Best Universities for Graphic Design in North America

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Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Graphic Design. A graph of 996K citations received by 24.5K academic papers made by 191 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. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Graphic Design

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,172
Enrollment
79,818

2. Carnegie Mellon University

For Graphic Design

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$35,552

3. University of Washington - Seattle

For Graphic Design

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

4. University of Maryland - College Park

For Graphic Design

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
67%

5. Purdue University

For Graphic Design

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

6. Pennsylvania State University

For Graphic Design

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Graphic Design

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

8. University of Kansas

For Graphic Design

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

9. University of California - Berkeley

For Graphic Design

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

10. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Graphic Design

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
73%

11. Stanford University

For Graphic Design

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

12. University of Alberta

For Graphic Design

#1 in Canada
#15 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

13. University of California-San Diego

For Graphic Design

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

14. Florida State University

For Graphic Design

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

15. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Graphic Design

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$24,695
Enrollment
26,133

16. University of Georgia

For Graphic Design

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

17. University of Southern California

For Graphic Design

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

18. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Graphic Design

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

19. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Graphic Design

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

20. University of Pittsburgh

For Graphic Design

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
74%

21. University of Calgary

For Graphic Design

#2 in Canada
#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

22. University of Toronto

For Graphic Design

#3 in Canada
#32 in the World
Enrollment
102,431
Founded
1827

23. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Graphic Design

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

24. University of Texas at Austin

For Graphic Design

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
65%

25. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Graphic Design

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$16,694

26. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Graphic Design

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

27. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Graphic Design

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

28. University of Colorado Boulder

For Graphic Design

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
67%

29. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Graphic Design

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

30. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Graphic Design

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

31. University of California - Los Angeles

For Graphic Design

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

32. McGill University

For Graphic Design

#4 in Canada
#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

33. Harvard University

For Graphic Design

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

34. Columbia University

For Graphic Design

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

35. Simon Fraser University

For Graphic Design

#5 in Canada
#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

36. Cornell University

For Graphic Design

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

37. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Graphic Design

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

38. Iowa State University

For Graphic Design

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

39. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Graphic Design

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
69%

40. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Graphic Design

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

41. University of British Columbia

For Graphic Design

#6 in Canada
#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

42. University of Florida

For Graphic Design

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

43. University at Buffalo

For Graphic Design

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

44. University of Pennsylvania

For Graphic Design

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

45. Michigan State University

For Graphic Design

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

47. University of California - Irvine

For Graphic Design

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$23,110
Enrollment
37,297

48. University of Houston

For Graphic Design

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

49. Utah State University

For Graphic Design

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
92%

50. San Diego State University

For Graphic Design

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$12,053
Enrollment
41,137

51. Dalhousie University

For Graphic Design

#8 in Canada
#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

52. George Mason University

For Graphic Design

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
79%

53. Northwestern University

For Graphic Design

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

54. New York University

For Graphic Design

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

55. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Graphic Design

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

56. Rice University

For Graphic Design

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,589

57. University of Virginia

For Graphic Design

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
57%

58. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Graphic Design

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

59. University of California - Davis

For Graphic Design

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

60. Ohio State University

For Graphic Design

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
80%

61. Temple University

For Graphic Design

#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$14,837
Enrollment
29,640

62. Vanderbilt University

For Graphic Design

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,186

63. Princeton University

For Graphic Design

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$15,313

64. California Institute of Technology

For Graphic Design

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$14,513
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$72,373

65. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Graphic Design

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

66. University of Utah

For Graphic Design

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

67. University of Houston - Clear Lake

For Graphic Design

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1060
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
80%

68. Syracuse University

For Graphic Design

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$48,215

69. University of Arizona

For Graphic Design

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

70. Boise State University

For Graphic Design

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$9,507
Enrollment
27,198

71. University of Central Florida

For Graphic Design

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
92%

72. University of Iowa

For Graphic Design

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

73. University of Saskatchewan

For Graphic Design

#9 in Canada
#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907

74. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Graphic Design

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

75. Johns Hopkins University

For Graphic Design

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

76. Duke University

For Graphic Design

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,981

77. Old Dominion University

For Graphic Design

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
94%

78. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Graphic Design

#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,160
Enrollment
34,096

79. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

For Graphic Design

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$6,347

80. George Washington University

For Graphic Design

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$46,485

81. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Graphic Design

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

82. University of Chicago

For Graphic Design

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$28,060

83. Oregon State University

For Graphic Design

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

84. University of New Mexico

For Graphic Design

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
100%

85. University of North Texas

For Graphic Design

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
90%

86. Tufts University

For Graphic Design

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,367

87. Clemson University

For Graphic Design

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

88. University of Cincinnati

For Graphic Design

#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

89. Carleton University

For Graphic Design

#10 in Canada
#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,109
Founded
1942

90. Wayne State University

For Graphic Design

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

91. Georgia State University

For Graphic Design

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1060
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

92. McMaster University

For Graphic Design

#11 in Canada
#218 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

93. University of South Florida

For Graphic Design

#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
89%

94. Brown University

For Graphic Design

#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,256

95. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Graphic Design

#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1214
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

96. University of Manitoba

For Graphic Design

#12 in Canada
#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
29,800
Founded
1877

97. Western University

For Graphic Design

#13 in Canada
#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

98. Boston University

For Graphic Design

#230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

99. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

For Graphic Design

#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
75%

100. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Graphic Design

#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%