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World Brand Design Society
Best Design Education Ranking 2025/26

Best Design Education Institution of the Year

World Brand Design Society Best Design Education Institution 2025/26 represents the world’s most awarded design student from the best design education institutions worldwide. The awards and ranking are in reference to the quality of work entered into the WBDS Student Design Awards for consumer and corporate brand design. More information about the awards can be found here: Student Design Awards

To all students who want to publish their work and help their design institution get listed on the WBDS Best Design Education Ranking 2026/27 and WBDS Global Design Education Ranking, register and enter the WBDS Awards here.

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RANK ORGANISATION POINTS AWARDS LOCATION
1 San Diego City College 107 53 United States
2 HSE Art and Design School 39 14 Russia
3 Media Design School 15 5 New Zealand
4 British Higher School of Art & Design 15 4 Russia
5 RMIT University Vietnam 13 6 Vietnam
6 Northern Arizona University 10 6 United States
7 Universidad Iberoamericana 10 5 Mexico
8 ArtCenter Extension (ACX) 9 4 United States
9 Foreign Trade University 9 4 Vietnam
10 Hanoi National University of Education 9 4 Vietnam
11 Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture 9 4 Vietnam
12 Lehigh University 9 4 United States
13 Van Lang University 9 4 Vietnam
14 ArtCenter College of Design 6 3 United States
15 FH Salzburg 6 2 Austria
16 LCI Barcelona 5 2 Spain
17 Pratt Institute 5 2 United States
18 Shillington Graphic Design 4 2 United States
19 University of Hertfordshire 4 2 United Kingdom
20 Hongik University 4 1 South Korea
21 Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design 3 1 Hungary
22 Royal College of Art 3 1 United Kingdom
23 School of Visual Arts 3 1 United States
24 Southern Utah University 3 1 United States
25 University of the Arts London – London College of Communication 3 1 United Kingdom
26 University of Westminster School of Media Arts & Design 3 1 United Kingdom
27 Bilkent University 2 1 Turkey
28 Budapest Metropolitan University 2 1 Hungary
29 California College of the Arts 2 1 United States
30 Haute École Albert Jacquard 2 1 France
31 Maryland Institute College of Art 2 1 United States
32 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) 2 1 Australia
33 SAE University College – Dubai 2 1 United Arab Emirates
34 Savannah College of Art and Design 2 1 United States
35 Syracuse University 2 1 United Kingdom
36 The One Academy Penang 2 1 Malaysia
37 University of Central Florida 2 1 United States
38 University of West London 2 1 United Kingdom
39 Washington University in St. Louis 2 1 United States
40 Wilson School of Design 2 1 Canada
41 Istituto Marangoni 1 1 United Arab Emirates
42 Nevada State University 1 1 United States
43 Universidad Europea – Creative Campus 1 1 Spain
44 Università di Roma La Sapienza 1 1 Italy
Rank Organisation Points Awards Location
1 San Diego City College 107 53 United States
2 HSE Art and Design School 39 14 Russia
3 Media Design School 15 5 New Zealand
4 British Higher School of Art & Design 15 4 Russia
5 RMIT University Vietnam 13 6 Vietnam
6 Northern Arizona University 10 6 United States
7 Universidad Iberoamericana 10 5 Mexico
8 ArtCenter Extension (ACX) 9 4 United States
9 Foreign Trade University 9 4 Vietnam
10 Hanoi National University of Education 9 4 Vietnam
11 Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture 9 4 Vietnam
12 Lehigh University 9 4 United States
13 Van Lang University 9 4 Vietnam
14 ArtCenter College of Design 6 3 United States
15 FH Salzburg 6 2 Austria
16 LCI Barcelona 5 2 Spain
17 Pratt Institute 5 2 United States
18 Shillington Graphic Design 4 2 United States
19 University of Hertfordshire 4 2 United Kingdom
20 Hongik University 4 1 South Korea
21 Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design 3 1 Hungary
22 Royal College of Art 3 1 United Kingdom
23 School of Visual Arts 3 1 United States
24 Southern Utah University 3 1 United States
25 University of the Arts London – London College of Communication 3 1 United Kingdom
26 University of Westminster School of Media Arts & Design 3 1 United Kingdom
27 Bilkent University 2 1 Turkey
28 Budapest Metropolitan University 2 1 Hungary
29 California College of the Arts 2 1 United States
30 Haute École Albert Jacquard 2 1 France
31 Maryland Institute College of Art 2 1 United States
32 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) 2 1 Australia
33 SAE University College – Dubai 2 1 United Arab Emirates
34 Savannah College of Art and Design 2 1 United States
35 Syracuse University 2 1 United Kingdom
36 The One Academy Penang 2 1 Malaysia
37 University of Central Florida 2 1 United States
38 University of West London 2 1 United Kingdom
39 Washington University in St. Louis 2 1 United States
40 Wilson School of Design 2 1 Canada
41 Istituto Marangoni 1 1 United Arab Emirates
42 Nevada State University 1 1 United States
43 Universidad Europea – Creative Campus 1 1 Spain
44 Università di Roma La Sapienza 1 1 Italy