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World Brand Design Society
Global Design Education Ranking

The World’s Best Design Education Institutions

World Brand Design Society Global Design Education Ranking 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

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RANK ORGANISATION POINTS AWARDS LOCATION
1 HSE Art & Design School 101 40 Russia
2 San Diego City College 73 37 United States
3 British Higher School of Art & Design 43 13 Russia
4 ArtCenter College of Design 29 14 United States
5 ELISAVA – Barcelona School of Design and Engineering 28 6 Spain
6 University of Hertfordshire 27 11 United Kingdom
7 Art Academy of Latvia 16 4 Latvia
8 Norwich University of the Arts 13 5 United Kingdom
9 Vilnius Academy of Arts 13 3 Lithuania
10 LABASAD Barcelona Schoo of Arts & Design 12 4 Spain
11 Swinburne University of Technology 11 3 Australia
12 Shillington Education AUS 9 3 Australia
13 Shillington Education UK 7 4 United Kingdom
14 University of Central Lancashire 7 2 United Kingdom
15 Temasek Polytechnic 6 3 Singapore
16 Loughborough University 5 2 United Kingdom
17 School of Visual Arts 4 2 United States
18 Pratt Institute 3 3 United States
19 Kyonggi University 3 2 South Korea
20 University of Kansas 3 2 United States
21 California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) 3 1 United States
22 Institut Teknologi Batam 3 1 Indonesia
23 Kingston University 3 1 United Kingdom
24 Miami AD School Europe Georgia 3 1 Georgia
25 Orita Sinclair School of Design and Music 3 1 Singapore
26 University Of Georgia 3 1 Germany
27 Savannah College of Art and Design 2 2 United States
28 Bilkent University 2 1 Turkey
29 Domus Academy 2 1 Italy
30 ESDi Escola Superior de Disseny 2 1 Spain
31 Estonian Academy of Arts 2 1 Estonia
32 Hong Kong Polytechnic University 2 1 Hong Kong SAR China
33 Jinwen University of Science & Technology 2 1 Taiwan
34 Melbourne Polytechnic 2 1 Australia
35 Nottingham Trent University 2 1 United Kingdom
36 NYU Tisch School of the Arts 2 1 United States
37 Politecnico di Milano 2 1 Italy
38 Syracuse University – School of Design 2 1 United States
39 Texas Christian University 2 1 United States
40 Tokyo International University 2 1 Japan
41 Universidad Iberoamericana 2 1 Mexico
42 University of New South Wales 2 1 United Kingdom
43 University of Wisconsin Stout 2 1 United States
44 Bang Bang Education 1 1 Russia
45 Budapest Metropolitan University 1 1 Hungary
46 HMKW – University of Applied Sciences for Media, Communication and Business 1 1 Germany
47 Istanbul Technical University 1 1 Turkey
48 KREA Design School 1 1 Hungary
49 method.education 1 1 Lithuania
50 Northumbria University 1 1 United Kingdom
51 The Higher Institute of Applied Arts 1 1 Egypt
Rank Organisation Points Awards Location
1 HSE Art & Design School 101 40 Russia
2 San Diego City College 73 37 United States
3 British Higher School of Art & Design 43 13 Russia
4 ArtCenter College of Design 29 14 United States
5 ELISAVA – Barcelona School of Design and Engineering 28 6 Spain
6 University of Hertfordshire 27 11 United Kingdom
7 Art Academy of Latvia 16 4 Latvia
8 Norwich University of the Arts 13 5 United Kingdom
9 Vilnius Academy of Arts 13 3 Lithuania
10 LABASAD Barcelona Schoo of Arts & Design 12 4 Spain
11 Swinburne University of Technology 11 3 Australia
12 Shillington Education AUS 9 3 Australia
13 Shillington Education UK 7 4 United Kingdom
14 University of Central Lancashire 7 2 United Kingdom
15 Temasek Polytechnic 6 3 Singapore
16 Loughborough University 5 2 United Kingdom
17 School of Visual Arts 4 2 United States
18 Pratt Institute 3 3 United States
19 Kyonggi University 3 2 South Korea
20 University of Kansas 3 2 United States
21 California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) 3 1 United States
22 Institut Teknologi Batam 3 1 Indonesia
23 Kingston University 3 1 United Kingdom
24 Miami AD School Europe Georgia 3 1 Georgia
25 Orita Sinclair School of Design and Music 3 1 Singapore
26 University Of Georgia 3 1 Germany
27 Savannah College of Art and Design 2 2 United States
28 Bilkent University 2 1 Turkey
29 Domus Academy 2 1 Italy
30 ESDi Escola Superior de Disseny 2 1 Spain
31 Estonian Academy of Arts 2 1 Estonia
32 Hong Kong Polytechnic University 2 1 Hong Kong SAR China
33 Jinwen University of Science & Technology 2 1 Taiwan
34 Melbourne Polytechnic 2 1 Australia
35 Nottingham Trent University 2 1 United Kingdom
36 NYU Tisch School of the Arts 2 1 United States
37 Politecnico di Milano 2 1 Italy
38 Syracuse University – School of Design 2 1 United States
39 Texas Christian University 2 1 United States
40 Tokyo International University 2 1 Japan
41 Universidad Iberoamericana 2 1 Mexico
42 University of New South Wales 2 1 United Kingdom
43 University of Wisconsin Stout 2 1 United States
44 Bang Bang Education 1 1 Russia
45 Budapest Metropolitan University 1 1 Hungary
46 HMKW – University of Applied Sciences for Media, Communication and Business 1 1 Germany
47 Istanbul Technical University 1 1 Turkey
48 KREA Design School 1 1 Hungary
49 method.education 1 1 Lithuania
50 Northumbria University 1 1 United Kingdom
51 The Higher Institute of Applied Arts 1 1 Egypt