Best Animation Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

United States | California

Stanford University

#2 in North America #2 in United States

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

2

United States | Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#6 in North America #6 in United States

5% Acceptance

4,535 Enrollment

1550 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

3

United States | Georgia, US

Georgia Institute of Technology

#51 in North America #47 in United States

14% Acceptance

1,070 Enrollment

1455 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

4

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

#33 in Europe #3 in Switzerland

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

5

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

#10 in Asia #4 in China

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

6

United States | Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University

#41 in North America #38 in United States

12% Acceptance

7,377 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1900 Founded

7

United States | California

University of California – Berkeley

#5 in North America #5 in United States

11% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

8

Canada | Ontario

University of Toronto

#12 in North America #1 in Canada

54% Acceptance

102,431 Enrollment

1827 Founded

9

Canada | British Columbia

University of British Columbia

#25 in North America #2 in Canada

52% Acceptance

71,201 Enrollment

1908 Founded

10

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

#20 in North America #19 in United States

42% Acceptance

37,140 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

11

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

#3 in Asia #1 in China

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

12

United States | Washington

University of Washington – Seattle

#8 in North America #8 in United States

39% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

13

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

#1 in Asia #1 in Japan

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

14

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

#5 in Asia #1 in Singapore

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

15

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

#11 in Asia #5 in China

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

16

United States | California

California Institute of Technology

#50 in North America #46 in United States

3% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

17

United States | California

University of California – Los Angeles

#11 in North America #11 in United States

9% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1919 Founded

18

United States | Michigan

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

#3 in North America #3 in United States

16% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1445 Avg SAT

1817 Founded

19

United States | Texas

Texas A&M University – College Station

#39 in North America #36 in United States

57% Acceptance

60,710 Enrollment

1275 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

20

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

#7 in Europe #1 in Switzerland

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

21

United States | California

University of California – Santa Barbara

#59 in North America #55 in United States

33% Acceptance

45,882 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1921 Founded

22

United States | New York State

Cornell University

#4 in North America #4 in United States

9% Acceptance

16,128 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

23

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

#45 in Asia #3 in South Korea

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

24

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

#1 in Europe #1 in United Kingdom

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

25

United States | Ohio

Ohio State University

#19 in North America #18 in United States

61% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1395 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

26

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

#8 in Asia #1 in Israel

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

27

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

#14 in Asia #1 in South Korea

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

28

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

#5 in Europe #5 in United Kingdom

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

29

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

#32 in Asia #3 in Israel

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

30

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

#13 in North America #12 in United States

5% Acceptance

1,947 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1740 Founded

31

United States | New Jersey

Princeton University

#22 in North America #21 in United States

5% Acceptance

5,813 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1746 Founded

32

United States | Texas

University of Texas at Austin

#28 in North America #26 in United States

27% Acceptance

43,165 Enrollment

1380 Avg SAT

1883 Founded

33

United States | Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin – Madison

#14 in North America #13 in United States

45% Acceptance

38,040 Enrollment

1450 Avg SAT

1848 Founded

34

United States | Utah

University of Utah

#44 in North America #41 in United States

86% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1850 Founded

35

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

#21 in Asia #2 in Singapore

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

36

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

#2 in Europe #2 in United Kingdom

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

37

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

#40 in Europe #5 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

38

China | Beijing

Beihang University

#56 in Asia #26 in China

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

39

United States | California

University of Southern California

#23 in North America #22 in United States

10% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1880 Founded

40

United States | Indiana

Purdue University

#37 in North America #34 in United States

50% Acceptance

44,819 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

41

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#27 in Asia #11 in China

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

42

Spain | Barcelona

Technical University of Catalonia

#128 in Europe #7 in Spain

51% Acceptance

29,812 Enrollment

43

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

#71 in Asia #29 in China

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

44

United States | North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#26 in North America #24 in United States

15% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1460 Avg SAT

1789 Founded

45

Canada | Alberta

University of Alberta

#49 in North America #4 in Canada

53% Acceptance

31,185 Enrollment

1908 Founded

46

United States | Illinois

Northwestern University

#27 in North America #25 in United States

8% Acceptance

9,399 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

47

United States | California

University of California-San Diego

#21 in North America #20 in United States

27% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1960 Founded

48

United States | Virginia

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

#62 in North America #58 in United States

55% Acceptance

31,035 Enrollment

1365 Avg SAT

1872 Founded

49

United States | California

University of California – Davis

#30 in North America #28 in United States

42% Acceptance

25,685 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1905 Founded

50

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

#17 in Europe #3 in Germany

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

51

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

#18 in North America #17 in United States

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

52

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

#26 in Asia #10 in Japan

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

53

Germany | Bavaria

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

#64 in Europe #13 in Germany

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

54

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

#88 in Asia #35 in China

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

55

Switzerland | Geneva

University of Geneva

#49 in Europe #4 in Switzerland

25% Acceptance

17,744 Enrollment

56

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

#34 in Asia #15 in China

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

57

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

#24 in Asia #9 in China

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

58

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

#12 in Asia #1 in Taiwan

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

59

United States | Maryland

University of Maryland – College Park

#33 in North America #30 in United States

45% Acceptance

31,133 Enrollment

1465 Avg SAT

1856 Founded

60

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

#13 in Asia #6 in China

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

61

United States | Minnesota

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

#15 in North America #14 in United States

80% Acceptance

15,019 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

62

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

RWTH Aachen University

#59 in Europe #12 in Germany

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

63

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

#7 in Asia #3 in China

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

64

United States | New York State

New York University

#17 in North America #16 in United States

9% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1831 Founded

65

United States | Illinois

University of Chicago

#16 in North America #15 in United States

4% Acceptance

7,598 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

66

China | Xi'an

Xidian University

#126 in Asia #47 in China

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

67

United States | Massachusetts

Harvard University

#1 in North America #1 in United States

4% Acceptance

1,489 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1636 Founded

68

Australia | Canberra

Australian National University

#6 in Oceania #6 in Australia

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1946 Founded

69

United Kingdom | England

University College London

#3 in Europe #3 in United Kingdom

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

70

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Stuttgart

#111 in Europe #24 in Germany

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

71

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

#4 in Oceania #4 in Australia

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

72

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

#10 in Europe #1 in Belgium

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

73

Canada | Ontario

University of Waterloo

#65 in North America #5 in Canada

54% Acceptance

16,092 Enrollment

1957 Founded

74

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

#22 in Asia #8 in China

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

75

Germany | Hesse

Darmstadt University of Technology

#123 in Europe #26 in Germany

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

76

United States | New Jersey

Rutgers University – New Brunswick

#32 in North America #29 in United States

58% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1405 Avg SAT

1766 Founded

77

China | Beijing

Peking University

#4 in Asia #2 in China

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

78

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

#61 in Europe #1 in France

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

79

United States | Rhode Island

Brown University

#54 in North America #50 in United States

5% Acceptance

7,910 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1764 Founded

80

Austria | Vienna

Vienna University of Technology

#162 in Europe #3 in Austria

34% Acceptance

29,341 Enrollment

1872 Founded

81

United States | New York State

Columbia University

#7 in North America #7 in United States

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1754 Founded

82

United States | Arizona

Arizona State University – Tempe

#45 in North America #42 in United States

90% Acceptance

38,313 Enrollment

970 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

83

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

#66 in Asia #3 in Taiwan

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

84

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

#28 in Asia #12 in China

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

85

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

#74 in Asia #31 in China

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

86

Canada | British Columbia

Simon Fraser University

#76 in North America #8 in Canada

77% Acceptance

15,999 Enrollment

1965 Founded

87

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

#33 in Asia #14 in China

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

88

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

#84 in Asia #33 in China

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

89

Canada | Quebec State

McGill University

#31 in North America #3 in Canada

46% Acceptance

37,888 Enrollment

1821 Founded

90

China | Shanghai

Shanghai University

#112 in Asia #42 in China

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

91

United States | Colorado

University of Colorado Boulder

#48 in North America #45 in United States

78% Acceptance

34,096 Enrollment

1335 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

92

Italy | Lombardy

Polytechnic University of Milan

#93 in Europe #7 in Italy

28% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1863 Founded

93

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

#59 in Asia #28 in China

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

94

China | Changsha

Hunan University

#110 in Asia #41 in China

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

95

Canada | Alberta

University of Calgary

#68 in North America #6 in Canada

55% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1966 Founded

96

China | Changsha

Central South University

#51 in Asia #23 in China

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

97

Sweden | Linkoping

Linkoping University

#117 in Europe #7 in Sweden

41% Acceptance

22,441 Enrollment

1975 Founded

98

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

Technical University of Denmark

#62 in Europe #3 in Denmark

38% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1829 Founded

99

United Kingdom | England

University of Surrey

#124 in Europe #31 in United Kingdom

32% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1966 Founded

100

United States | Connecticut

Yale University

#10 in North America #10 in United States

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1701 Founded

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