Academic Index Last updated: May 28, 2026

13 Best Universities in Bulgaria for Art & Design

If you are looking to study Art & Design in Bulgaria, our index highlights the top 13 domain-leading institutions. To determine these leaders, we isolated 5.3K specialized research publications which collectively generated 30.4K citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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Sofia

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

For Art & Design

#516 in Europe #1375 in the World

55% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

1888 Founded

2

Sofia

Technical University – Sofia

For Art & Design

#649 in Europe #1948 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

3

Plovdiv

Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”

For Art & Design

#822 in Europe #2881 in the World

67% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

4

Ruse

University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev”

For Art & Design

#899 in Europe #3310 in the World

41% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

5

Blagoevgrad

South-West University “Neofit Rilski”

For Art & Design

#908 in Europe #3358 in the World

29% Acceptance

91 Enrollment

1975 Founded

6

Veliko Tarnovo

St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo

For Art & Design

#935 in Europe #3497 in the World

63% Acceptance

91 Enrollment

1963 Founded

7

Stara Zagora

Trakia University

For Art & Design

#944 in Europe #3550 in the World

74% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

8

Shumen

Constantine of Preslav University of Shumen

For Art & Design

#1042 in Europe #4009 in the World

62% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

9

Sofia

New Bulgarian University

For Art & Design

#1054 in Europe #4080 in the World

58% Acceptance

91 Enrollment

1991 Founded

10

Sofia

University of National and World Economy

For Art & Design

#1111 in Europe #4383 in the World

48% Acceptance

21,534 Enrollment

1920 Founded

11

Sofia

University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy

For Art & Design

#1155 in Europe #4628 in the World

60% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded

12

Varna

Technical University – Varna

For Art & Design

#1192 in Europe #4815 in the World

46% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

13

Sofia

University of Forestry

For Art & Design

#1272 in Europe #5314 in the World

57% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded