Iceland Academy of the Arts Rankings

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Ranking Category
#6510 of 14,131 In the World
#1504 of 2,785 In Europe
#6 of 7 In Iceland
#3 of 3 In Reykjavik

Quick Review

Enrollment
350
Funding
Private
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Website
www.lhi.is
Languages
Icelandic
Acceptance rate
58%*

* The Iceland Academy of the Arts is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate (stúdentspróf), entrance examination and Portfolio
Academic CalendarAugust to July
Enrollment350

Research profile

Iceland Academy of the Arts has published 46 scientific papers with 66 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Philosophy, Engineering, Art & Design, Geography and Cartography, Fashion Design, Sociology, Political Science, and Law.

Publications
46
Citations
66

Iceland Academy of the Arts majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
32 / 28
Environmental Science
27 / 28
Philosophy
26 / 28
Engineering
24 / 49
Art & Design
23 / 26
Geography and Cartography
19 / 12
Fashion Design
18 / 25
Sociology
18 / 26
Political Science
17 / 22
Law
17 / 22
Computer Science
16 / 21
Physics
16 / 24
History
16 / 9
Aesthetics
14 / 25
Biology
13 / 9
Linguistics
13 / 12
Archaeology
13 / 9
Mathematics
11 / 15
Chemistry
10 / 4
Geology
10 / 10
Ecology
8 / 15
Literature
8 / 12
Business
8 / 21
Psychology
8 / 18
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
8 / 9
Statistics
8 / 15
Acoustical Engineering
7 / 11
Quantum and Particle physics
6 / 12
Management
5 / 17
Materials Science
5 / 2
Economics
5 / 13
Education Majors
5 / 12
Genetics
5 / 2
Paleontology
5 / 6
Optical Engineering
4 / 1
Library and Information science
4 / 0
Math Teachers
4 / 12
Anthropology
4 / 12
Biochemistry
4 / 2
Oceanography
4 / 4

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
2015 2 2
2016 0 3
2017 2 1
2018 1 6
2019 4 7
2020 6 3
2021 2 10
2022 7 8
2023 5 12
2024 11 14

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Iceland Academy of the Arts.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes No
Biology No No No
Business No No No
Chemistry No No No
Computer Science No No No
Economics No No No
Engineering No No No
Environmental Science No No No
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes No
Mathematics No No No
Medicine No No No
Physics No No No
Psychology No No No
Bakkalárpróf Acting, Architecture, Dance, Design, Fashion Design, Film, Fine Arts, Music, Music Education, Music Theory and Composition, Musical Instruments, Religious Music, Theatre, Visual Arts
Meistarapróf Architecture, Art Education, Art Management, Design, Fine Arts, Music Education, Music Theory and Composition, Performing Arts

Iceland Academy of the Arts faculties and divisions

Department/Division : Art Education Art Education
Department/Division : Design and Architecture Architecture, Design, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Textile Design
Department/Division : Fine Arts Fine Arts, Visual Arts
Department/Division : Music Music, Music Theory and Composition, Performing Arts, Religious Music
Department/Division : Theatre and Dance Acting, Dance, Theatre

General information

Alternative names Listaháskóli Íslands
Founded 1998
Accreditation Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation

Location and contacts

Address Skipholti 31
Reykjavík, 105
Iceland
City population 140,000

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