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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 San Diego City College 131 62 United States
2 HSE Art & Design School 114 44 Russia
3 British Higher School of Art & Design 43 13 Russia
4 ArtCenter College of Design 42 21 United States
5 University of Hertfordshire 34 14 United Kingdom
6 The KPU Wilson School of Design 29 13 Canada
7 ELISAVA – Barcelona School of Design and Engineering 28 6 Spain
8 School of Visual Arts 21 7 United States
9 FH Salzburg 17 4 Austria
10 Art Academy of Latvia 16 4 Latvia
11 Norwich University of the Arts 15 6 United Kingdom
12 Haute École Albert Jacquard 13 3 Belgium
13 Vilnius Academy of Arts 13 3 Lithuania
14 Universidad Iberoamericana 12 7 Mexico
15 LABASAD Barcelona School of Arts & Design 12 4 Spain
16 RMIT University Vietnam 11 3 Vietnam
17 Swinburne University of Technology 11 3 Australia
18 Lehigh University 9 3 United States
19 Shillington Education AUS 9 3 Australia
20 ESDIR – Escuela Superior de Diseño de La Rioja 8 3 Spain
21 Shillington Education UK 7 4 United Kingdom
22 University of Central Lancashire 7 2 United Kingdom
23 Budapest Metropolitan University 6 4 Hungary
24 Syracuse University – School of Design 6 4 United States
25 KREA Design School 6 3 Hungary
26 Temasek Polytechnic 6 3 Singapore
27 Hong Kong Polytechnic University 6 2 Hong Kong SAR China
28 Loughborough University 5 2 United Kingdom
29 University of Technology Sydney 5 2 Australia
30 Pratt Institute 4 4 United States
31 Maryland Institute College of Art 4 2 United States
32 Escuela Superior de Diseño de Murcia 4 1 Spain
33 Kyonggi University 3 2 South Korea
34 Nottingham Trent University 3 2 United Kingdom
35 RIT – Rochester Institute of Technology 3 2 United States
36 Texas Christian University 3 2 United States
37 The New School – Parsons School of Design 3 2 United States
38 University of Kansas 3 2 United States
39 California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) 3 1 United States
40 Institut Teknologi Batam 3 1 Indonesia
41 Jönköping University 3 1 Sweden
42 Kingston University 3 1 United Kingdom
43 Miami AD School Europe Georgia 3 1 Georgia
44 Orita Sinclair School of Design and Music 3 1 Singapore
45 Regents University – Visual Brand Design 3 1 United Kingdom
46 University Of Georgia 3 1 Germany
47 WashU Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts 3 1 United States
48 Savannah College of Art and Design 2 2 United States
49 Bilkent University 2 1 Turkey
50 Domus Academy 2 1 Italy
51 Escuela Superior de Diseño de Madrid 2 1 Spain
52 ESDi Escola Superior de Disseny 2 1 Spain
53 Estonian Academy of Arts 2 1 Estonia
54 Jinwen University of Science & Technology 2 1 Taiwan
55 Le Quy Don High School For The Gifted 2 1 Vietnam
56 Melbourne Polytechnic 2 1 Australia
57 NYU Tisch School of the Arts 2 1 United States
58 Politecnico di Milano 2 1 Italy
59 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) 2 1 Australia
60 Tokyo International University 2 1 Japan
61 UCLA – University of California Los Angeles 2 1 United States
62 University for the Creative Arts 2 1 United Kingdom
63 University of Canberra 2 1 Australia
64 University of New South Wales 2 1 United Kingdom
65 University of Wisconsin Stout 2 1 United States
66 Bang Bang Education 1 1 Russia
67 HMKW – University of Applied Sciences for Media, Communication and Business 1 1 Germany
68 Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd 1 1 Germany
69 Istanbul Technical University 1 1 Turkey
70 method.education 1 1 Lithuania
71 Northumbria University 1 1 United Kingdom
72 The Higher Institute of Applied Arts 1 1 Egypt
73 University of the Arts London – London College of Communication 1 1 United Kingdom
74 University of The Fraser Valley 1 1 Canada
75 Visart Art School Budapest 1 1 Hungary
Rank Organisation Points Awards Location
1 San Diego City College 131 62 United States
2 HSE Art & Design School 114 44 Russia
3 British Higher School of Art & Design 43 13 Russia
4 ArtCenter College of Design 42 21 United States
5 University of Hertfordshire 34 14 United Kingdom
6 The KPU Wilson School of Design 29 13 Canada
7 ELISAVA – Barcelona School of Design and Engineering 28 6 Spain
8 School of Visual Arts 21 7 United States
9 FH Salzburg 17 4 Austria
10 Art Academy of Latvia 16 4 Latvia
11 Norwich University of the Arts 15 6 United Kingdom
12 Haute École Albert Jacquard 13 3 Belgium
13 Vilnius Academy of Arts 13 3 Lithuania
14 Universidad Iberoamericana 12 7 Mexico
15 LABASAD Barcelona School of Arts & Design 12 4 Spain
16 RMIT University Vietnam 11 3 Vietnam
17 Swinburne University of Technology 11 3 Australia
18 Lehigh University 9 3 United States
19 Shillington Education AUS 9 3 Australia
20 ESDIR – Escuela Superior de Diseño de La Rioja 8 3 Spain
21 Shillington Education UK 7 4 United Kingdom
22 University of Central Lancashire 7 2 United Kingdom
23 Budapest Metropolitan University 6 4 Hungary
24 Syracuse University – School of Design 6 4 United States
25 KREA Design School 6 3 Hungary
26 Temasek Polytechnic 6 3 Singapore
27 Hong Kong Polytechnic University 6 2 Hong Kong SAR China
28 Loughborough University 5 2 United Kingdom
29 University of Technology Sydney 5 2 Australia
30 Pratt Institute 4 4 United States
31 Maryland Institute College of Art 4 2 United States
32 Escuela Superior de Diseño de Murcia 4 1 Spain
33 Kyonggi University 3 2 South Korea
34 Nottingham Trent University 3 2 United Kingdom
35 RIT – Rochester Institute of Technology 3 2 United States
36 Texas Christian University 3 2 United States
37 The New School – Parsons School of Design 3 2 United States
38 University of Kansas 3 2 United States
39 California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) 3 1 United States
40 Institut Teknologi Batam 3 1 Indonesia
41 Jönköping University 3 1 Sweden
42 Kingston University 3 1 United Kingdom
43 Miami AD School Europe Georgia 3 1 Georgia
44 Orita Sinclair School of Design and Music 3 1 Singapore
45 Regents University – Visual Brand Design 3 1 United Kingdom
46 University Of Georgia 3 1 Germany
47 WashU Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts 3 1 United States
48 Savannah College of Art and Design 2 2 United States
49 Bilkent University 2 1 Turkey
50 Domus Academy 2 1 Italy
51 Escuela Superior de Diseño de Madrid 2 1 Spain
52 ESDi Escola Superior de Disseny 2 1 Spain
53 Estonian Academy of Arts 2 1 Estonia
54 Jinwen University of Science & Technology 2 1 Taiwan
55 Le Quy Don High School For The Gifted 2 1 Vietnam
56 Melbourne Polytechnic 2 1 Australia
57 NYU Tisch School of the Arts 2 1 United States
58 Politecnico di Milano 2 1 Italy
59 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) 2 1 Australia
60 Tokyo International University 2 1 Japan
61 UCLA – University of California Los Angeles 2 1 United States
62 University for the Creative Arts 2 1 United Kingdom
63 University of Canberra 2 1 Australia
64 University of New South Wales 2 1 United Kingdom
65 University of Wisconsin Stout 2 1 United States
66 Bang Bang Education 1 1 Russia
67 HMKW – University of Applied Sciences for Media, Communication and Business 1 1 Germany
68 Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd 1 1 Germany
69 Istanbul Technical University 1 1 Turkey
70 method.education 1 1 Lithuania
71 Northumbria University 1 1 United Kingdom
72 The Higher Institute of Applied Arts 1 1 Egypt
73 University of the Arts London – London College of Communication 1 1 United Kingdom
74 University of The Fraser Valley 1 1 Canada
75 Visart Art School Budapest 1 1 Hungary