The top three in the national (research-oriented) music performance universities in 2023: China Conservatory of Music, Central Conservatory of Music and Shanghai Conservatory of Music. In 2023, the top three universities in the national (applied) music performance major were: Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, Xinjiang Arts Institute and Luoyang Normal University.

The ranking of China Conservatory of Music is as follows:

Central Conservatory of Music, China Conservatory of Music, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Wuhan Conservatory of Music, Sichuan Conservatory of Music, Xinghai Conservatory of Music, Tianjin Conservatory of Music, Shenyang Conservatory of Music, Xi 'an Conservatory of Music.

Central Conservatory of Music: 1960 was designated as a national key institution of higher learning by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. In 2000, it was listed as a national "2 1 1 Project" construction institution, and it is the only national key university among national art institutions. 20 17 was selected as a national "double first-class" discipline construction university.

China Conservatory of Music: Founded in 1964, it is a national "double-class" construction institution and the secretariat school of the Global Music Education Alliance. Over the years, it has been known as "the cradle of China musicians" and "the temple of China music".

Shanghai Conservatory of Music: founded by Mr. Cai Yuanpei and Mr. Xiao in Shanghai on1October 27th, 1927 165438, with Mr. Cai Yuanpei as the first president. Since 1956, it has been renamed as a key institution directly under the Ministry of Culture, and now it is a joint institution of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Shanghai. In 20 17, it was listed as the first batch of "double-first-class" construction universities in China and selected as a high-level local university construction school in Shanghai.

Wuhan Conservatory of Music: the only independent music college in Central China. From 65438 to 0953, Zhongnan Conservatory of Music, established by the Music Department of Zhongnan College of Literature and Art, South China People's College of Literature and Art and Guangxi Provincial College of Art, was the starting point of Wuhan Conservatory of Music. 1985 was renamed Wuhan Conservatory of Music.