Drama

#27 in China #501 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

48

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Acting and Drama

#28 in China #503 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

49

China | Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Acting and Drama

#29 in China #513 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

50

Indonesia | Depok

University of Indonesia

For Acting and Drama

#2 in Indonesia #516 in the World

8% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1950 Founded

51

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Tsing Hua University

For Acting and Drama

#2 in Taiwan #520 in the World

51% Acceptance

16,647 Enrollment

1911 Founded

52

China | Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Acting and Drama

#30 in China #522 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

53

South Korea | Seoul

Yonsei University

For Acting and Drama

#3 in South Korea #549 in the World

18% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1957 Founded

54

China | Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Acting and Drama

#32 in China #566 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

55

China | Changchun

Jilin University

For Acting and Drama

#33 in China #567 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

56

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Acting and Drama

#34 in China #570 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

57

China | Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Acting and Drama

#35 in China #579 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

58

India | Maharashtra

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Acting and Drama

#3 in India #582 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

59

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Acting and Drama

#38 in China #599 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

60

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

For Acting and Drama

#1 in Iran #626 in the World

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

61

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For Acting and Drama

#42 in China #643 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

62

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

For Acting and Drama

#4 in Taiwan #649 in the World

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

63

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Acting and Drama

#43 in China #654 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

64

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Acting and Drama

#45 in China #679 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

65

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Acting and Drama

#47 in China #687 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

66

Malaysia | Serdang

Putra Malaysia University

For Acting and Drama

#4 in Malaysia #690 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

67

South Korea | Seoul

Sungkyunkwan University

For Acting and Drama

#4 in South Korea #696 in the World

42% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1398 Founded

68

China | Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For Acting and Drama

#48 in China #702 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

69

China | Changsha

Hunan University

For Acting and Drama

#50 in China #712 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

70

Japan | Tokyo

Waseda University

For Acting and Drama

#12 in Japan #720 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

71

Indonesia | Sleman

Gadjah Mada University

For Acting and Drama

#7 in Indonesia #728 in the World

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1949 Founded

72

China | Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Acting and Drama

#54 in China #729 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

73

China | Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Acting and Drama

#56 in China #732 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

74

China | Tianjin

Nankai University

For Acting and Drama

#57 in China #736 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

75

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

University of Technology Malaysia

For Acting and Drama

#5 in Malaysia #738 in the World

64% Acceptance

12,077 Enrollment

1904 Founded

76

Indonesia | Semarang

Diponegoro University

For Acting and Drama

#9 in Indonesia #742 in the World

10% Acceptance

38,503 Enrollment

1957 Founded

77

Indonesia | Padang

State University of Padang

For Acting and Drama

#10 in Indonesia #744 in the World

10% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1997 Founded

78

Japan | Tokyo

Keio University

For Acting and Drama

#13 in Japan #746 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

79

Indonesia | Badung

Udayana University

For Acting and Drama

#11 in Indonesia #756 in the World

74% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1962 Founded

80

Indonesia | Malang

State University of Malang

For Acting and Drama

#12 in Indonesia #767 in the World

10% Acceptance

1954 Founded

81

Turkey | Ankara

Middle East Technical University

For Acting and Drama

#7 in Turkey #773 in the World

8% Acceptance

14,928 Enrollment

1956 Founded

82

South Korea | Seoul

Korea University

For Acting and Drama

#6 in South Korea #793 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,351 Enrollment

1905 Founded

83

Turkey | Istanbul

Istanbul Technical University

For Acting and Drama

#10 in Turkey #801 in the World

40% Acceptance

15,358 Enrollment

1944 Founded

84

Malaysia | George Town

University of Science, Malaysia

For Acting and Drama

#6 in Malaysia #804 in the World

57% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

85

Japan | Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Acting and Drama

#14 in Japan #823 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

86

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Acting and Drama

#62 in China #825 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

87

China | Xiangtan

Hunan University of Science and Technology

For Acting and Drama

#65 in China #845 in the World

47% Acceptance

27,777 Enrollment

2003 Founded

88

Indonesia | Bandung

Bandung Institute of Technology

For Acting and Drama

#13 in Indonesia #846 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,848 Enrollment

1959 Founded

89

South Korea | Seoul

Hanyang University

For Acting and Drama

#8 in South Korea #888 in the World

45% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

90

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Acting and Drama

#70 in China #892 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

91

China | Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Acting and Drama

#72 in China #898 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

92

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

King Saud University

For Acting and Drama

#2 in Saudi Arabia #929 in the World

71% Acceptance

61,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

93

Indonesia | Malang

Brawijaya University

For Acting and Drama

#18 in Indonesia #952 in the World

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1963 Founded

94

China | Wuhu

Anhui Normal University

For Acting and Drama

#82 in China #953 in the World

44% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

95

China | Guiyang

Guizhou University

For Acting and Drama

#85 in China #960 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1902 Founded

96

China | Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

For Acting and Drama

#86 in China #961 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

97

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Acting and Drama

#87 in China #962 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

98

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Acting and Drama

#88 in China #964 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

99

China | Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

For Acting and Drama

#89 in China #965 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

100

China | Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Acting and Drama

#91 in China #973 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

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