Best Universities for Product / Industrial Design in North America

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Product and Industrial Design. A graph of 770M citations received by 24.2M academic papers made by 158 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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

2. Stanford University

For Product and Industrial Design

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

3. Carnegie Mellon University

For Product and Industrial Design

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$37,450

4. Pennsylvania State University

For Product and Industrial Design

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

5. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Product and Industrial Design

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
72%

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Product and Industrial Design

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

7. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Product and Industrial Design

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

8. Michigan State University

For Product and Industrial Design

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

9. University of Texas at Austin

For Product and Industrial Design

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

10. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Product and Industrial Design

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
78%

11. Purdue University

For Product and Industrial Design

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
73%

12. McMaster University

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in Canada
#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
30,117
Founded
1887

13. University of California - Berkeley

For Product and Industrial Design

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

14. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Product and Industrial Design

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,070

15. Harvard University

For Product and Industrial Design

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

16. University of Southern California

For Product and Industrial Design

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

17. University of Pennsylvania

For Product and Industrial Design

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

18. University of Maryland - College Park

For Product and Industrial Design

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

19. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Product and Industrial Design

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
74%

20. Northeastern University

For Product and Industrial Design

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,927

21. University of Calgary

For Product and Industrial Design

#2 in Canada
#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

22. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Product and Industrial Design

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

23. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Product and Industrial Design

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

24. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Product and Industrial Design

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

25. Iowa State University

For Product and Industrial Design

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

26. University of Washington - Seattle

For Product and Industrial Design

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

27. McGill University

For Product and Industrial Design

#3 in Canada
#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
40,036
Founded
1821

28. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Product and Industrial Design

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
60%

29. University of Toronto

For Product and Industrial Design

#4 in Canada
#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
95,055
Founded
1827

30. Ohio State University

For Product and Industrial Design

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

31. Carleton University

For Product and Industrial Design

#5 in Canada
#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
27,823
Founded
1942

32. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Product and Industrial Design

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

33. Wayne State University

For Product and Industrial Design

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
99%

34. Drexel University

For Product and Industrial Design

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$26,076

35. University of Chicago

For Product and Industrial Design

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

36. Boston University

For Product and Industrial Design

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$25,852

37. Stevens Institute of Technology

For Product and Industrial Design

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,828

38. Syracuse University

For Product and Industrial Design

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,545

39. University of Cincinnati

For Product and Industrial Design

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
85%

40. University of Connecticut

For Product and Industrial Design

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

41. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Product and Industrial Design

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

42. Missouri University of Science and Technology

For Product and Industrial Design

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
98%

43. Northwestern University

For Product and Industrial Design

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

44. Temple University

For Product and Industrial Design

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$11,292
Enrollment
35,626

45. Clemson University

For Product and Industrial Design

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
87%

46. University at Buffalo

For Product and Industrial Design

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

47. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Product and Industrial Design

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$13,432

48. University of California - Los Angeles

For Product and Industrial Design

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

49. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Product and Industrial Design

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

50. University of Arizona

For Product and Industrial Design

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

51. Southern Methodist University

For Product and Industrial Design

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$41,986

52. Columbia University

For Product and Industrial Design

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

53. New York University

For Product and Industrial Design

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$50,991

54. University of California - Davis

For Product and Industrial Design

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

55. Dartmouth College

For Product and Industrial Design

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,078

56. University of Houston

For Product and Industrial Design

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
85%

57. Oregon State University

For Product and Industrial Design

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

58. George Washington University

For Product and Industrial Design

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,240

59. University of Iowa

For Product and Industrial Design

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
87%

60. University of Pittsburgh

For Product and Industrial Design

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
78%

61. University of Waterloo

For Product and Industrial Design

#6 in Canada
#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

62. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Product and Industrial Design

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

63. Texas Tech University

For Product and Industrial Design

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

64. University of Windsor

For Product and Industrial Design

#7 in Canada
#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
16,092
Founded
1857

65. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Product and Industrial Design

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

66. University of British Columbia

For Product and Industrial Design

#8 in Canada
#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
59,659
Founded
1908

67. University of Virginia

For Product and Industrial Design

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
63%

68. University of Rhode Island

For Product and Industrial Design

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
97%

69. Case Western Reserve University

For Product and Industrial Design

#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,166

70. Concordia University

For Product and Industrial Design

#9 in Canada
#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1974

71. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

For Product and Industrial Design

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Net Price
$48,230
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$23,821

72. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Product and Industrial Design

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

73. University of Central Florida

For Product and Industrial Design

#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

74. New Jersey Institute of Technology

For Product and Industrial Design

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

75. University of Utah

For Product and Industrial Design

#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
89%

76. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Product and Industrial Design

#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

77. Polytechnic School of Montreal

For Product and Industrial Design

#10 in Canada
#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
9,476
Founded
1873

78. University of Florida

For Product and Industrial Design

#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

79. Michigan Technological University

For Product and Industrial Design

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1233
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
99%

80. Georgia State University

For Product and Industrial Design

#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

81. Cornell University

For Product and Industrial Design

#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

82. Duke University

For Product and Industrial Design

#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

83. Pace University

For Product and Industrial Design

#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$30,632

84. University of Toledo

For Product and Industrial Design

#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

85. University of Kentucky

For Product and Industrial Design

#230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

86. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Product and Industrial Design

#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

87. University of Rochester

For Product and Industrial Design

#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,125

88. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Product and Industrial Design

#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

89. Rochester Institute of Technology

For Product and Industrial Design

#253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$35,012

90. Seattle University

For Product and Industrial Design

#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$36,671

91. University of Texas at Dallas

For Product and Industrial Design

#261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$15,140
Enrollment
29,696

92. University of California - Irvine

For Product and Industrial Design

#265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

93. University of Alberta

For Product and Industrial Design

#11 in Canada
#266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1908

94. Western University

For Product and Industrial Design

#12 in Canada
#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
27,300
Founded
1878

95. Yale University

For Product and Industrial Design

#272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

96. Northern Illinois University

For Product and Industrial Design

#275 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$13,008
Enrollment
16,234

97. University of Missouri - Kansas City

For Product and Industrial Design

#276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
92%

98. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Product and Industrial Design

#279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
95%

99. Florida International University

For Product and Industrial Design

#280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
96%

100. University of Miami

For Product and Industrial Design

#285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$34,492