Best Interior Design Schools in the World

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Interior Design. A graph of 252K citations received by 16.1K academic papers made by 126 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. Wageningen University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Interior Design

#1 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

2. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Interior Design

#2 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

3. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States Flag

United States | Arizona

For Interior Design

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

4. Harvard University

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Interior Design

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

5. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Interior Design

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

6. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Delft

For Interior Design

#3 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

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

7. University of Florida

United States Flag

United States | Florida

For Interior Design

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

8. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Interior Design

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,347
Founded: 1952

9. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States Flag

United States | Wisconsin

For Interior Design

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

10. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States Flag

United States | Michigan

For Interior Design

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

11. University College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Interior Design

#4 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

12. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Interior Design

#5 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

13. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Interior Design

#3 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

14. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Interior Design

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

15. Oxford Brookes University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Interior Design

#6 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

16. University of Arizona

United States Flag

United States | Arizona

For Interior Design

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

17. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States Flag

United States | Colorado

For Interior Design

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,160
Enrollment: 34,096

18. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Interior Design

#4 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

19. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Interior Design

#7 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

20. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Interior Design

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

21. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Interior Design

#8 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

22. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Interior Design

#9 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 6,345
Founded: 1859

23. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Interior Design

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

24. Nanjing Forestry University

China | Nanjing

For Interior Design

#5 in Asia

#4 in China

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

25. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States Flag

United States | Texas

For Interior Design

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

26. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States Flag

United States | Minnesota

For Interior Design

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

27. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Interior Design

#6 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

28. University of Tartu

Estonia | Tartu

For Interior Design

#10 in Europe

Enrollment: 13,000

29. Inner Mongolia University

For Interior Design

#7 in Asia

#6 in China

Founded: 1957

30. University of California - Berkeley

United States Flag

United States | California

For Interior Design

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

31. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Interior Design

#11 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

32. Tyumen Industrial University

Russia | Tyumen

For Interior Design

#12 in Europe

#1 in Russia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,601
Founded: 1958

33. Helwan University

For Interior Design

#1 in Africa

#1 in Egypt

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

34. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Interior Design

#13 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

35. Iowa State University

United States Flag

United States | Iowa State

For Interior Design

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

36. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Interior Design

#14 in Europe

#1 in Poland

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,443
Founded: 1816

37. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Interior Design

#8 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

38. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Interior Design

#9 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

39. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Interior Design

#10 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Founded: 1924

40. Newcastle University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Interior Design

#15 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1963

41. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Interior Design

#14 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

42. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Interior Design

#16 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Founded: 1321

43. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Interior Design

#17 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

44. Central South University of Forestry and Technology

China | Changsha

For Interior Design

#11 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

45. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Interior Design

#18 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

46. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Interior Design

#19 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

47. Technical University of Madrid

For Interior Design

#20 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Founded: 1971

48. University of California - Davis

United States Flag

United States | California

For Interior Design

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

49. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Interior Design

#12 in Asia

#1 in Turkey

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 7,115
Founded: 1955

50. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Interior Design

#21 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

51. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Interior Design

#22 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Founded: 1859

52. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Interior Design

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

53. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Interior Design

#16 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

54. Carleton University

Canada | Ontario

For Interior Design

#17 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,109
Founded: 1942

55. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Interior Design

#13 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

56. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Interior Design

#18 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

57. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Interior Design

#24 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

58. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Interior Design

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

59. University of Life Sciences of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Interior Design

#25 in Europe

#2 in Poland

Founded: 1955

60. University of Pennsylvania

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Interior Design

#19 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

61. Cornell University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Interior Design

#20 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

62. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Interior Design

#26 in Europe

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

63. University of New Mexico

United States Flag

United States | New Mexico

For Interior Design

#21 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 100%

64. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Interior Design

#27 in Europe

#3 in Italy

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

65. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States Flag

United States | North Carolina

For Interior Design

#22 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

66. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Interior Design

#28 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

67. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Interior Design

#29 in Europe

#3 in Sweden

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

68. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Interior Design

#14 in Asia

#11 in China

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

69. Bina Nusantara University

Indonesia | Jakarta

For Interior Design

#15 in Asia

#1 in Indonesia

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1981

70. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Interior Design

#30 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

71. Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Poland | Wroclaw

For Interior Design

#31 in Europe

#3 in Poland

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 10,600
Founded: 1951

72. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Interior Design

#16 in Asia

#12 in China

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

73. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Interior Design

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

74. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Interior Design

#17 in Asia

#2 in Turkey

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

75. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Interior Design

#32 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

76. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Interior Design

#1 in New Zealand

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

77. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Interior Design

#18 in Asia

#13 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

78. Northeast Forestry University

For Interior Design

#19 in Asia

#14 in China

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1952

79. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Interior Design

#20 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

80. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Interior Design

#21 in Asia

#15 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

81. University of Tehran

For Interior Design

#22 in Asia

#1 in Iran

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

82. University of Cincinnati

United States Flag

United States | Ohio

For Interior Design

#23 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

83. University of Tokyo

For Interior Design

#23 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

84. Washington State University

United States Flag

United States | Washington

For Interior Design

#24 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,886
Enrollment: 25,685

85. University of Washington - Seattle

United States Flag

United States | Washington

For Interior Design

#25 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

86. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Interior Design

#24 in Asia

#16 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

87. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Interior Design

#33 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

88. University of Reading

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Interior Design

#34 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1892

89. Lviv Polytechnic National University

For Interior Design

#35 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,973
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1844

90. Northeast Agricultural University

For Interior Design

#25 in Asia

#17 in China

Founded: 1948

91. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Interior Design

#36 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 96,945
Founded: 1088

92. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Interior Design

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

93. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Interior Design

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

94. Sapienza University of Rome

For Interior Design

#37 in Europe

#5 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

95. China University of Mining and Technology

For Interior Design

#26 in Asia

#18 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

96. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Interior Design

#27 in Asia

#19 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

97. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Interior Design

#28 in Asia

#3 in Turkey

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 9,817
Founded: 1975

98. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Interior Design

#29 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

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

99. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Interior Design

#38 in Europe

#6 in Italy

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

100. Michigan State University

United States Flag

United States | Michigan

For Interior Design

#26 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%