100 Best colleges for Game Design and Development in the United States
Below is the list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Game Design and Development. A graph of 604K citations received by 16.6K academic papers made by 160 universities in the United States 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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $19,998
2. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1435
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $39,759
3. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1327
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
6. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
8. Georgia Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
9. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
10. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
11. University of Central Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
12. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
13. Indiana University - Bloomington
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
16. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
17. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Average SAT
- 1430
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
18. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
19. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
23. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
24. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,719
- Enrollment
- 40,363
25. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $15,461
- Enrollment
- 44,589
26. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
27. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1350
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
28. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
30. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
32. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
33. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
34. University of Maryland - College Park
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
41. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
48. Texas A&M University - College Station
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
49. University of Colorado Boulder
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
56. University of Missouri - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
57. Texas A&M International University
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1010
- Average ACT
- 18
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
58. University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
60. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
66. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Enrollment
- 3,201
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1864
67. New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
73. Mississippi State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
76. University of Nevada - Reno
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
77. George Washington University
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $40,308
78. Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Net Price
- $45,834
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $23,536
79. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Net Price
- $12,497
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
- Average Aid
- $1,500
80. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1555
- Average ACT
- 36
- Net Price
- $26,591
81. University of Texas at Dallas
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
82. Washington State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
83. Rochester Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $36,514
84. University of South Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
90. Case Western Reserve University
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1430
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $36,002
93. University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1105
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
95. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $40,661
98. Brigham Young University - Provo
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $13,150
The best cities to study Game Design and Development in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Stanford.