The Art College of Henan University is basically the first batch of undergraduate enrollment in Henan. It is generally believed that Henan University is a university (since 20 17, the second and third batches of undergraduate enrollment in Henan college entrance examination have been merged into the second batch of undergraduate enrollment). If it is not Henan candidates, the Art College of Henan University is the second batch of undergraduate enrollment in the province where it is located. It can also be said that Henan University is the second institution.

Art College of Henan University is the earliest art college in Henan Province. Its predecessor was the Fine Arts Department of Kaifeng Normal School, which was founded in 1949, and modern art education in Henan began here.