Best Painting and Drawing Schools in the World [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Painting and Drawing. A graph of 313K citations received by 42.8K academic papers made by 580 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. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1932

2. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,313

5. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Painting and Drawing

#4 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Founded: 1321

6. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

7. Nicolaus Copernicus University

Poland | Torun

For Painting and Drawing

#5 in Europe

#1 in Poland

Enrollment: 28,900
Founded: 1945

8. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#6 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

9. New York University

United States | New York State

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

10. Stanford University

United States | California

For Painting and Drawing

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

11. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Mexico

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

12. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Painting and Drawing

#7 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Founded: 2003

13. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Painting and Drawing

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

14. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Painting and Drawing

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

15. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Painting and Drawing

#8 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

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

16. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Painting and Drawing

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

17. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Painting and Drawing

#9 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

18. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Painting and Drawing

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

19. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Painting and Drawing

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

20. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Painting and Drawing

#10 in Europe

#1 in Spain

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

21. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Painting and Drawing

#11 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

22. University of Perugia

Italy | Umbria

For Painting and Drawing

#12 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

23. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Painting and Drawing

#13 in Europe

#2 in Belgium

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

24. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Painting and Drawing

#14 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

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

25. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Painting and Drawing

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

26. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Painting and Drawing

#15 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

27. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Painting and Drawing

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

28. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Painting and Drawing

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

29. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Painting and Drawing

#16 in Europe

#1 in Portugal

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

30. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Italy | Veneto

For Painting and Drawing

#17 in Europe

#5 in Italy

Founded: 1868

31. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Painting and Drawing

#18 in Europe

#6 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 47,736
Founded: 1343

32. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Painting and Drawing

#19 in Europe

#7 in Italy

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

33. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Painting and Drawing

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

34. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Painting and Drawing

#20 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

35. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Painting and Drawing

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

36. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Painting and Drawing

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

37. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Painting and Drawing

#15 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

38. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Painting and Drawing

#16 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

39. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

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

40. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Painting and Drawing

#21 in Europe

#1 in Austria

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

41. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Painting and Drawing

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

42. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

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

43. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Painting and Drawing

#22 in Europe

#3 in Spain

Founded: 1508

44. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Painting and Drawing

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

45. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Painting and Drawing

#23 in Europe

#1 in France

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

46. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Painting and Drawing

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

47. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#24 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

48. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Painting and Drawing

#25 in Europe

#2 in Portugal

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

49. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Painting and Drawing

#3 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

50. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#26 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

51. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

52. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Painting and Drawing

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

53. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Painting and Drawing

#27 in Europe

#3 in Belgium

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

54. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#28 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

55. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Painting and Drawing

#29 in Europe

#4 in Spain

Enrollment: 56,842
Founded: 1531

56. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Painting and Drawing

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

57. University of the Basque Country

Spain | Bilbao

For Painting and Drawing

#30 in Europe

#5 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

58. Temple University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Painting and Drawing

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,837
Enrollment: 29,640

59. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Painting and Drawing

#31 in Europe

#8 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 70,000
Founded: 1222

60. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

61. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Painting and Drawing

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

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

62. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Painting and Drawing

#32 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

63. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Painting and Drawing

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

64. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Painting and Drawing

#33 in Europe

#4 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

65. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Painting and Drawing

#34 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

66. University of Bradford

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#35 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

67. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Painting and Drawing

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

68. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Painting and Drawing

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

69. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Painting and Drawing

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

70. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Painting and Drawing

#36 in Europe

#9 in Italy

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

71. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#37 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

72. Birkbeck, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#38 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1823

73. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Painting and Drawing

#4 in Asia

#1 in Malaysia

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

74. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Painting and Drawing

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 69%

75. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Painting and Drawing

#5 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

76. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Painting and Drawing

#39 in Europe

#3 in Portugal

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

77. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#40 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

78. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Painting and Drawing

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

79. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Painting and Drawing

#6 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

80. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#41 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

81. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Painting and Drawing

#7 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

82. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Painting and Drawing

#8 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

83. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Painting and Drawing

#42 in Europe

#14 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1451

84. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Painting and Drawing

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,981

85. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#43 in Europe

#15 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

86. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Painting and Drawing

#44 in Europe

#6 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

87. Pompeu Fabra University

Spain | Barcelona

For Painting and Drawing

#45 in Europe

#7 in Spain

Enrollment: 15,801

88. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#46 in Europe

#16 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

89. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Painting and Drawing

#29 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 73%

90. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Painting and Drawing

#30 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

91. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Painting and Drawing

#47 in Europe

#10 in Italy

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

92. Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Painting and Drawing

#31 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,083

93. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Painting and Drawing

#32 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

94. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Painting and Drawing

#33 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

95. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Painting and Drawing

#48 in Europe

#2 in Greece

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

96. Keio University

Japan | Tokyo

For Painting and Drawing

#9 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

97. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Painting and Drawing

#49 in Europe

#2 in Austria

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

98. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Painting and Drawing

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

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

99. University of Parma

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Painting and Drawing

#50 in Europe

#11 in Italy

Founded: 1117

100. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

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