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 291K citations received by 41.7K academic papers made by 565 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. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

4. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

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: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

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: $17,998

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: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

14. 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

15. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Painting and Drawing

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

16. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Painting and Drawing

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

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: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

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: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

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. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Painting and Drawing

#12 in Europe

#2 in Belgium

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

23. University of Perugia

Italy | Umbria

For Painting and Drawing

#13 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

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: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
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: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

28. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Painting and Drawing

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

29. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Painting and Drawing

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

30. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Painting and Drawing

#16 in Europe

#1 in Portugal

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

31. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Painting and Drawing

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

32. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Italy | Veneto

For Painting and Drawing

#17 in Europe

#5 in Italy

Founded: 1868

33. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Painting and Drawing

#18 in Europe

#6 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

34. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Painting and Drawing

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

35. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Painting and Drawing

#19 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

36. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Painting and Drawing

#20 in Europe

#7 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

37. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Painting and Drawing

#15 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

38. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Painting and Drawing

#16 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

39. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Painting and Drawing

#17 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

40. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Painting and Drawing

#21 in Europe

#1 in Austria

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

41. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Painting and Drawing

#22 in Europe

#3 in Spain

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

42. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Painting and Drawing

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

43. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#23 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

44. 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

45. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Painting and Drawing

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

46. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Painting and Drawing

#24 in Europe

#2 in Portugal

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

47. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Painting and Drawing

#25 in Europe

#1 in France

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

48. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Painting and Drawing

#3 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

49. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

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

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 Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Painting and Drawing

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

52. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Painting and Drawing

#27 in Europe

#3 in Belgium

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

53. Temple University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Painting and Drawing

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,891
Enrollment: 30,205

54. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

55. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Painting and Drawing

#28 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

56. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Painting and Drawing

#29 in Europe

#4 in Spain

Founded: 1531

57. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#30 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

58. 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

59. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Painting and Drawing

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

60. University of the Basque Country

Spain | Bilbao

For Painting and Drawing

#31 in Europe

#5 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

61. University of Bradford

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#32 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

62. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Painting and Drawing

#33 in Europe

#8 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

63. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Painting and Drawing

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

64. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Painting and Drawing

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

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

65. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Painting and Drawing

#34 in Europe

#4 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

66. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Painting and Drawing

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

67. 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: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

68. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Painting and Drawing

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

69. Birkbeck, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#35 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1823

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. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Painting and Drawing

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

72. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#37 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

73. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Painting and Drawing

#4 in Asia

#1 in Malaysia

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

74. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Painting and Drawing

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

75. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Painting and Drawing

#38 in Europe

#3 in Portugal

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

76. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#39 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

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

77. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Painting and Drawing

#5 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

78. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Painting and Drawing

#6 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

79. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#40 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

80. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Painting and Drawing

#41 in Europe

#14 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1451

81. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Painting and Drawing

#7 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

82. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#42 in Europe

#15 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

83. Pompeu Fabra University

Spain | Barcelona

For Painting and Drawing

#43 in Europe

#6 in Spain

Enrollment: 15,801

84. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Painting and Drawing

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

85. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Painting and Drawing

#29 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

86. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#44 in Europe

#16 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

87. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Painting and Drawing

#30 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 83%

88. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Painting and Drawing

#45 in Europe

#7 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

89. 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: $37,967

90. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Painting and Drawing

#32 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

91. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Painting and Drawing

#33 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

92. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Painting and Drawing

#8 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

93. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Painting and Drawing

#46 in Europe

#5 in Belgium

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

94. Keio University

Japan | Tokyo

For Painting and Drawing

#9 in Asia

#2 in Japan

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

95. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Painting and Drawing

#47 in Europe

#10 in Italy

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

96. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Painting and Drawing

#48 in Europe

#2 in Austria

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

97. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Painting and Drawing

#49 in Europe

#2 in Greece

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

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 Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Painting and Drawing

#50 in Europe

#1 in Germany

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

100. University of Pavia

Italy | Lombardy

For Painting and Drawing

#51 in Europe

#11 in Italy

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

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