Another advantage is that the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts has preferential policies for candidates with outstanding professional achievements and outstanding cultural achievements. The total score of professional examination results ranks within 20% of the number of professional plans. If the cultural course meets the requirements of the total cultural score and the single subject score, it will be admitted; The total score of cultural courses is ranked within 5% of the number of professional plans, and those who meet the requirements of single subjects and pass the professional results will be admitted.
China Academy of Fine Arts has the largest enrollment among the three top fine arts colleges in China. Undergraduate enrollment of China Academy of Fine Arts is based on "four categories and five small blocks". In addition to Chinese painting (figures, landscapes, flowers and birds), calligraphy, sculpture, art theory, art design and Shanghai Design Institute, other majors are divided into four categories according to their basic teaching (plastic arts, design arts, image and media arts, architecture).