Art Center College of Design: Rankings

Updated: March 15, 2026

The Art Center College of Design ranked 977th in the United States, 3710th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in 13 research topics. The Art Center College of Design ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 190 academic publications and 1,191 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 72 notable alumni.

Ranking	Category
#3710 of 14,131	In the World
#1049 of 2,597	In North America
#977 of 2,496	In the United States
#87 of 249	In California
#3 of 7	In Pasadena
#713 of 1,101	For Photography
#5015 of 6,010	For Art & Design
#6099 of 6,424	For History
#743 of 8,074	For Alumni Impact
#1005 of 14,131	For Non-academic Prominence

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Art Center College of Design ranked 1540th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 6472nd in the World with 137 publications made and 793 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, History, Philosophy, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking	Location
#1540 of 1,763	In the United States
#1629 of 1,854	In North America
#6472 of 7,088	In the World

Art Center College of Design
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year	Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications	Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993	1	0
1994	1	0
1995	0	0
1996	0	0
1997	1	1
1998	1	0
1999	0	0
2000	0	1
2001	2	2
2002	0	1
2003	0	3
2004	4	2
2005	1	4
2006	1	5
2007	9	7
2008	2	2
2009	5	4
2010	9	9
2011	5	11
2012	4	20
2013	5	23
2014	5	31
2015	8	27
2016	6	42
2017	5	26
2018	3	47
2019	7	51
2020	12	96
2021	12	72
2022	6	56
2023	7	66
2024	9	82
2025	4	78

The following table provides academic rankings for The Art Center College of Design in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield	United States ranking	North America ranking	World rank
History	1418	1504	6099
Law	1456	1541	6125
Political Science	1451	1537	6150
Philosophy	1463	1550	6244
Sociology	1511	1598	6311

Art & Design rankings

The Art Center College of Design ranked 1149th for Art & Design in the United States and 5015th in the World with 83 publications made and 360 citations received. Main research topic: Photography.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking	Location
#1149 of 1,369	In the United States
#1227 of 1,454	In North America
#5015 of 6,010	In the World

Art Center College of Design
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year	Art & Design publications	Art & Design citations
1993	1	0
1994	1	0
1995	0	0
1996	0	0
1997	3	1
1998	1	1
1999	0	1
2000	0	2
2001	1	1
2002	0	0
2003	0	3
2004	3	2
2005	1	3
2006	0	2
2007	8	4
2008	1	2
2009	5	3
2010	4	3
2011	4	5
2012	3	12
2013	4	11
2014	4	18
2015	2	12
2016	4	17
2017	2	10
2018	1	19
2019	3	18
2020	8	32
2021	7	28
2022	3	27
2023	2	29
2024	2	24
2025	2	23