Best UX/UI Desgin Schools in North America

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in UX/UI Desgin. A graph of 1.12M citations received by 27.4K academic papers made by 185 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 UX/UI Desgin

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

2. Carnegie Mellon University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

3. University of Washington - Seattle

For UX/UI Desgin

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

4. University of Maryland - College Park

For UX/UI Desgin

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

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For UX/UI Desgin

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

6. University of California - Berkeley

For UX/UI Desgin

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

7. Georgia Institute of Technology

For UX/UI Desgin

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

8. Pennsylvania State University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

9. University of Pittsburgh

For UX/UI Desgin

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

10. Arizona State University - Tempe

For UX/UI Desgin

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

11. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

12. University of California-San Diego

For UX/UI Desgin

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

13. Columbia University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

14. University of Toronto

For UX/UI Desgin

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

15. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For UX/UI Desgin

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

16. Purdue University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

17. University of Alberta

For UX/UI Desgin

#2 in Canada
#28 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

18. University of California - Irvine

For UX/UI Desgin

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

19. Princeton University

For UX/UI Desgin

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

20. Simon Fraser University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

21. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For UX/UI Desgin

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

22. University of Kansas

For UX/UI Desgin

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
93%

23. George Mason University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

24. University of British Columbia

For UX/UI Desgin

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

25. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For UX/UI Desgin

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

26. University of California - Los Angeles

For UX/UI Desgin

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

27. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For UX/UI Desgin

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

28. Dalhousie University

For UX/UI Desgin

#5 in Canada
#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

29. University of Calgary

For UX/UI Desgin

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

30. University of Colorado Boulder

For UX/UI Desgin

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

31. University of Southern California

For UX/UI Desgin

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

32. Cornell University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

33. University of Illinois at Chicago

For UX/UI Desgin

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

34. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For UX/UI Desgin

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

35. Rice University

For UX/UI Desgin

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,587

36. University of California - Santa Barbara

For UX/UI Desgin

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

38. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For UX/UI Desgin

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

39. University of Texas at Austin

For UX/UI Desgin

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

40. University of Saskatchewan

For UX/UI Desgin

#8 in Canada
#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907

41. Texas A&M University - College Station

For UX/UI Desgin

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

42. New York University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

43. University of Pennsylvania

For UX/UI Desgin

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

44. Concordia University

For UX/UI Desgin

#9 in Canada
#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1974

45. University at Buffalo

For UX/UI Desgin

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

46. McGill University

For UX/UI Desgin

#10 in Canada
#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

47. Queen's University

For UX/UI Desgin

#11 in Canada
#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

48. University of California - Davis

For UX/UI Desgin

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

49. Yale University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

50. Carleton University

For UX/UI Desgin

#12 in Canada
#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,109
Founded
1942

51. Harvard University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

52. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

For UX/UI Desgin

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$5,305

53. University of Missouri - Columbia

For UX/UI Desgin

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

54. Iowa State University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

55. DePaul University

For UX/UI Desgin

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$32,129

56. University of Georgia

For UX/UI Desgin

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

57. University of Arizona

For UX/UI Desgin

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

58. Boston University

For UX/UI Desgin

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

59. University of Utah

For UX/UI Desgin

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

60. University of Central Florida

For UX/UI Desgin

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

61. Duke University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

62. University of Florida

For UX/UI Desgin

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

63. Brigham Young University - Provo

For UX/UI Desgin

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

64. Northwestern University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

65. Tufts University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

66. Wright State University

For UX/UI Desgin

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1072
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
94%

67. Syracuse University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

68. San Diego State University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

69. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For UX/UI Desgin

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

70. University of Virginia

For UX/UI Desgin

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

71. Old Dominion University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

72. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For UX/UI Desgin

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

73. University of Ottawa

For UX/UI Desgin

#13 in Canada
#196 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

74. Western University

For UX/UI Desgin

#14 in Canada
#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

75. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For UX/UI Desgin

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

76. University of Victoria

For UX/UI Desgin

#15 in Canada
#206 in the World
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1963

78. Northeastern University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

79. Michigan State University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

80. Lehigh University

For UX/UI Desgin

#228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,289

81. Johns Hopkins University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

82. Drexel University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

83. University of Iowa

For UX/UI Desgin

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

84. California Institute of Technology

For UX/UI Desgin

#240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

85. University of North Texas

For UX/UI Desgin

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

86. Vanderbilt University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

87. Clemson University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

88. Brown University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

89. University of California - San Francisco

For UX/UI Desgin

#260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

90. Indiana University - Bloomington

For UX/UI Desgin

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

91. University of Guelph

For UX/UI Desgin

#16 in Canada
#266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1964

92. Ohio State University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

93. Texas Tech University

For UX/UI Desgin

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

94. Dartmouth College

For UX/UI Desgin

#272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,322

95. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For UX/UI Desgin

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

96. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

For UX/UI Desgin

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

97. Georgetown University

For UX/UI Desgin

#282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,967

98. Palo Alto University

For UX/UI Desgin

#286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,223
Male:Female
15:85
Founded
1975

99. University of Maryland - Baltimore County

For UX/UI Desgin

#295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
94%

100. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For UX/UI Desgin

#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
90%