Best Universities for Animation in North America

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Animation. A graph of 792K citations received by 28K academic papers made by 168 universities in North America 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 the United States

#1 in the World

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 the United States

#2 in the World

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

3. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Animation

#3 in the United States

#4 in the World

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Animation

#4 in the United States

#6 in the World

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

5. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Animation

#5 in the United States

#7 in the World

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

6. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Animation

#1 in Canada

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

7. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Animation

#2 in Canada

#9 in the World

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

8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Animation

#6 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

9. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Animation

#7 in the United States

#12 in the World

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

10. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Animation

#8 in the United States

#14 in the World

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

11. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Animation

#9 in the United States

#16 in the World

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

12. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Animation

#10 in the United States

#18 in the World

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

13. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Animation

#11 in the United States

#21 in the World

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

14. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Animation

#12 in the United States

#22 in the World

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

15. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Animation

#13 in the United States

#26 in the World

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

16. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Animation

#14 in the United States

#27 in the World

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

17. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Animation

#15 in the United States

#28 in the World

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

18. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Animation

#16 in the United States

#29 in the World

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

19. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Animation

#17 in the United States

#30 in the World

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

20. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Animation

#3 in Canada

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

21. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Animation

#18 in the United States

#37 in the World

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

22. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Animation

#19 in the United States

#39 in the World

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

23. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Animation

#20 in the United States

#41 in the World

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

24. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Animation

#21 in the United States

#42 in the World

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

25. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Animation

#22 in the United States

#43 in the World

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

26. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Animation

#23 in the United States

#44 in the World

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

27. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Animation

#24 in the United States

#47 in the World

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

28. New York University

United States | New York State

For Animation

#25 in the United States

#49 in the World

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

29. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Animation

#26 in the United States

#50 in the World

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

30. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Animation

#27 in the United States

#52 in the World

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

31. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Animation

#28 in the United States

#53 in the World

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

32. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Animation

#29 in the United States

#56 in the World

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

33. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Animation

#30 in the United States

#57 in the World

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

34. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Animation

#31 in the United States

#61 in the World

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

35. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Animation

#32 in the United States

#64 in the World

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

36. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Animation

#33 in the United States

#66 in the World

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

37. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Animation

#34 in the United States

#71 in the World

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

38. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Animation

#4 in Canada

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

39. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Animation

#35 in the United States

#77 in the World

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

40. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Animation

#36 in the United States

#80 in the World

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

41. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Animation

#37 in the United States

#84 in the World

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

42. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Animation

#5 in Canada

#85 in the World

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

43. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Animation

#6 in Canada

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

44. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Animation

#38 in the United States

#90 in the World

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

45. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Animation

#7 in Canada

#93 in the World

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

46. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Animation

#8 in Canada

#95 in the World

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

47. University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

For Animation

#39 in the United States

#99 in the World

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

48. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Animation

#40 in the United States

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

49. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Animation

#41 in the United States

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,902

50. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Animation

#42 in the United States

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

51. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Animation

#43 in the United States

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

52. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Animation

#44 in the United States

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

53. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Animation

#45 in the United States

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

54. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Animation

#9 in Canada

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

55. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Animation

#46 in the United States

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,260
Enrollment: 34,292

56. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Animation

#47 in the United States

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

57. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Animation

#48 in the United States

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

58. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Animation

#49 in the United States

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

59. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Animation

#50 in the United States

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

60. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Animation

#51 in the United States

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

61. John Brown University

United States | Arkansas

For Animation

#52 in the United States

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $20,997

62. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Animation

#53 in the United States

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

63. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Animation

#54 in the United States

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

64. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Animation

#55 in the United States

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

65. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Animation

#56 in the United States

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

66. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Animation

#57 in the United States

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

67. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Animation

#58 in the United States

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

68. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States | New York State

For Animation

#59 in the United States

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,127

69. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Animation

#60 in the United States

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

70. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Animation

#61 in the United States

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

71. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Animation

#62 in the United States

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

72. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Animation

#63 in the United States

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 98%

73. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Animation

#64 in the United States

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

74. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Animation

#10 in Canada

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

75. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Animation

#65 in the United States

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

76. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Animation

#66 in the United States

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

77. California University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Animation

#67 in the United States

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $6,250
Enrollment: 6,885

78. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Animation

#11 in Canada

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

79. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Animation

#68 in the United States

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1374
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $13,521

80. University of Victoria

Canada | British Columbia

For Animation

#12 in Canada

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

81. Polytechnic School of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Animation

#13 in Canada

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1873

82. University of Oklahoma - Norman

United States | Oklahoma State

For Animation

#69 in the United States

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

83. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Animation

#70 in the United States

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

84. Syracuse University

United States | New York State

For Animation

#71 in the United States

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,651

85. Mississippi State University

United States | Mississippi

For Animation

#72 in the United States

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

86. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Animation

#73 in the United States

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

87. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Animation

#74 in the United States

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

88. Concordia University

Canada | Quebec State

For Animation

#14 in Canada

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

89. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Animation

#75 in the United States

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $9,280

90. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Animation

#76 in the United States

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

91. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Animation

#15 in Canada

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

92. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Animation

#77 in the United States

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

93. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Animation

#78 in the United States

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,474

94. Colorado School of Mines

United States | Colorado

For Animation

#79 in the United States

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1409
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 98%

95. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Animation

#80 in the United States

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

96. University of Manitoba

Canada | Manitoba

For Animation

#16 in Canada

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 29,800
Founded: 1877

97. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Animation

#81 in the United States

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 86%

98. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Animation

#82 in the United States

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

99. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Animation

#17 in Canada

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

100. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Animation

#83 in the United States

#313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%