Bachelor of Fine Arts Undergraduate Program By Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) |Top Universities
Subject Ranking

# 17QS Subject Rankings

Tuitionfee

32,512 USDTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Main Subject Area

Art and DesignMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

BFA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The Central Academy of Fine Arts, located in Beijing, the capital of China, is an academy where culture, history and art are flourishing, which enjoys the best art resources of the world. CAFA, as a leading institution for modern art education in China, provides a rich land for those who wish to learn experience and engage in creativities, which has nurtured quite a lot of pre-eminent artists in the past ninety years.

Under the umbrella of CAFA, there are six schools and college. They are School of Fine Art, School of Chinese Painting, School of Design, School of Architecture, School of Humanities, College of City Design as well as School of Continuing Education and the Affiliated High School of Fine Art. CAFA provides first-rate libraries and studios for students and teachers. What's more, CAFA itself edits, publishes and distributes two nationwide periodicals of Academic Classification A, namely, Art Research and World Art.

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

BFA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The Central Academy of Fine Arts, located in Beijing, the capital of China, is an academy where culture, history and art are flourishing, which enjoys the best art resources of the world. CAFA, as a leading institution for modern art education in China, provides a rich land for those who wish to learn experience and engage in creativities, which has nurtured quite a lot of pre-eminent artists in the past ninety years.

Under the umbrella of CAFA, there are six schools and college. They are School of Fine Art, School of Chinese Painting, School of Design, School of Architecture, School of Humanities, College of City Design as well as School of Continuing Education and the Affiliated High School of Fine Art. CAFA provides first-rate libraries and studios for students and teachers. What's more, CAFA itself edits, publishes and distributes two nationwide periodicals of Academic Classification A, namely, Art Research and World Art.

Admission requirements

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Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

32,512 USD
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International Students

32,512 USD
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The Central Academy of Fine Arts has eight schools, namely the School of Chinese Painting , the School of Plastic Arts, the School of Design, the School of Humanities, the School of Architecture, the School of Urban Design, the School of Experimental Art and the School of Art Management and Education. Preparatory courses for foreign students are available. 



  • Fine arts  
  • Visual communication design  
  • Digital media art  
  • Fashion and apparel design
  • Product design
  • Architecture
  • Environmental design
  • Animation
  • Experimental art
  • Art management 


  Undergraduate study at CAFA is RMB 52,000 per academic year. 


Scholarships are available at CAFA for applicants who hold Chinese government scholarships. Applicants learn about scholarship information through the Study in China Network http://www.campuschina.org/ and, after confirming the selected school and major, contact the Chinese embassy/consulate or other accepting agency to learn about specific operations and procedures. Applicants then submit the application materials on the CSC Online Application Information Platform for Studying in China at https://studyinchina.csc.edu.cn where the application period is from January to April annually. 


Undergraduates can apply to CAFA from March to April each year. Candidates must submit the application materials, and take the entrance exam in May. The specific rules are subject to the enrollment guide published on the college’s official website that year. 


Postgraduate study at the Central Academy of Fine Arts is across eight schools. These include the School of Chinese Painting , the School of Plastic Arts, the School of Design, the School of Humanities, the School of Architecture, the School of Urban Design, the School of Experimental Art and the School of Art Management and Education. Areas of study include: 


  • Fine arts (course length, if applicable) 
  • Visual communication design (course length, if applicable)
  • Digital media art (course length, if applicable)
  • Fashion and apparel design
  • Product design
  • Architecture
  • Environmental design
  • Animation
  • Experimental art
  • Art management 


Postgraduate study at CAFA is RMB 60,000 per academic year. 


Scholarships are available at CAFA for applicants who hold Chinese government scholarships. Applicants learn about scholarship information through the Study in China Network http://www.campuschina.org/ and, after confirming the selected school and major, contact the Chinese embassy/consulate or other accepting agency to learn about specific operations and procedures. Applicants then submit the application materials on the CSC Online Application Information Platform for Studying in China at https://studyinchina.csc.edu.cn where the application period is from January to April annually.

Master’s candidates can apply in November each year by submitting the application materials and then taking the entrance exam in December. The specific rules are subject to the enrollment guide published on the college's official website that year. 


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