Best Universities for Graphic Design 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 Graphic Design. A graph of 1.53M citations received by 67.9K academic papers made by 693 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. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Graphic Design

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Graphic Design

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Graphic Design

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

4. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Graphic Design

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

5. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Graphic Design

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

6. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Graphic Design

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1451

7. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Graphic Design

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

8. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Graphic Design

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

9. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Graphic Design

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

10. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Graphic Design

#8 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

11. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Graphic Design

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

12. Stanford University

United States | California

For Graphic Design

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

13. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Graphic Design

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

14. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Graphic Design

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

15. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Graphic Design

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

16. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Graphic Design

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

17. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Graphic Design

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

18. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Graphic Design

#1 in New Zealand

Founded: 1883

19. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

20. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Graphic Design

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

21. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Graphic Design

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

22. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Graphic Design

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

23. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Graphic Design

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

24. Dublin Institute of Technology

Ireland | Dublin

For Graphic Design

#3 in Europe

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

25. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Graphic Design

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

26. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Graphic Design

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

27. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Graphic Design

#4 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

28. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Graphic Design

#20 in North America

#2 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

29. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Graphic Design

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

30. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Graphic Design

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

31. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Graphic Design

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

32. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Graphic Design

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

33. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Graphic Design

#2 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

34. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Graphic Design

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

35. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Graphic Design

#5 in Europe

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

36. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Graphic Design

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

37. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Graphic Design

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

38. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Graphic Design

#28 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

39. Wuhan University

For Graphic Design

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

40. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Graphic Design

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

41. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Graphic Design

#6 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

42. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Graphic Design

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

43. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Graphic Design

#7 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

44. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Graphic Design

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

45. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Graphic Design

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

46. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Graphic Design

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

47. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Graphic Design

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

48. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#8 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

49. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#9 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

50. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Graphic Design

#5 in Asia

#4 in China

Founded: 1937

51. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#10 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

52. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Graphic Design

#11 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

53. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Graphic Design

#33 in North America

#4 in Canada

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

54. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Graphic Design

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

55. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#12 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

56. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Graphic Design

#35 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

57. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Graphic Design

#36 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

58. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Graphic Design

#13 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

59. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Graphic Design

#14 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

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

60. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Graphic Design

#15 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

61. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Graphic Design

#37 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

62. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Graphic Design

#16 in Europe

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

63. Utah State University

United States | Utah

For Graphic Design

#38 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

64. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Graphic Design

#39 in North America

#6 in Canada

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

65. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Graphic Design

#6 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

66. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Graphic Design

#40 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

67. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Graphic Design

#41 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

68. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Graphic Design

#17 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

69. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Graphic Design

#42 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

70. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Graphic Design

#43 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

71. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Graphic Design

#44 in North America

#38 in the United States

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

72. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Graphic Design

#45 in North America

#39 in the United States

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

73. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Graphic Design

#18 in Europe

#1 in France

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

74. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Graphic Design

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

75. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Graphic Design

#46 in North America

#40 in the United States

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

76. San Diego State University

United States | California

For Graphic Design

#47 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,934
Enrollment: 37,402

77. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#19 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

78. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Graphic Design

#20 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1925

79. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Graphic Design

#48 in North America

#7 in Canada

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

80. New York University

United States | New York State

For Graphic Design

#49 in North America

#42 in the United States

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

81. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Graphic Design

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

82. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Graphic Design

#50 in North America

#43 in the United States

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

83. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Graphic Design

#7 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

84. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Graphic Design

#51 in North America

#44 in the United States

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

85. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Graphic Design

#52 in North America

#45 in the United States

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

86. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Graphic Design

#53 in North America

#46 in the United States

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

87. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Graphic Design

#21 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

88. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Graphic Design

#22 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

89. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Graphic Design

#8 in Asia

#6 in China

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

90. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Graphic Design

#54 in North America

#8 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 30,867
Founded: 1818

91. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Graphic Design

#55 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 83%

92. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#23 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

93. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Graphic Design

#9 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

94. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Graphic Design

#56 in North America

#48 in the United States

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

95. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Graphic Design

#57 in North America

#49 in the United States

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

96. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Graphic Design

#24 in Europe

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

97. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Graphic Design

#25 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

98. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Graphic Design

#10 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

99. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Graphic Design

#58 in North America

#50 in the United States

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

100. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Graphic Design

#26 in Europe

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914