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 1.42M citations received by 46.3K academic papers made by 212 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
$25,078

2. University of Southern California

For Game Design and Development

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

3. University of Washington - Seattle

For Game Design and Development

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

4. University of Central Florida

For Game Design and Development

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
92%

5. Iowa State University

For Game Design and Development

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

6. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Game Design and Development

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
73%

7. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Game Design and Development

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Game Design and Development

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

9. Carnegie Mellon University

For Game Design and Development

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$35,552

10. University of Toronto

For Game Design and Development

#1 in Canada
#11 in the World
Enrollment
102,431
Founded
1827

11. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Game Design and Development

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

12. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Game Design and Development

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

13. Purdue University

For Game Design and Development

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

14. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Game Design and Development

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

15. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Game Design and Development

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

16. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Game Design and Development

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
69%

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Game Design and Development

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

18. Pennsylvania State University

For Game Design and Development

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

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
#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

21. University of British Columbia

For Game Design and Development

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

22. Columbia University

For Game Design and Development

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

23. Harvard University

For Game Design and Development

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

24. Michigan State University

For Game Design and Development

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

25. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Game Design and Development

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$24,695
Enrollment
26,133

26. New York University

For Game Design and Development

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

27. Clemson University

For Game Design and Development

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

28. University of Florida

For Game Design and Development

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

29. University of Ottawa

For Game Design and Development

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

30. University of Alberta

For Game Design and Development

#6 in Canada
#47 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

31. University of Waterloo

For Game Design and Development

#7 in Canada
#51 in the World
Founded
1957

32. University of Rochester

For Game Design and Development

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,462

33. University of California - Irvine

For Game Design and Development

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$23,110
Enrollment
37,297

34. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Game Design and Development

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

35. University of California - Berkeley

For Game Design and Development

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

36. Johns Hopkins University

For Game Design and Development

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

37. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Game Design and Development

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

38. University of Texas at Austin

For Game Design and Development

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
65%

39. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Game Design and Development

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
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
$12,172
Enrollment
79,818

41. Ontario Tech University

For Game Design and Development

#8 in Canada
#89 in the World
Founded
2002

42. Cornell University

For Game Design and Development

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

43. University of Pennsylvania

For Game Design and Development

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

44. University of California-San Diego

For Game Design and Development

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

45. University of Calgary

For Game Design and Development

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

46. University of California - Los Angeles

For Game Design and Development

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

47. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Game Design and Development

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Receiving Aid
64%
Average Aid
$22,774
Enrollment
19,938

48. University of Utah

For Game Design and Development

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

49. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Game Design and Development

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

50. University of Maryland - College Park

For Game Design and Development

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
67%

51. Ohio State University

For Game Design and Development

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
80%

52. Northeastern University

For Game Design and Development

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$34,207

53. Yale University

For Game Design and Development

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

54. Emory University

For Game Design and Development

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,303

55. University of North Texas

For Game Design and Development

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
90%

56. York University

For Game Design and Development

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

57. Western University

For Game Design and Development

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

58. Vanderbilt University

For Game Design and Development

#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,186

59. Brown University

For Game Design and Development

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,256

60. Florida State University

For Game Design and Development

#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

61. George Mason University

For Game Design and Development

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
79%

62. University of Pittsburgh

For Game Design and Development

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
74%

63. Northwestern University

For Game Design and Development

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

64. University of Arizona

For Game Design and Development

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

65. Ryerson University

For Game Design and Development

#12 in Canada
#160 in the World
Enrollment
38,950
Founded
1948

66. Carleton University

For Game Design and Development

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

67. University of Montreal

For Game Design and Development

#14 in Canada
#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

68. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

For Game Design and Development

#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
75%

69. Miami University - Oxford

For Game Design and Development

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
98%

70. University of Virginia

For Game Design and Development

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
57%

71. Georgia State University

For Game Design and Development

#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1060
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

72. University of Iowa

For Game Design and Development

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

73. University of Saskatchewan

For Game Design and Development

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

74. Duke University

For Game Design and Development

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,981

75. New Jersey Institute of Technology

For Game Design and Development

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
95%

76. University at Buffalo

For Game Design and Development

#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

77. Naval Postgraduate School

For Game Design and Development

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,441
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

78. University of Nevada - Reno

For Game Design and Development

#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
95%

79. University of California - Davis

For Game Design and Development

#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

80. Old Dominion University

For Game Design and Development

#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
94%

81. San Diego State University

For Game Design and Development

#228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$12,053
Enrollment
41,137

82. Texas Tech University

For Game Design and Development

#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

83. Mississippi State University

For Game Design and Development

#236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

84. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Game Design and Development

#244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

85. Drexel University

For Game Design and Development

#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$42,801

86. University of South Florida

For Game Design and Development

#260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
89%

87. Syracuse University

For Game Design and Development

#268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$48,215

88. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Game Design and Development

#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1443
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$38,887

89. University of Manitoba

For Game Design and Development

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

90. McMaster University

For Game Design and Development

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

91. Rochester Institute of Technology

For Game Design and Development

#284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$39,534

92. Queen's University

For Game Design and Development

#18 in Canada
#285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
35,612
Founded
1841

93. George Washington University

For Game Design and Development

#287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$46,485

94. Laval University

For Game Design and Development

#19 in Canada
#294 in the World
Enrollment
56,000
Founded
1852

95. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

For Game Design and Development

#301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Net Price
$47,372
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,545

96. University of Georgia

For Game Design and Development

#302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

97. University of Houston

For Game Design and Development

#305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

98. University of Texas at Dallas

For Game Design and Development

#313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

99. Temple University

For Game Design and Development

#316 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$14,837
Enrollment
29,640

100. University of Miami

For Game Design and Development

#317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,397