Best Universities for Multimedia 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 Multimedia. A graph of 6.16M citations received by 538K academic papers made by 2,080 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. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Multimedia

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Multimedia

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Multimedia

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

4. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Multimedia

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

5. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Multimedia

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Multimedia

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

7. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Multimedia

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

8. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Multimedia

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Multimedia

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

10. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Multimedia

#1 in Australia

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

11. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Multimedia

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

12. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Multimedia

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

13. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Multimedia

#1 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

14. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Multimedia

#12 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

15. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Multimedia

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

16. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Multimedia

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

17. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Multimedia

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

18. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Multimedia

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

19. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Multimedia

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

20. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Multimedia

#17 in North America

#2 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

21. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Multimedia

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

22. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Multimedia

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

23. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Multimedia

#2 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

24. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Multimedia

#2 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

25. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Multimedia

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

26. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Multimedia

#3 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

27. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Multimedia

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

28. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Multimedia

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

29. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Multimedia

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

30. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Multimedia

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

31. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Multimedia

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

32. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Multimedia

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

33. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Multimedia

#3 in Europe

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

34. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Multimedia

#26 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

35. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Multimedia

#4 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

36. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Multimedia

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

37. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Multimedia

#4 in Asia

#2 in China

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

38. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Multimedia

#28 in North America

#4 in Canada

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

39. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Multimedia

#29 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

40. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Multimedia

#5 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

41. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Multimedia

#6 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

42. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Multimedia

#7 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

43. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Multimedia

#8 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

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

44. New York University

United States | New York State

For Multimedia

#30 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

45. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Multimedia

#31 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

46. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Multimedia

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

47. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Multimedia

#32 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

48. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Multimedia

#33 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

49. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Multimedia

#9 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

50. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Multimedia

#34 in North America

#5 in Canada

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

51. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Multimedia

#10 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

52. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Multimedia

#35 in North America

#6 in Canada

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

53. University of Tokyo

For Multimedia

#5 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

54. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Multimedia

#36 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

55. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Multimedia

#11 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1451

56. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Multimedia

#37 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

57. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Multimedia

#38 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

58. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Multimedia

#6 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

59. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Multimedia

#12 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

60. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Multimedia

#39 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

61. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Multimedia

#13 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

62. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Multimedia

#40 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

63. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Multimedia

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

64. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Multimedia

#14 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

65. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Multimedia

#41 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

66. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Multimedia

#5 in Australia

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

67. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Multimedia

#7 in Asia

#3 in China

Founded: 1937

68. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Multimedia

#42 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

69. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Multimedia

#43 in North America

#7 in Canada

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

70. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Multimedia

#6 in Australia

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

71. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Multimedia

#15 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

72. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Multimedia

#16 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

73. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Multimedia

#44 in North America

#8 in Canada

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

74. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Multimedia

#45 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

75. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Multimedia

#17 in Europe

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

76. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Multimedia

#46 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

77. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Multimedia

#47 in North America

#39 in the United States

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

78. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Multimedia

#8 in Asia

#4 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

79. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Multimedia

#18 in Europe

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

80. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Multimedia

#48 in North America

#40 in the United States

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

81. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Multimedia

#19 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

82. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Multimedia

#49 in North America

#41 in the United States

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

83. National Central University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Multimedia

#9 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,829
Founded: 1915

84. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Multimedia

#20 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,321
Founded: 1854

85. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Multimedia

#50 in North America

#42 in the United States

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

86. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Multimedia

#51 in North America

#43 in the United States

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

87. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Multimedia

#52 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

88. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Multimedia

#21 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

89. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Multimedia

#22 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 20,353
Founded: 1974

90. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Multimedia

#10 in Asia

#5 in China

Founded: 1963

91. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Multimedia

#23 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

92. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Multimedia

#24 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

93. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Multimedia

#53 in North America

#45 in the United States

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

94. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Multimedia

#54 in North America

#46 in the United States

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

95. Carlos III University, Madrid

For Multimedia

#25 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1989

96. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Multimedia

#7 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

97. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Multimedia

#11 in Asia

#2 in Taiwan

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

98. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Multimedia

#55 in North America

#47 in the United States

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

99. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Multimedia

#26 in Europe

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

100. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Multimedia

#12 in Asia

#3 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945