Best Interior Design Schools 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 Interior Design. A graph of 174K citations received by 13K academic papers made by 140 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 | Wageningen

For Interior Design

#1 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

2. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Interior Design

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

3. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Interior Design

#2 in Europe

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

4. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Interior Design

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

5. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Interior Design

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

6. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Interior Design

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

7. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Interior Design

#3 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

8. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Interior Design

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

9. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Interior Design

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

10. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Interior Design

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

11. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Interior Design

#4 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

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

12. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Interior Design

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

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

13. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Interior Design

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

14. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Interior Design

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

15. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Interior Design

#5 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

16. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Interior Design

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

17. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Interior Design

#3 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

18. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Interior Design

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

19. Tyumen Industrial University

Russia | Tyumen

For Interior Design

#6 in Europe

#1 in Russia

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

20. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Interior Design

#7 in Europe

#1 in Norway

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

21. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Interior Design

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

22. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Interior Design

#4 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Founded: 1924

23. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Interior Design

#8 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

24. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Interior Design

#9 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

25. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Interior Design

#10 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

26. Inner Mongolia University

For Interior Design

#5 in Asia

#4 in China

Founded: 1957

27. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Interior Design

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

28. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Interior Design

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

29. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Interior Design

#1 in Australia

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

30. Oxford Brookes University

United Kingdom | England

For Interior Design

#11 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

31. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Interior Design

#6 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

32. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Interior Design

#14 in North America

#1 in Canada

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

33. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Interior Design

#12 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

34. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Interior Design

#13 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Founded: 1321

35. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Interior Design

#14 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

36. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Interior Design

#15 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

37. Nanjing Forestry University

China | Nanjing

For Interior Design

#7 in Asia

#6 in China

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

38. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Interior Design

#8 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

39. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Interior Design

#15 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1963

40. Carleton University

Canada | Ontario

For Interior Design

#16 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

41. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Interior Design

#17 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

42. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Interior Design

#18 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

43. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Interior Design

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

44. University of Tartu

Estonia | Tartu

For Interior Design

#16 in Europe

Enrollment: 13,000
Male:Female: 33:67

45. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Interior Design

#9 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

46. University of Architecture and Urbanism, Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Interior Design

#17 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1952

47. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Interior Design

#18 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

48. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Interior Design

#1 in New Zealand

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

49. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Interior Design

#19 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

50. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Interior Design

#20 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

51. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Interior Design

#21 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Founded: 1859

52. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Interior Design

#19 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

53. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Interior Design

#20 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

54. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Interior Design

#22 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

55. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Interior Design

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

56. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Interior Design

#21 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

57. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Interior Design

#24 in Europe

Founded: 1973

58. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Interior Design

#22 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

59. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Interior Design

#25 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

60. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Interior Design

#23 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

61. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Interior Design

#26 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

62. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Interior Design

#27 in Europe

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

63. Technical University of Madrid

For Interior Design

#28 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Founded: 1971

64. Lund University

For Interior Design

#29 in Europe

#3 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

65. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Interior Design

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $10,689
Enrollment: 27,539

66. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Interior Design

#25 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

67. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Interior Design

#10 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

68. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Interior Design

#11 in Asia

#9 in China

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

69. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Interior Design

#12 in Asia

#1 in Turkey

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

70. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Interior Design

#26 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

71. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Interior Design

#27 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

72. Dublin Institute of Technology

Ireland | Dublin

For Interior Design

#30 in Europe

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

73. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Interior Design

#13 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

74. University of the Aegean

Greece | Mytilene

For Interior Design

#31 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1984

75. Central South University of Forestry and Technology

China | Changsha

For Interior Design

#14 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

76. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Interior Design

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

77. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Interior Design

#32 in Europe

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

78. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Interior Design

#15 in Asia

#12 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

79. Helwan University

For Interior Design

#1 in Africa

#1 in Egypt

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

80. Sapienza University of Rome

For Interior Design

#33 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

81. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Interior Design

#34 in Europe

#4 in Italy

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

82. Northeast Forestry University

For Interior Design

#16 in Asia

#13 in China

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1952

83. University of Oregon

United States | Oregon

For Interior Design

#28 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%

84. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Interior Design

#29 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

85. Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Interior Design

#35 in Europe

#1 in the Czech Republic

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 20,141
Founded: 1906

86. University of Idaho

United States | Idaho

For Interior Design

#30 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

87. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Interior Design

#36 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

88. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Interior Design

#37 in Europe

#4 in Sweden

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

89. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Interior Design

#17 in Asia

#14 in China

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

90. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Interior Design

#31 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

91. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Interior Design

#18 in Asia

#15 in China

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

92. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Interior Design

#19 in Asia

#2 in Turkey

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

93. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Interior Design

#38 in Europe

#5 in Italy

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

94. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Interior Design

#20 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

95. Utah State University

United States | Utah

For Interior Design

#32 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

96. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

United States | North Carolina

For Interior Design

#33 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 75%

97. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Interior Design

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

98. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Interior Design

#35 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

99. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Interior Design

#21 in Asia

#16 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

100. University of Alcala

Spain | Alcala de Henares

For Interior Design

#39 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,067
Founded: 1499