Founded in 1955, National Taiwan University of Arts is a leading and most comprehensive art university in Taiwan focusing on arts, design and communications.

NTUA comprises five colleges which include College of Fine Arts, College of Design, College of Communications, College of Performing Arts, and College of Humanities.

College of Fine Arts
 Fine Arts
 Painting and Calligraphy Arts
 Sculpture
 Architecture Art Conservation

College of Design
 Visual Communication Design
 Crafts and Design
 Multimedia and Animation Arts
 Creative Industry Design

College of Communications
 Graphic Communication Arts
 Radio and Television
 Motion Picture

College of Performing Arts
 Drama
 Music
 Chinese Music
 Dance
 Performing Arts

College of Humanities
 Arts Management and Cultural Policy
 Arts and Humanities Instruction

Over the past six decades, the School's outstanding alumni are too numerous to enumerate, including well-known Oscars Best Director's Award winner Ang Lee, as well as many musicians, dancers, artists and designers.

In addition to day division undergraduate programs and graduate programs, there are also Extended Bachelor Degree Courses (evenings), two-year in-service BA programs, and in-service MA programs.

Located in New Taipei City, the university employs about 100 staff members, 162 full-time faculty members, and 637 part-time teachers. The university is home to about 5,400 students.