List of top 25 universities by Arts and Design based on QS World University Rankings
https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2017/art-design
| Rank | Institution | Overall Score | Academic reputation | Employer reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal College of Art | 98.4 | 100 | 84.1 |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | 92.1 | 91.5 | 97.5 |
| 3 | Parsons School of Design at The New School | 91.9 | 95 | 64.4 |
| 4 | Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) | 90.7 | 94.6 | 56 |
| 5 | Pratt Institute | 88.1 | 90.9 | 62.5 |
| 6 | University of the Arts London | 85.5 | 88.7 | 56.9 |
| 7 | Politecnico di Milano | 85.3 | 85.8 | 80.5 |
| 7 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) | 85.3 | 91 | 34.4 |
| 9 | California Institute of the Arts | 83.2 | 85.3 | 64.2 |
| 10 | Stanford University | 83.1 | 81.8 | 94.6 |
| 11 | University of Oxford | 81.8 | 79.8 | 100 |
| 12 | Yale University | 81.6 | 80.6 | 90.2 |
| 13 | Aalto University | 81.4 | 83.7 | 60.5 |
| 14 | Carnegie Mellon University | 81.1 | 81.4 | 78.1 |
| 15 | Goldsmiths, University of London | 80.8 | 81 | 78.9 |
| 16 | Art Center College of Design | 80.4 | 83.4 | 52.9 |
| 17 | RMIT University | 79.5 | 80.1 | 73.9 |
| 18 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | 79.3 | 78.3 | 87.9 |
| 19 | The Glasgow School of Art | 78.8 | 83.7 | 34.3 |
| 20 | Columbia University | 78.1 | 77.4 | 84 |
| 21 | School of Visual Arts (SVA) | 77.9 | 78.5 | 72.4 |
| 22 | California College of the Arts | 77.8 | 80.1 | 57.5 |
| 23 | New York University (NYU) | 77.4 | 76.8 | 82.5 |
| 24 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) | 76.4 | 74.9 | 89.9 |
| 25 | Tsinghua University | 75.5 | 74.1 | 88.3 |