Best Universities for Animation in North America

Below is the list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Animation. A graph of 211K citations received by 5.22K academic papers made by 66 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 topical rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science profiles.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Animation

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,998

Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Animation

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

Stanford University

United States | California

For Animation

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $20,023

University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Animation

#4 in North America

#1 in Canada

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Animation

#5 in North America

#4 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,167

Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Animation

#6 in North America

#5 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,983

University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Animation

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1327
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 56%

University of Southern California

United States | California

For Animation

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,759

University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Animation

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Animation

#10 in North America

#2 in Canada

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Animation

#11 in North America

#9 in the United States

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Animation

#12 in North America

#10 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 70%

University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Animation

#13 in North America

#11 in the United States

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 63%

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Animation

#14 in North America

#12 in the United States

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 64%

Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Animation

#15 in North America

#13 in the United States

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

New York University

United States | New York State

For Animation

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,417

Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Animation

#17 in North America

#3 in Canada

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1965

University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Animation

#18 in North America

#15 in the United States

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $15,461
Enrollment: 44,589

University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Animation

#19 in North America

#16 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 58%

Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Animation

#20 in North America

#17 in the United States

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,685

University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Animation

#21 in North America

#4 in Canada

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Animation

#22 in North America

#18 in the United States

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 67%

University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

For Animation

#23 in North America

#19 in the United States

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 67%

Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Animation

#24 in North America

#20 in the United States

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 61%

Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Animation

#25 in North America

#21 in the United States

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 94%

California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Animation

#26 in North America

#22 in the United States

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $26,591

University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Animation

#27 in North America

#23 in the United States

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Animation

#28 in North America

#24 in the United States

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,126

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Animation

#29 in North America

#25 in the United States

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 66%

Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Animation

#30 in North America

#26 in the United States

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,659

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Animation

#31 in North America

#27 in the United States

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

Geneva College

United States | Pennsylvania

For Animation

#32 in North America

#28 in the United States

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $19,967
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $19,055

University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Animation

#33 in North America

#29 in the United States

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Animation

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Animation

#35 in North America

#31 in the United States

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $25,804

University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec

For Animation

#36 in North America

#5 in Canada

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,360
Founded: 1878

New York Institute of Technology

United States | New York State

For Animation

#37 in North America

#32 in the United States

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $21,912

University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Animation

#38 in North America

#33 in the United States

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 74%

Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Animation

#39 in North America

#34 in the United States

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,522

Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Animation

#40 in North America

#35 in the United States

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 40,363
Founded: 1855

University of Oregon

United States | Oregon

For Animation

#41 in North America

#36 in the United States

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 89%

University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Animation

#42 in North America

#37 in the United States

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1332
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 78%

University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Animation

#43 in North America

#38 in the United States

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 67%

University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Animation

#44 in North America

#39 in the United States

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Animation

#45 in North America

#40 in the United States

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,037

University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Animation

#46 in North America

#6 in Canada

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1908

Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Animation

#47 in North America

#41 in the United States

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,511

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Animation

#48 in North America

#42 in the United States

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Animation

#49 in North America

#43 in the United States

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 94%

Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Animation

#50 in North America

#44 in the United States

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,344

McGill University

Canada | Quebec

For Animation

#51 in North America

#7 in Canada

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

Binghamton University

United States | New York State

For Animation

#52 in North America

#45 in the United States

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 76%

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Animation

#53 in North America

#46 in the United States

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 66%

Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Animation

#54 in North America

#47 in the United States

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 76%

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Animation

#55 in North America

#48 in the United States

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Animation

#56 in North America

#49 in the United States

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $13,150

University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Animation

#57 in North America

#8 in Canada

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Animation

#58 in North America

#50 in the United States

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Animation

#59 in North America

#51 in the United States

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 90%

Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Animation

#60 in North America

#52 in the United States

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 96%

University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Animation

#61 in North America

#53 in the United States

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Animation

#62 in North America

#54 in the United States

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Animation

#63 in North America

#55 in the United States

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 60%

University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Animation

#64 in North America

#56 in the United States

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

University of Texas at Dallas

United States | Texas

For Animation

#65 in North America

#57 in the United States

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

Rochester Institute of Technology

United States | New York State

For Animation

#66 in North America

#58 in the United States

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $36,514