Tsinghua University, Tongji University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Beijing Institute of Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Southeast University, Sichuan University, Minzu University of China, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Renmin University, Jilin University, Xiamen University, Chongqing University, Beijing Normal University and East China Normal University.

At present, among the 985 universities, Tsinghua, Tongji, Zhejiang University and Jiaotong University are the most famous universities for art design. In the fourth round of discipline evaluation of design discipline, Tsinghua is A+, Tongji is A, Zhejiang University is A-, Jiaotong University is B+, and the design science of Tsinghua and Tongji is "world-class discipline construction".

Among them, Tsinghua University Academy of Fine Arts, which was merged from the former Central Academy of Arts and Crafts, is one of the top three universities in the field of art design in China, especially the design major, ranking first in the country. Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts enrolls 240 art students in China every year, which is the ceiling college for art examination.

Tongji University's design major is no worse than Tsinghua's, ranking higher in QS abroad, and it is the ceiling university of the national art entrance examination. The design majors of Zhejiang University and Jiaotong University are also good. Among them, Zhejiang University has also set up a major in Chinese painting (calligraphy). Art students who want to learn design after taking the joint entrance examination, except Tongji, have chosen Zhejiang University and Jiaotong University.