China Subject Ratings 2021: Arts

The Times Higher Education China Subject Ratings are the only performance tables that judge Chinese institutions against their global peers based on the Chinese Ministry of Education’s classification of subjects.

The ratings for arts reveal performance across five subjects: art theory; design; drama and film studies; fine arts; and music and dance studies.

In total, 456 universities worldwide receive a rating for at least one subject in the arts pillar.

View the China Subject Ratings 2021 methodology

Eleven universities, across the UK, the US and Canada, achieve an A+ grade in all five of the arts subjects, while Peking University and Tsinghua University are the top-performing institutions in mainland China.

Read our analysis of the China Subject Ratings 2021

If you would like to discuss the results of the ratings, contact Elizabeth Shepherd, head of THE’s consultancy team, at Elizabeth.Shepherd@timeshighereducation.com.