QS World University Rankings for Art & Design 2017

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Year 2025

Subject Arts and Humanities

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Rank	University	Overall Score	Academic Reputation	Employer Reputation
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Year 2025

Subject Arts and Humanities

QS Stars rated only

Rank	University Overall score Selected indicator will be visible in the table	Overall	Academic Reputation	Employer Reputation
1	Royal College of Art United Kingdom	98.4	100	84.1
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States 5+ QS Stars	92.1	91.5	97.5
3	Parsons School of Design at The New School United States	91.9	95	64.4
4	Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) United States	90.7	94.6	56
5	Pratt Institute United States	88.1	90.9	62.5
6	University of the Arts London United Kingdom	85.5	88.7	56.9
=7	Politecnico di Milano Italy	85.3	85.8	80.5
=7	School of the Art Institute of Chicago United States	85.3	91	34.4
9	California Institute of the Arts United States	83.2	85.3	64.2
10	Stanford University United States	83.1	81.8	94.6
11	University of Oxford United Kingdom	81.8	79.8	100
12	Yale University United States	81.6	80.6	90.2
13	Aalto University Finland	81.4	83.7	60.5
14	Carnegie Mellon University United States	81.1	81.4	78.1
15	Goldsmiths, University of London United Kingdom 5 QS Stars	80.8	81	78.9
16	Art Center College of Design United States	80.4	83.4	52.9
17	RMIT University Australia 5 QS Stars	79.5	80.1	73.9
18	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States	79.3	78.3	87.9
19	The Glasgow School of Art United Kingdom	78.8	83.7	34.3
20	Columbia University United States	78.1	77.4	84
21	School of Visual Arts (SVA) United States	77.9	78.5	72.4
22	California College of the Arts United States	77.8	80.1	57.5
23	New York University (NYU) United States	77.4	76.8	82.5
24	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) Mexico	76.4	74.9	89.9
25	Tsinghua University China (Mainland)	75.5	74.1	88.3


1	Royal College of Art United Kingdom
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States 5+ QS Stars
3	Parsons School of Design at The New School United States
4	Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) United States
5	Pratt Institute United States
6	University of the Arts London United Kingdom
=7	Politecnico di Milano Italy
=7	School of the Art Institute of Chicago United States
9	California Institute of the Arts United States
10	Stanford University United States
11	University of Oxford United Kingdom
12	Yale University United States
13	Aalto University Finland
14	Carnegie Mellon University United States
15	Goldsmiths, University of London United Kingdom 5 QS Stars
16	Art Center College of Design United States
17	RMIT University Australia 5 QS Stars
18	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States
19	The Glasgow School of Art United Kingdom
20	Columbia University United States
21	School of Visual Arts (SVA) United States
22	California College of the Arts United States
23	New York University (NYU) United States
24	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) Mexico
25	Tsinghua University China (Mainland)