Best Universities for Animation in the World

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Animation. A graph of 2.72M citations received by 135K academic papers made by 961 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

United States Flag

United States | California

For Animation

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Animation

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

3. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States Flag

United States | Georgia

For Animation

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 73%

4. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Animation

#1 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

5. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Animation

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

6. Carnegie Mellon University

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Animation

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

7. University of California - Berkeley

United States Flag

United States | California

For Animation

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

8. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Animation

#6 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

9. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Animation

#7 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

10. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Animation

#8 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

11. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Animation

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

12. University of Washington - Seattle

United States Flag

United States | Washington

For Animation

#9 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

13. University of Tokyo

For Animation

#3 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

14. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Animation

#4 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

15. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Animation

#5 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

16. California Institute of Technology

United States Flag

United States | California

For Animation

#10 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

17. University of California - Los Angeles

United States Flag

United States | California

For Animation

#11 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

18. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States Flag

United States | Michigan

For Animation

#12 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

19. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States Flag

United States | Texas

For Animation

#13 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

20. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Animation

#2 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

21. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States Flag

United States | California

For Animation

#14 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

22. Cornell University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Animation

#15 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

23. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Animation

#6 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

24. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#3 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

25. Ohio State University

United States Flag

United States | Ohio

For Animation

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

26. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Animation

#7 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

27. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Animation

#8 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

28. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#4 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

29. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Animation

#9 in Asia

#2 in Israel

Founded: 1924

30. University of Pennsylvania

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Animation

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

31. Princeton University

United States Flag

United States | New Jersey

For Animation

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,313

32. University of Texas at Austin

United States Flag

United States | Texas

For Animation

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

33. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States Flag

United States | Wisconsin

For Animation

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

34. University of Utah

United States Flag

United States | Utah

For Animation

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

35. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Animation

#10 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

36. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#5 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

37. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Delft

For Animation

#6 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

38. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Animation

#11 in Asia

#4 in China

Founded: 1952

39. University of Southern California

United States Flag

United States | California

For Animation

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

40. Purdue University

United States Flag

United States | Indiana

For Animation

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

41. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Animation

#12 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

42. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Animation

#7 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Enrollment: 29,812

43. Dalian University of Technology

For Animation

#13 in Asia

#6 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

44. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States Flag

United States | North Carolina

For Animation

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

45. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Animation

#25 in North America

#3 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

46. Northwestern University

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Animation

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

47. University of California-San Diego

United States Flag

United States | California

For Animation

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

48. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States Flag

United States | Virginia

For Animation

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

49. University of California - Davis

United States Flag

United States | California

For Animation

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

50. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Animation

#8 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

51. Pennsylvania State University

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Animation

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

52. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Animation

#14 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

53. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Animation

#9 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

54. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Animation

#15 in Asia

#7 in China

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

55. University of Geneva

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Geneva

For Animation

#10 in Europe

#3 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 17,744

56. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Animation

#16 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

57. Wuhan University

For Animation

#17 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

58. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Animation

#18 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

59. University of Maryland - College Park

United States Flag

United States | Maryland

For Animation

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

60. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Animation

#19 in Asia

#10 in China

Founded: 1963

61. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States Flag

United States | Minnesota

For Animation

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

62. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Animation

#11 in Europe

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

63. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Animation

#20 in Asia

#11 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

64. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Animation

#21 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

65. New York University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Animation

#33 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

66. University of Chicago

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Animation

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

67. Xidian University

For Animation

#22 in Asia

#13 in China

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

68. Harvard University

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Animation

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

69. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Animation

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

70. University College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#12 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

71. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Animation

#13 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

72. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Animation

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

73. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Animation

#14 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

74. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Animation

#36 in North America

#4 in Canada

Founded: 1957

75. University of Science and Technology of China

For Animation

#23 in Asia

#14 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

76. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Animation

#15 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

77. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States Flag

United States | New Jersey

For Animation

#37 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 69%

78. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Animation

#24 in Asia

#15 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

79. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Animation

#16 in Europe

#1 in France

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

80. Brown University

United States Flag

United States | Rhode Island

For Animation

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,256

81. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Animation

#17 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

82. Columbia University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Animation

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

83. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States Flag

United States | Arizona

For Animation

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

84. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Animation

#25 in Asia

#2 in Taiwan

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

85. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Animation

#26 in Asia

#16 in China

Founded: 1937

86. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Animation

#27 in Asia

#17 in China

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

87. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Animation

#41 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

88. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Animation

#28 in Asia

#18 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

89. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Animation

#29 in Asia

#19 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

90. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Animation

#42 in North America

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

91. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Animation

#30 in Asia

#20 in China

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

92. University of Colorado Boulder

United States Flag

United States | Colorado

For Animation

#43 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 67%

93. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Animation

#18 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

94. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Animation

#31 in Asia

#21 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

95. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Animation

#32 in Asia

#22 in China

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

96. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Animation

#44 in North America

#7 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

97. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Animation

#33 in Asia

#23 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

98. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Animation

#19 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 22,441
Founded: 1975

99. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Animation

#20 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

100. University of Surrey

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#21 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966