Best Graphic Design Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

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

2

United States | Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University

#41 in North America #38 in United States

12% Acceptance

7,377 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1900 Founded

3

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

4

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

5

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Glasgow

#18 in Europe #8 in United Kingdom

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

6

United States | Indiana

Purdue University

#37 in North America #34 in United States

50% Acceptance

44,819 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

7

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

#18 in North America #17 in United States

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

8

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

9

United States | Kansas State

University of Kansas

#83 in North America #73 in United States

93% Acceptance

15,019 Enrollment

1185 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

10

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

11

Australia | St Lucia

University of Queensland

#3 in Oceania #3 in Australia

70% Acceptance

48,771 Enrollment

1909 Founded

12

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

#4 in Oceania #4 in Australia

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

13

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

14

United States | California

Stanford University

#2 in North America #2 in United States

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

15

Canada | Alberta

University of Alberta

#49 in North America #4 in Canada

53% Acceptance

31,185 Enrollment

1908 Founded

16

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

17

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

#7 in Europe #1 in Switzerland

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

18

United States | Florida

Florida State University

#80 in North America #70 in United States

24% Acceptance

6,768 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

19

New Zealand | Auckland

University of Auckland

#7 in Oceania #1 in New Zealand

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1883 Founded

20

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

21

United States | Georgia, US

University of Georgia

#58 in North America #54 in United States

38% Acceptance

3,177 Enrollment

1375 Avg SAT

1785 Founded

22

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

#2 in Europe #2 in United Kingdom

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

#17 in Europe #3 in Germany

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

27

China | Hong Kong

Education University of Hong Kong

#491 in Asia #136 in China

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

28

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

#21 in Asia #2 in Singapore

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

29

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh

#36 in North America #33 in United States

58% Acceptance

25,900 Enrollment

1370 Avg SAT

1787 Founded

30

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

#24 in Asia #9 in China

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

31

Canada | Alberta

University of Calgary

#68 in North America #6 in Canada

55% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1966 Founded

32

Canada | Ontario

University of Toronto

#12 in North America #1 in Canada

54% Acceptance

102,431 Enrollment

1827 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 | Texas

University of Texas at Austin

#28 in North America #26 in United States

27% Acceptance

43,165 Enrollment

1380 Avg SAT

1883 Founded

35

United States | Utah

Brigham Young University – Provo

#108 in North America #95 in United States

68% Acceptance

32,701 Enrollment

1365 Avg SAT

1875 Founded

36

United States | North Carolina

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

#47 in North America #44 in United States

42% Acceptance

28,422 Enrollment

1385 Avg SAT

1887 Founded

37

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

38

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

39

Australia | Sydney

University of Sydney

#2 in Oceania #2 in Australia

71% Acceptance

63,602 Enrollment

1850 Founded

40

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

41

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

#1 in Europe #1 in United Kingdom

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

42

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

43

Netherlands | Enschede

University of Twente

#121 in Europe #11 in Netherlands

51% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

44

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

45

Canada | Quebec State

McGill University

#31 in North America #3 in Canada

46% Acceptance

37,888 Enrollment

1821 Founded

46

United States | Massachusetts

Harvard University

#1 in North America #1 in United States

4% Acceptance

1,489 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1636 Founded

47

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

#10 in Europe #1 in Belgium

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

48

United Kingdom | England

University College London

#3 in Europe #3 in United Kingdom

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

49

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

50

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

#5 in Europe #5 in United Kingdom

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

51

United Kingdom | England

Durham University

#97 in Europe #23 in United Kingdom

46% Acceptance

19,520 Enrollment

1832 Founded

52

Germany | Hesse

Darmstadt University of Technology

#123 in Europe #26 in Germany

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

53

Canada | British Columbia

Simon Fraser University

#76 in North America #8 in Canada

77% Acceptance

15,999 Enrollment

1965 Founded

54

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

#10 in Asia #4 in China

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

55

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

#3 in Asia #1 in China

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

56

China | Beijing

Beijing Normal University

#44 in Asia #20 in China

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

57

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

#5 in Asia #1 in Singapore

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

58

Netherlands | Eindhoven

Eindhoven University of Technology

#112 in Europe #10 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

13,069 Enrollment

1956 Founded

59

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

#28 in Asia #12 in China

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

60

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

#7 in Asia #3 in China

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

61

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

62

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

#40 in Europe #5 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

63

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

Technical University of Denmark

#62 in Europe #3 in Denmark

38% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1829 Founded

64

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

#8 in Europe #6 in United Kingdom

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

65

United States | Missouri

University of Missouri – Columbia

#73 in North America #67 in United States

78% Acceptance

24,449 Enrollment

1240 Avg SAT

1839 Founded

66

China | Beijing

Peking University

#4 in Asia #2 in China

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

67

United States | Iowa State

Iowa State University

#57 in North America #53 in United States

89% Acceptance

25,628 Enrollment

1240 Avg SAT

1858 Founded

68

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

69

United States | Indiana

Indiana University – Bloomington

#94 in North America #82 in United States

78% Acceptance

6,885 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1820 Founded

70

Canada | British Columbia

University of British Columbia

#25 in North America #2 in Canada

52% Acceptance

71,201 Enrollment

1908 Founded

71

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

#4 in Europe #4 in United Kingdom

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

72

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

#24 in Europe #2 in Denmark

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

73

United States | Florida

University of Florida

#24 in North America #23 in United States

24% Acceptance

36,573 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

74

United States | New York State

University at Buffalo

#85 in North America #75 in United States

74% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1295 Avg SAT

1846 Founded

75

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

#13 in North America #12 in United States

5% Acceptance

1,947 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1740 Founded

76

United States | Michigan

Michigan State University

#34 in North America #31 in United States

85% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1270 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

77

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

Catholic University of Louvain

#96 in Europe #4 in Belgium

34% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1425 Founded

78

Canada | Ontario

University of Waterloo

#65 in North America #5 in Canada

54% Acceptance

16,092 Enrollment

1957 Founded

79

Austria | Vienna

Vienna University of Technology

#162 in Europe #3 in Austria

34% Acceptance

29,341 Enrollment

1872 Founded

80

Australia | Clayton

Monash University

#5 in Oceania #5 in Australia

73% Acceptance

78,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

81

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

#31 in Europe #2 in Italy

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

82

United States | California

University of California – Irvine

#46 in North America #43 in United States

29% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1965 Founded

83

United States | Texas

University of Houston

#106 in North America #93 in United States

74% Acceptance

39,257 Enrollment

1250 Avg SAT

1927 Founded

84

United States | Utah

Utah State University

#138 in North America #119 in United States

92% Acceptance

10,813 Enrollment

1180 Avg SAT

1888 Founded

85

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

#1 in Asia #1 in Japan

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

86

Australia | Melbourne

University of Melbourne

#1 in Oceania #1 in Australia

77% Acceptance

77,162 Enrollment

1853 Founded

87

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

#63 in Europe #7 in Netherlands

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

88

United States | California

San Diego State University

#143 in North America #124 in United States

36% Acceptance

42,003 Enrollment

1125 Avg SAT

1897 Founded

89

Canada | Nova Scotia

Dalhousie University

#110 in North America #14 in Canada

82% Acceptance

30,867 Enrollment

1818 Founded

90

Finland | Tampere

University of Tampere

#135 in Europe #2 in Finland

12% Acceptance

18,400 Enrollment

1925 Founded

91

United States | Virginia

George Mason University

#112 in North America #98 in United States

87% Acceptance

6,353 Enrollment

1260 Avg SAT

1957 Founded

92

United States | Illinois

Northwestern University

#27 in North America #25 in United States

8% Acceptance

9,399 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

93

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

#38 in Europe #13 in United Kingdom

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

94

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

#100 in Europe #2 in France

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

95

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

96

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

#6 in Europe #1 in Germany

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

97

Sweden | Uppsala

Uppsala University

#25 in Europe #2 in Sweden

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

98

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Stuttgart

#111 in Europe #24 in Germany

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

99

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago

#69 in North America #63 in United States

77% Acceptance

22,495 Enrollment

1240 Avg SAT

1858 Founded

100

United States | Texas

Rice University

#92 in North America #80 in United States

8% Acceptance

4,789 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

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