In order to qualify for inclusion in the QS World University Rankings®, - Art &, Design 2015, universities must offer a course or the option to specialize in these disciplines, and meet the discipline specific threshold for papers published.
Rank 2015
Rank 2014
Institution
Country
Academic
Employer
Citations
Score
1
Royal College of Art
United Kingdom
100
60
96
2
Parsons The New School
United States
92.7
76.9
91.1
3
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
United States
92.5
62.6
89.5
4
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States
88.7
94
89.2
5
Pratt Institute
United States
90.5
64.4
87.9
6
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
United States
90.7
43
85.9
7
California Institute of the Arts
United States
88.8
52
85.1
8
University of the Arts London
United Kingdom
85.3
76
84.4
9
Art Center College of Design
United States
87.9
52
84.3
10
Glasgow School of Art (GSA)
United Kingdom
86.6
43
82.2
11
Politecnico di Milano
Italy
82.4
79.8
82.1
12
Goldsmiths, University of London
United Kingdom
82.4
74.4
81.6
13
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
78.7
100
80.8
14
Aalto University
Finland
80.8
60.3
78.8
15
Yale University
United States
77.5
89.4
78.7
16
Carnegie Mellon University
United States
78.6
75.3
78.3
17
Stanford University
United States
76.3
94.1
78.1
18
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States
76.3
88.6
77.5
19
Design Academy Eindhoven
Netherlands
78.6
59.1
76.7
20
RMIT University
Australia
76.3
78.1
76.5
21
Columbia University
United States
74.5
85.3
75.6
22
New York University (NYU)
United States
74.5
84.1
75.5
22
Universidad Nacional Autó,noma de Mé,xico (UNAM)
Mexico
74
89.2
75.5
24
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong
74.1
86.2
75.3
25
The University of New South Wales
Australia
73.8
82.8
74.7
26
Tsinghua University
China
71.9
94.4
74.2
27
Ravensbourne
United Kingdom
74.3
61.3
73
28
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
China
70.4
92.3
72.6
29
Pontificia Universidad Cató,lica de Chile
Chile
71.8
79
72.5
30
School of Visual Arts (SVA)
United States
74.4
52
72.2
31
Tecnoló,gico de Monterrey (ITESM)
Mexico
70.4
85.4
71.9
32
É,cole Nationale Supé,rieure de Cré,ation Industrielle, ENSCI Les Ateliers
France
75
43
71.8
32
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Argentina
71.2
76.9
71.8
34
Universidade de Sã,o Paulo (USP)
Brazil
70.5
82.8
71.7
35
Savannah College of Art and Design
United States
72.3
62.6
71.3
36
Cranbrook Academy of Art
United States
74.3
43
71.2
37
California College of the Arts
United States
74.2
43
71.1
38
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore
68.4
93.1
70.9
39
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK)
Netherlands
73.7
43
70.6
40
Loughborough University
United Kingdom
69.6
75.4
70.2
41
National Taiwan University (NTU)
Taiwan
67.9
87.9
69.9
42
Auckland University of Technology
New Zealand
68.6
78.6
69.6
42
Royal University College of Fine Arts
Sweden
72.5
43
69.6
44
Academy of Fine Arts
Czech Republic
72.3
43.6
69.4
45
Emily Carr University of Art and Design
Canada
71.5
48.2
69.2
45
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Singapore
67.5
84.1
69.2
47
Seoul National University
Korea, South
66.6
88.6
68.8
47
University of Chicago
United States
68.3
72.8
68.8
49
The University of Melbourne
Australia
66.7
87.1
68.7
50
Monash University
Australia
66.9
83.7
68.6
51-100
Arizona State University
United States
66
61.5
51-100
Australian National University
Australia
63
91
51-100
Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)
Indonesia
66.4
59.1
51-100
Brown University
United States
63.5
75.6
51-100
Concordia University
Canada
62.3
67.4
51-100
Cornell University
United States
61.5
81.8
51-100
Curtin University
Australia
66.4
65.5
51-100
Griffith University
Australia
63
72.5
51-100
Hartford Institute
Singapore
63.1
58.7
51-100
Haute Ecole d'art et de design de Genè,ve (HEAD)
Switzerland
68.4
43
51-100
Hongik University
Korea, South
63.1
63.1
51-100
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)
India
65.5
69.6
51-100
Kingston University, London
United Kingdom
68.1
71.6
51-100
Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design
Sweden
70.1
51.4
51-100
Lancaster University
United Kingdom
63.7
65.1
51-100
National College of Art and Design
Ireland
68.2
37.4
51-100
National Taiwan University of Science And Technology (formerly National Taiwan Institute of Technology)
Taiwan
63.5
72
51-100
Peking University
China
62.1
89.7
51-100
Pontificia Universidade Cató,lica de Sã,o Paulo (PUC -SP)
Brazil
63.1
68.8
51-100
Princeton University
United States
66.3
84.8
51-100
Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts
China
68.3
43
51-100
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research Academy (SASTRA)
India
72
19.8
51-100
Swinburne University of Technology
Australia
64.6
77.6
51-100
The University of Auckland
New Zealand
64.7
89
51-100
The University of Sydney
Australia
65.6
93.4
51-100
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom
66.4
75.4
51-100
Umeå, University
Sweden
66.4
67.4
51-100
University Complutense Madrid
Spain
60
85.7
51-100
Universidad de Chile
Chile
64.6
75.8
51-100
Universidad de Los Andes Colombia
Colombia
62.4
72.3
51-100
Universidad de Palermo
Argentina
62.3
66.6
51-100
Universidad de Santiago de Chile - USACH
Chile
62.5
68.3
51-100
Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA)
Mexico
62.1
79.7
51-100
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Colombia
65.8
78.1
51-100
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Brazil
62.9
71.9
51-100
Universitä,t der Kü,nste Berlin
Germany
71.8
51-100
Université, Paris 1 Panthé,on-Sorbonne
France
62.9
81
51-100
University of Brighton
United Kingdom
65.4
62.6
51-100
University of British Columbia
Canada
63.2
77.7
51-100
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
United States
63.5
71.6
51-100
University of Canterbury
New Zealand
61.3
75.7
51-100
University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business