Best of the Year 2019/20
World Brand Design Society Best of the Year league table ranking represents the top awarded design institutions in the field of consumer and corporate brand design in 2019/20.
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| RANK | PREVIOUS RANKING |
AGENCY | POINTS | AWARDS | LOCATION | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | SHORTLIST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | British Higher School of Art and Design | 9 | 3 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | Swinburne University of Technology | 8 | 2 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | Shillington College, Melbourne | 6 | 2 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | University of Hertfordshire | 5 | 1 | United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | Orita Sinclair School of Design and Music | 4 | 1 | Singapore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 6 | Nottingham Trent University | 3 | 1 | United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | 7 | George Brown College | 3 | 0 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | ESI Escuela Superior de Diseño de Valladolid | 2 | 0 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 9 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 2 | 0 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 10 | Hochschule Hannover | 2 | 0 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 11 | Norwich University of the Arts | 2 | 0 | United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | University of Leeds | 2 | 0 | United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 13 | Academy of Art University | 1 | 0 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 14 | ArtCenter College of Design | 1 | 0 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 15 | Ashesi University | 1 | 0 | Ghana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 16 | Athlone Institute of Technology | 1 | 0 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 17 | Barcelona School of Arts & Design | 1 | 0 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 18 | California State University Northridge | 1 | 0 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 19 | Central Saint Martins | 1 | 0 | United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 20 | Chulalongkorn University | 1 | 0 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 21 | Fu Jen Catholic University | 1 | 0 | Taiwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 22 | Hoseo University | 1 | 0 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 23 | Konkuk University | 1 | 0 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 24 | Korea National Transportation University | 1 | 0 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 25 | Loughborough University | 1 | 0 | United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | 26 | Manchester School of Art | 1 | 0 | United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 27 | New York City College of Technology | 1 | 0 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 28 | New York University | 1 | 0 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | 29 | Parsons School of Design | 1 | 0 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 30 | Yeditepe University | 1 | 0 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
