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Art & Design

Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020: Art & Design.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).
Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.
You can also use our Course Matching Tool to identify the right degree for you. Simply answer a few simple questions about your academic record and what matters most to you when choosing a university and we’ll recommend the specific degree programs which suit you best.
Interested in other courses besides art & design? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 cover 48 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.

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Overall Score: 98.9
Royal College of Art Royal College of Art
location London, United Kingdom
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Employer Reputation

89.4

Academic Reputation

100

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Overall Score: 95.4

Employer Reputation

88.6

Academic Reputation

96.2

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Overall Score: 92.3

Employer Reputation

84.1

Academic Reputation

93.2

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Overall Score: 90.7

Employer Reputation

79.2

Academic Reputation

92

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Overall Score: 88.4

Employer Reputation

98.9

Academic Reputation

87.2

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Overall Score: 87.2

Employer Reputation

89.1

Academic Reputation

87

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Overall Score: 86.4

Employer Reputation

60.3

Academic Reputation

89.3

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Overall Score: 84.3
The Glasgow School of Art The Glasgow School of Art
location Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Employer Reputation

71

Academic Reputation

85.8

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Overall Score: 83.7

Employer Reputation

58.9

Academic Reputation

86.5

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Overall Score: 81.9
Pratt Institute Pratt Institute
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

63.9

Academic Reputation

83.9

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Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.7
RMIT University RMIT University
location Melbourne, Australia
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Employer Reputation

91.4

Academic Reputation

80.6

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Overall Score: 81.4

Employer Reputation

69.7

Academic Reputation

82.7

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Overall Score: 81.1
Tongji University Tongji University
location Shanghai, China (Mainland)
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Employer Reputation

64.8

Academic Reputation

82.9

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Rank 14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.8

Employer Reputation

72.5

Academic Reputation

81.7

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Overall Score: 80.3

Employer Reputation

76.2

Academic Reputation

80.7

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Overall Score: 79.2
Stanford University Stanford University
location Stanford, United States
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Employer Reputation

96.5

Academic Reputation

77.3

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Overall Score: 79.1
Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University
location Pittsburgh, United States
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Employer Reputation

76.6

Academic Reputation

79.4

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Overall Score: 78.3
Design Academy Eindhoven Design Academy Eindhoven
location Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Employer Reputation

38

Academic Reputation

82.8

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Overall Score: 78.2
Tsinghua University Tsinghua University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
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Employer Reputation

90.9

Academic Reputation

76.8

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Overall Score: 77.3
California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the Arts
location Santa Clarita, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

61.5

Academic Reputation

79.1

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Overall Score: 77

Employer Reputation

60.2

Academic Reputation

78.9

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Rank 22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.7

Employer Reputation

50.8

Academic Reputation

79.6

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Overall Score: 75.1

Employer Reputation

86.7

Academic Reputation

73.8

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Overall Score: 74
Loughborough University Loughborough University
location Loughborough, United Kingdom
QS stars 5+ QS Stars

Employer Reputation

70.4

Academic Reputation

74.4

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Overall Score: 73.8
California College of the Arts California College of the Arts
location San Francisco, United States
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Employer Reputation

58.5

Academic Reputation

75.5

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Rank 26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 73.4

Employer Reputation

55.2

Academic Reputation

75.4

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Rank 27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 73.2

Employer Reputation

50.8

Academic Reputation

75.7

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Overall Score: 73

Employer Reputation

6.2

Academic Reputation

80.4

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Overall Score: 73
School of Visual Arts (SVA) School of Visual Arts (SVA)
location New York City, United States
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Employer Reputation

72.4

Academic Reputation

73.1

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Overall Score: 72.2

Employer Reputation

91.3

Academic Reputation

70.1

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