Best UX/UI Desgin Schools in North America

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in UX/UI Desgin. A graph of 826K citations received by 24.8K academic papers made by 190 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

United States | California

For UX/UI Desgin

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

2. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For UX/UI Desgin

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

3. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For UX/UI Desgin

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

4. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For UX/UI Desgin

#4 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

5. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For UX/UI Desgin

#5 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

6. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For UX/UI Desgin

#6 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

7. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For UX/UI Desgin

#7 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

8. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For UX/UI Desgin

#8 in the United States

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

9. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For UX/UI Desgin

#9 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

10. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For UX/UI Desgin

#10 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

11. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For UX/UI Desgin

#11 in the United States

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

12. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For UX/UI Desgin

#1 in Canada

#14 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

13. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For UX/UI Desgin

#12 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

14. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For UX/UI Desgin

#13 in the United States

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

15. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For UX/UI Desgin

#14 in the United States

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

16. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For UX/UI Desgin

#15 in the United States

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

17. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For UX/UI Desgin

#2 in Canada

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For UX/UI Desgin

#16 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

19. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For UX/UI Desgin

#17 in the United States

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

20. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For UX/UI Desgin

#18 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

21. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For UX/UI Desgin

#19 in the United States

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

22. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For UX/UI Desgin

#3 in Canada

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

23. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For UX/UI Desgin

#20 in the United States

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

24. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For UX/UI Desgin

#4 in Canada

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

25. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For UX/UI Desgin

#21 in the United States

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

26. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For UX/UI Desgin

#22 in the United States

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

27. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For UX/UI Desgin

#5 in Canada

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 30,867
Founded: 1818

28. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For UX/UI Desgin

#23 in the United States

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

29. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For UX/UI Desgin

#24 in the United States

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

30. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For UX/UI Desgin

#25 in the United States

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

31. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For UX/UI Desgin

#26 in the United States

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

32. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For UX/UI Desgin

#27 in the United States

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

33. Rice University

United States | Texas

For UX/UI Desgin

#28 in the United States

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,902

34. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For UX/UI Desgin

#6 in Canada

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

35. University of Southern California

United States | California

For UX/UI Desgin

#29 in the United States

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

36. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For UX/UI Desgin

#30 in the United States

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

37. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For UX/UI Desgin

#7 in Canada

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,953
Founded: 1907

38. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For UX/UI Desgin

#8 in Canada

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

39. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For UX/UI Desgin

#31 in the United States

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

40. Concordia University

Canada | Quebec State

For UX/UI Desgin

#9 in Canada

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

41. New York University

United States | New York State

For UX/UI Desgin

#32 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

42. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For UX/UI Desgin

#33 in the United States

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

43. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For UX/UI Desgin

#34 in the United States

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

44. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For UX/UI Desgin

#35 in the United States

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

45. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For UX/UI Desgin

#36 in the United States

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

46. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For UX/UI Desgin

#37 in the United States

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

47. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For UX/UI Desgin

#38 in the United States

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 86%

48. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For UX/UI Desgin

#39 in the United States

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

49. Carleton University

Canada | Ontario

For UX/UI Desgin

#10 in Canada

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,109
Founded: 1942

50. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For UX/UI Desgin

#11 in Canada

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

51. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For UX/UI Desgin

#40 in the United States

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

52. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

United States | Wisconsin

For UX/UI Desgin

#41 in the United States

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $5,963

53. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For UX/UI Desgin

#42 in the United States

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

54. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For UX/UI Desgin

#43 in the United States

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

55. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For UX/UI Desgin

#12 in Canada

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

56. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For UX/UI Desgin

#44 in the United States

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

57. DePaul University

United States | Illinois

For UX/UI Desgin

#45 in the United States

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,151

58. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For UX/UI Desgin

#46 in the United States

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

59. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For UX/UI Desgin

#47 in the United States

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

60. Wright State University

United States | Ohio

For UX/UI Desgin

#48 in the United States

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1041
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

61. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For UX/UI Desgin

#49 in the United States

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

62. Old Dominion University

United States | Virginia

For UX/UI Desgin

#50 in the United States

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 92%

63. Syracuse University

United States | New York State

For UX/UI Desgin

#51 in the United States

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,651

64. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For UX/UI Desgin

#52 in the United States

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

65. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For UX/UI Desgin

#53 in the United States

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

66. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For UX/UI Desgin

#54 in the United States

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1374
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $13,521

67. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For UX/UI Desgin

#55 in the United States

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

68. San Diego State University

United States | California

For UX/UI Desgin

#56 in the United States

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,934
Enrollment: 37,402

69. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For UX/UI Desgin

#57 in the United States

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

70. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For UX/UI Desgin

#13 in Canada

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

71. University of Victoria

Canada | British Columbia

For UX/UI Desgin

#14 in Canada

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

72. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For UX/UI Desgin

#58 in the United States

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

73. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For UX/UI Desgin

#15 in Canada

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

74. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For UX/UI Desgin

#59 in the United States

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

75. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For UX/UI Desgin

#16 in Canada

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

76. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For UX/UI Desgin

#60 in the United States

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

77. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For UX/UI Desgin

#17 in Canada

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

78. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States | New York State

For UX/UI Desgin

#61 in the United States

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,127

79. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For UX/UI Desgin

#62 in the United States

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

80. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

United States | Texas

For UX/UI Desgin

#63 in the United States

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 5,354
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1972

81. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For UX/UI Desgin

#64 in the United States

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 83%

82. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For UX/UI Desgin

#65 in the United States

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

83. Drexel University

United States | Pennsylvania

For UX/UI Desgin

#66 in the United States

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,267

84. Palo Alto University

United States | California

For UX/UI Desgin

#67 in the United States

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,129
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1975

85. Berkeley College - Woodland Park

United States | New Jersey

For UX/UI Desgin

#68 in the United States

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $17,068
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $19,263

86. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For UX/UI Desgin

#69 in the United States

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

87. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For UX/UI Desgin

#70 in the United States

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

88. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For UX/UI Desgin

#71 in the United States

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,208

89. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For UX/UI Desgin

#72 in the United States

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

90. Northeastern University

United States | Massachusetts

For UX/UI Desgin

#73 in the United States

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,827

91. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For UX/UI Desgin

#74 in the United States

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

92. Clemson University

United States | South Carolina

For UX/UI Desgin

#75 in the United States

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 85%

93. Lehigh University

United States | Pennsylvania

For UX/UI Desgin

#76 in the United States

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,453

94. Seattle University

United States | Washington

For UX/UI Desgin

#77 in the United States

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $35,412

95. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For UX/UI Desgin

#78 in the United States

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,970

96. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

United States | Massachusetts

For UX/UI Desgin

#79 in the United States

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Net Price: $46,876
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $27,059

97. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For UX/UI Desgin

#80 in the United States

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

98. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For UX/UI Desgin

#81 in the United States

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

99. Mississippi State University

United States | Mississippi

For UX/UI Desgin

#82 in the United States

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

100. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For UX/UI Desgin

#83 in the United States

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723