Best Universities for Game Design and Development in North America

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Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Game Design and Development. A graph of 1.32M citations received by 44.4K academic papers made by 215 universities in North America 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.

1. Stanford University

For Game Design and Development

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

2. University of Southern California

For Game Design and Development

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

3. University of Washington - Seattle

For Game Design and Development

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

4. University of Central Florida

For Game Design and Development

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

5. Iowa State University

For Game Design and Development

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

6. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Game Design and Development

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
73%

7. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Game Design and Development

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Game Design and Development

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

9. Carnegie Mellon University

For Game Design and Development

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$32,964

10. University of Toronto

For Game Design and Development

#1 in Canada
#11 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

11. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Game Design and Development

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

12. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Game Design and Development

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

13. Purdue University

For Game Design and Development

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

14. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Game Design and Development

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

15. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Game Design and Development

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

16. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Game Design and Development

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Game Design and Development

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

18. Pennsylvania State University

For Game Design and Development

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

19. McGill University

For Game Design and Development

#2 in Canada
#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

20. Simon Fraser University

For Game Design and Development

#3 in Canada
#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

21. University of British Columbia

For Game Design and Development

#4 in Canada
#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

22. Columbia University

For Game Design and Development

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

23. Harvard University

For Game Design and Development

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

24. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Game Design and Development

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

25. Michigan State University

For Game Design and Development

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

26. University of Florida

For Game Design and Development

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

27. Clemson University

For Game Design and Development

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
84%

28. University of Alberta

For Game Design and Development

#5 in Canada
#44 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

29. University of Rochester

For Game Design and Development

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,900

30. University of Ottawa

For Game Design and Development

#6 in Canada
#46 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

31. New York University

For Game Design and Development

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

32. University of California - Irvine

For Game Design and Development

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

33. University of California - Berkeley

For Game Design and Development

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

34. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Game Design and Development

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
68%

35. University of Waterloo

For Game Design and Development

#7 in Canada
#56 in the World
Founded
1957

36. University of Texas at Austin

For Game Design and Development

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

37. Johns Hopkins University

For Game Design and Development

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

38. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Game Design and Development

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

39. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Game Design and Development

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

40. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Game Design and Development

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

41. Ontario Tech University

For Game Design and Development

#8 in Canada
#88 in the World
Founded
2002

42. University of Pennsylvania

For Game Design and Development

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

43. University of California-San Diego

For Game Design and Development

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

44. Cornell University

For Game Design and Development

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

45. University of Calgary

For Game Design and Development

#9 in Canada
#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

46. University of California - Los Angeles

For Game Design and Development

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

47. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Game Design and Development

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,564
Enrollment
19,764

48. University of Utah

For Game Design and Development

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

49. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Game Design and Development

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

50. University of Maryland - College Park

For Game Design and Development

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

51. Emory University

For Game Design and Development

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

52. Ohio State University

For Game Design and Development

#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

53. Northeastern University

For Game Design and Development

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$34,770

54. Yale University

For Game Design and Development

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

55. University of North Texas

For Game Design and Development

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
91%

56. York University

For Game Design and Development

#10 in Canada
#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

57. Florida State University

For Game Design and Development

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

58. Brown University

For Game Design and Development

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,608

59. Western University

For Game Design and Development

#11 in Canada
#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

60. Vanderbilt University

For Game Design and Development

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

61. Northwestern University

For Game Design and Development

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

62. University of Pittsburgh

For Game Design and Development

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

63. University of Arizona

For Game Design and Development

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

64. George Mason University

For Game Design and Development

#156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

65. University of Montreal

For Game Design and Development

#12 in Canada
#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

66. Carleton University

For Game Design and Development

#13 in Canada
#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,109
Founded
1942

67. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

For Game Design and Development

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
72%

68. Ryerson University

For Game Design and Development

#14 in Canada
#167 in the World
Enrollment
38,950
Founded
1948

69. University of Virginia

For Game Design and Development

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

70. Miami University - Oxford

For Game Design and Development

#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
98%

71. University of Iowa

For Game Design and Development

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

72. Naval Postgraduate School

For Game Design and Development

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,600
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

73. University of Saskatchewan

For Game Design and Development

#15 in Canada
#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907

74. University at Buffalo

For Game Design and Development

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

75. Georgia State University

For Game Design and Development

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

76. Duke University

For Game Design and Development

#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

77. New Jersey Institute of Technology

For Game Design and Development

#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
94%

78. San Diego State University

For Game Design and Development

#209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$5,459
Enrollment
39,241

79. University of California - Davis

For Game Design and Development

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

80. University of Nevada - Reno

For Game Design and Development

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$6,658
Enrollment
21,778

81. Old Dominion University

For Game Design and Development

#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
94%

82. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Game Design and Development

#230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

83. Mississippi State University

For Game Design and Development

#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

84. Texas Tech University

For Game Design and Development

#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

85. University of South Florida

For Game Design and Development

#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

86. Drexel University

For Game Design and Development

#249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$42,342

87. Syracuse University

For Game Design and Development

#258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$51,520

88. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Game Design and Development

#265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$35,940

89. University of Manitoba

For Game Design and Development

#16 in Canada
#266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
29,800
Founded
1877

90. George Washington University

For Game Design and Development

#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,466

91. McMaster University

For Game Design and Development

#17 in Canada
#278 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

92. Queen's University

For Game Design and Development

#18 in Canada
#279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

93. Rochester Institute of Technology

For Game Design and Development

#284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$39,753

94. Laval University

For Game Design and Development

#19 in Canada
#286 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

95. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

For Game Design and Development

#289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Net Price
$47,799
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$28,005

96. University of Houston

For Game Design and Development

#292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

97. University of Texas at Dallas

For Game Design and Development

#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

98. Tufts University

For Game Design and Development

#298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333

99. Temple University

For Game Design and Development

#315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$11,891
Enrollment
30,205

100. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Game Design and Development

#318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$14,643