North America's best Web Design and Development universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Web Design and Development. A graph of 1.15M citations received by 37K academic papers made by 213 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 Web Design and Development

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

2. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Web Design and Development

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

3. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Web Design and Development

#3 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

4. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Web Design and Development

#4 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

5. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Web Design and Development

#5 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Web Design and Development

#6 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

7. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Web Design and Development

#7 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Web Design and Development

#8 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Web Design and Development

#9 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

10. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Web Design and Development

#10 in the United States

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 73%

11. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States | New York State

For Web Design and Development

#11 in the United States

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1443
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,887

12. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Web Design and Development

#12 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

13. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Web Design and Development

#13 in the United States

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

14. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Web Design and Development

#1 in Canada

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

15. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Web Design and Development

#14 in the United States

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

16. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Web Design and Development

#15 in the United States

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

17. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Web Design and Development

#16 in the United States

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

18. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Web Design and Development

#17 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,313

19. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Web Design and Development

#18 in the United States

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

20. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Web Design and Development

#19 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 79%

21. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Web Design and Development

#2 in Canada

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

22. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Web Design and Development

#20 in the United States

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

23. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Web Design and Development

#21 in the United States

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

24. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Web Design and Development

#22 in the United States

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

25. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Web Design and Development

#23 in the United States

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

26. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Web Design and Development

#3 in Canada

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

27. University of Maryland - Baltimore County

United States | Maryland

For Web Design and Development

#24 in the United States

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 93%

28. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Web Design and Development

#25 in the United States

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

29. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Web Design and Development

#26 in the United States

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

30. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Web Design and Development

#27 in the United States

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

31. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Web Design and Development

#28 in the United States

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

32. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Web Design and Development

#29 in the United States

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

33. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Web Design and Development

#4 in Canada

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

34. Wright State University

United States | Ohio

For Web Design and Development

#30 in the United States

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $8,942
Enrollment: 10,603

35. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Web Design and Development

#31 in the United States

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

36. Carleton University

Canada | Ontario

For Web Design and Development

#5 in Canada

#73 in the World

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

37. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Web Design and Development

#6 in Canada

#74 in the World

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

38. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Web Design and Development

#32 in the United States

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 69%

39. Old Dominion University

United States | Virginia

For Web Design and Development

#33 in the United States

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 94%

40. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Web Design and Development

#7 in Canada

#90 in the World

Founded: 1957

41. Syracuse University

United States | New York State

For Web Design and Development

#34 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $48,215

42. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Web Design and Development

#35 in the United States

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

43. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Web Design and Development

#36 in the United States

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

44. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Web Design and Development

#37 in the United States

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

45. New York University

United States | New York State

For Web Design and Development

#38 in the United States

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

46. Lehigh University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Web Design and Development

#39 in the United States

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,154

47. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Web Design and Development

#40 in the United States

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

48. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Web Design and Development

#8 in Canada

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

49. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Web Design and Development

#41 in the United States

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 99%

50. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Web Design and Development

#9 in Canada

#121 in the World

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

51. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Web Design and Development

#10 in Canada

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 35,612
Founded: 1841

52. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Web Design and Development

#42 in the United States

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

53. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Web Design and Development

#43 in the United States

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 57%

54. DePaul University

United States | Illinois

For Web Design and Development

#44 in the United States

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,135

55. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Web Design and Development

#45 in the United States

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1214
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

56. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Web Design and Development

#46 in the United States

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

57. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Web Design and Development

#47 in the United States

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

58. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Web Design and Development

#48 in the United States

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

59. Concordia University

Canada | Quebec State

For Web Design and Development

#11 in Canada

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

60. Drexel University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Web Design and Development

#49 in the United States

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,801

61. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Web Design and Development

#12 in Canada

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

62. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Web Design and Development

#50 in the United States

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

63. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Web Design and Development

#51 in the United States

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,636
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

64. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Web Design and Development

#13 in Canada

#178 in the World

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

65. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Web Design and Development

#52 in the United States

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $16,694

66. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Web Design and Development

#53 in the United States

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

67. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

United States | Wisconsin

For Web Design and Development

#54 in the United States

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,347

68. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Web Design and Development

#55 in the United States

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

69. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Web Design and Development

#56 in the United States

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

70. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Web Design and Development

#57 in the United States

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,981

71. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Web Design and Development

#58 in the United States

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

72. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Web Design and Development

#59 in the United States

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

73. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Web Design and Development

#60 in the United States

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

74. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Web Design and Development

#61 in the United States

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

75. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Web Design and Development

#62 in the United States

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

76. University of Texas at Arlington

United States | Texas

For Web Design and Development

#63 in the United States

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

77. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Web Design and Development

#64 in the United States

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

78. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Web Design and Development

#65 in the United States

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,256

79. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

United States | North Carolina

For Web Design and Development

#66 in the United States

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 75%

80. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Web Design and Development

#67 in the United States

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

81. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Web Design and Development

#68 in the United States

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 67%

82. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Web Design and Development

#69 in the United States

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

83. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Web Design and Development

#70 in the United States

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

84. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Web Design and Development

#71 in the United States

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 94%

85. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Web Design and Development

#72 in the United States

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

86. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Web Design and Development

#73 in the United States

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

87. University of North Texas

United States | Texas

For Web Design and Development

#74 in the United States

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

88. Binghamton University

United States | New York State

For Web Design and Development

#75 in the United States

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 79%

89. San Jose State University

United States | California

For Web Design and Development

#76 in the United States

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $12,353
Enrollment: 37,661

90. University of Texas at Dallas

United States | Texas

For Web Design and Development

#77 in the United States

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

91. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Web Design and Development

#14 in Canada

#276 in the World

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

92. Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Web Design and Development

#78 in the United States

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,083

93. Georgia State University

United States | Georgia

For Web Design and Development

#79 in the United States

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

94. Ryerson University

Canada | Ontario

For Web Design and Development

#15 in Canada

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

95. University of Louisville

United States | Kentucky

For Web Design and Development

#80 in the United States

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

96. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Web Design and Development

#81 in the United States

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

97. University of Victoria

Canada | British Columbia

For Web Design and Development

#16 in Canada

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

98. Rochester Institute of Technology

United States | New York State

For Web Design and Development

#82 in the United States

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,534

99. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

United States | Massachusetts

For Web Design and Development

#83 in the United States

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $47,372
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,545

100. Northeastern University

United States | Massachusetts

For Web Design and Development

#84 in the United States

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,207

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