Best Art & Design Schools in the World
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Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 5,426 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.
We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.
Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.
1. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $14,402
2. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $21,406
- Enrollment
- 45,036
3. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
4. University of Toronto
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Enrollment
- 95,055
- Founded
- 1827
6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
- Average Aid
- $16,326
- Enrollment
- 50,278
8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Net Price
- $30,958
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,562
9. Harvard University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $13,910
10. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $15,895
- Enrollment
- 52,434
11. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
12. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $12,411
13. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,719
- Enrollment
- 40,363
14. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,262
15. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $37,450
16. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
17. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
- Average Aid
- $17,592
- Enrollment
- 46,116
18. Ohio State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
19. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
20. University of British Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Enrollment
- 59,659
- Founded
- 1908
21. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $14,578
23. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,021
24. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $50,991
26. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $12,201
- Enrollment
- 77,881
27. University of Maryland - College Park
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
28. Yale University
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $20,605
30. University of Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $33,727
32. Princeton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $20,908
33. Georgia Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
34. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
36. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $18,083
- Enrollment
- 41,885
37. McGill University
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 40,036
- Founded
- 1821
43. University of Arizona
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
45. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $17,628
- Enrollment
- 40,050
46. Michigan State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
47. Boston University
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $25,852
48. University of Utah
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
50. University of Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
51. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $18,107
- Enrollment
- 26,124
52. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
58. University of Bristol
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Enrollment
- 27,513
- Founded
- 1909
59. University of Virginia
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
62. University of Amsterdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Enrollment
- 31,123
- Founded
- 1632
64. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
65. Texas A&M University - College Station
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
66. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $29,999
68. Iowa State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1207
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
70. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $16,868
- Enrollment
- 36,505
72. Johns Hopkins University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Net Price
- $20,680
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $45,373
73. Imperial College London
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Enrollment
- 17,565
- Founded
- 1907
77. University of Warwick
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Enrollment
- 27,278
- Founded
- 1965
78. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1513
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,297
79. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
80. University of Colorado Boulder
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
81. Purdue University
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
82. University of Southampton
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Enrollment
- 21,335
- Founded
- 1952
84. Durham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Enrollment
- 19,520
- Founded
- 1832
88. University of Calgary
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Enrollment
- 33,000
- Founded
- 1966
90. University of Waterloo
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Enrollment
- 35,900
- Founded
- 1957
93. University of Iowa
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
94. Delft University of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Enrollment
- 24,703
- Founded
- 1842
96. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Net Price
- $30,162
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
- Average Aid
- $47,556
97. Indiana University - Bloomington
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
98. York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Enrollment
- 53,000
- Founded
- 1959
99. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
100. Washington University in St Louis
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,298