Art Center College of Design: Rankings

Updated: March 02, 2025

The Art Center College of Design ranked 1007th in the United States, 3857th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in 12 research topics. The Art Center College of Design ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 186 academic publications and 1,090 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 65 notable alumni.

Ranking	Category
#3857 of 14,131	In the World
#1078 of 2,597	In North America
#1007 of 2,496	In the United States
#87 of 249	In California
#3 of 7	In Pasadena
#696 of 1,071	For Photography
#5006 of 5,966	For Art & Design
#6079 of 6,395	For History
#755 of 7,918	For Alumni Impact
#1049 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 1543rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 6463rd in the World with 134 publications made and 736 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, History, Philosophy, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking	Location
#1543 of 1,761	In the United States
#1631 of 1,852	In North America
#6463 of 7,081	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
1992	2	1
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	12
2012	4	20
2013	5	24
2014	5	31
2015	8	28
2016	6	42
2017	5	26
2018	3	47
2019	7	51
2020	12	97
2021	12	72
2022	6	57
2023	7	65
2024	9	79

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	1417	1503	6079
Law	1455	1539	6101
Political Science	1448	1533	6126
Philosophy	1464	1551	6227
Sociology	1514	1601	6305

Art & Design rankings

The Art Center College of Design ranked 1151st for Art & Design in the United States and 5006th in the World with 81 publications made and 338 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
#1151 of 1,361	In the United States
#1229 of 1,444	In North America
#5006 of 5,966	In the World

Art Center College of Design
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year	Art & Design publications	Art & Design citations
1992	2	1
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	6
2012	3	12
2013	4	11
2014	4	18
2015	2	12
2016	4	17
2017	2	10
2018	1	19
2019	3	19
2020	8	32
2021	7	28
2022	3	27
2023	2	29
2024	2	24