Best Universities for Animation in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 1.94M citations received by 123K academic papers made by 964 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 | California

For Animation

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Animation

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

3. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Animation

#1 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

4. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Animation

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

5. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Animation

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

6. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Animation

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

7. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Animation

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

8. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Animation

#6 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

9. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Animation

#7 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

10. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Animation

#8 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
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 | Washington

For Animation

#9 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

13. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Animation

#3 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

14. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Animation

#10 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

15. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Animation

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

16. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Animation

#11 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

17. University of Tokyo

For Animation

#5 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

18. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Animation

#12 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

19. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#2 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

20. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Animation

#3 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

21. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Animation

#13 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

22. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Animation

#14 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

23. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Animation

#6 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

24. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Animation

#7 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

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

25. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Animation

#8 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

26. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Animation

#15 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

27. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Animation

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

28. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Animation

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

29. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Animation

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

30. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Animation

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

31. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Animation

#4 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

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

32. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Animation

#9 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

33. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#5 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

34. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Animation

#20 in North America

#3 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

35. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Animation

#10 in Asia

#4 in China

Founded: 1952

36. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Animation

#11 in Asia

#2 in Israel

Founded: 1924

37. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Animation

#21 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

38. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Animation

#6 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Enrollment: 29,812

39. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Animation

#22 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

40. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#7 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

41. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Animation

#23 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

42. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Animation

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

43. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Animation

#25 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

44. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Animation

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

45. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Animation

#12 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

46. Dalian University of Technology

For Animation

#13 in Asia

#6 in China

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

47. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Animation

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

48. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Animation

#14 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

49. New York University

United States | New York State

For Animation

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

50. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Animation

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

51. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Animation

#8 in Europe

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

52. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Animation

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

53. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Animation

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

54. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Animation

#9 in Europe

#3 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 17,744

55. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Animation

#15 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

56. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Animation

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

57. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Animation

#33 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

58. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Animation

#10 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

59. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Animation

#11 in Europe

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

60. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Animation

#16 in Asia

#7 in China

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

61. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Animation

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,970

62. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Animation

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

63. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Animation

#17 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

64. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Animation

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,723

65. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#13 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

66. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Animation

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

67. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Animation

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

68. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Animation

#14 in Europe

#1 in France

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

69. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Animation

#15 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

70. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Animation

#18 in Asia

#9 in China

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

71. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Animation

#37 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

72. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Animation

#38 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

73. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Animation

#16 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

74. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Animation

#19 in Asia

#2 in Taiwan

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

75. Wuhan University

For Animation

#20 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

76. Xidian University

For Animation

#21 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

77. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Animation

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

78. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Animation

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

79. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Animation

#22 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

80. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Animation

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

81. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Animation

#17 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

82. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Animation

#18 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

83. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Animation

#23 in Asia

#13 in China

Founded: 1937

84. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Animation

#41 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

85. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Animation

#42 in North America

#5 in Canada

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

86. University of Science and Technology of China

For Animation

#24 in Asia

#14 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

87. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Animation

#25 in Asia

#15 in China

Founded: 1963

88. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Animation

#43 in North America

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

89. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Animation

#26 in Asia

#16 in China

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

90. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Animation

#44 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

91. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Animation

#27 in Asia

#17 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

92. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Animation

#19 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

93. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Animation

#45 in North America

#7 in Canada

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

94. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Animation

#28 in Asia

#18 in China

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

95. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Animation

#46 in North America

#8 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

96. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Animation

#29 in Asia

#19 in China

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

97. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Animation

#30 in Asia

#20 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

98. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Animation

#31 in Asia

#21 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

99. University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

For Animation

#47 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $21,202
Enrollment: 19,478

100. University of Padua

For Animation

#20 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222