World University Rankings

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Current Rankings

A Pulse on Contemporary Innovation, The Current Rankings system employs a dynamic methodology, giving greater weight to recent achievements. This approach ensures that our current innovative activities and recent accolades are accurately reflected, showcasing our institution's ongoing commitment to leading-edge design and technology. Current rankings incorporate a time-weighted scoring system where recent achievements are given more weight, reflecting the institution's current standing and recent impact in the field.

Current Rankings

Rank University Country Score
1 Universidade de Lisboa Portugal 16883
2 University of Art and Industrial Design Linz Austria 15910
3 Tainan University of Technology Taiwan (China) 15818
4 Columbia University in the City of New York United States of America 9798
5 University of New South Wales Australia 7598
6 Shih Chien University Taiwan (China) 5534
7 Anadolu University Turkey 5453
8 Gerrit Rietveld Academy Netherlands 5194
9 Hosei University Japan 4516
10 Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków Poland 4236
11 Waseda University Japan 3624
12 Kyiv Mykhailo Boichuk State Academy of Decorative and Applied Art and Design Ukraine 3321
13 Mie University Japan 2852
14 Birmingham City University Great Britain 2720
15 Higher Colleges of Technology United Arab Emirates 2684
16 Holon Institute of Technology Israel 2646
17 Yuan-Ze University Taiwan (China) 2644
18 Federal University of Santa Catarina Brazil 2601
19 Tokyo University of the Arts Japan 2452
20 Loughborough University Great Britain 2242
21 Kyoto University Japan 2194
22 HMKW University for media, communication and economics Germany 2089
23 El Shorouk Academy Egypt 2025
24 Strzemiński Academy of Art Łódź Poland 2012
25 Osaka University Japan 1993
26 Soore University Iran 1834
27 Stanford University United States of America 1817
28 LUCA School of Arts Belgium 1769
29 Pratt Institute United States of America 1750
30 University of the Arts London Great Britain 1666
31 Macau University of Science and Technology Macau (China) 1636
32 Arizona State University United States of America 1620
33 UniMetrocamp Wyden University Centre Brazil 1552
34 Savannah College of Art and Design United States of America 1548
35 University of the Arts Poznań Poland 1513
36 Huazhong University of Science and Technology China 1501
37 Hunan University of Technology China 1458
38 An-Najah National University Palestine 1348
39 University of Monterrey Mexico 1332
40 University of Buenos Aires Argentina 1296
41 Humboldt University Berlin Germany 1296
42 Karabük University Turkey 1296
43 National Institute of Design India 1296
44 Aletheia University Taiwan (China) 1296
45 Benemérita Autonomous University of Puebla Mexico 1296
46 University of Pennsylvania United States of America 1296
47 IUAV University of Venice Italy 1280
48 Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Singapore 1263
49 Kaunas University of Technology Lithuania 1225
50 University of Tehran Iran 1225
51 Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw Poland 1223
52 Srinakharinwirot University Thailand 1181
53 Qingdao Technological University China 1170
54 Poznan University of Technology Poland 1152
55 University of Art, Tehran Iran 1152
56 Politecnico di Milano Italy 1056
57 Technical University of Gabrovo Bulgaria 1053
58 Zagazig University Egypt 1040
59 Central Academy of Fine Arts China 1024
60 National Yunlin University of Science and Technology Taiwan (China) 976
61 RMIT University Australia 949
62 Coventry University Great Britain 946
63 American University of Sharjah United Arab Emirates 925
64 Osaka University of Arts Japan 900
65 University of Damascus Syria 800
66 Brno University of Technology Czech Republic 784
67 Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts China 784
68 Higher School of Art and Design, Łódź Poland 784
69 Technical University of Moldova Moldova 784
70 Open University of Israel Israel 761
71 Kirikkale University Turkey 737
72 Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen Belgium 729
73 Nagoya Zokei University of Art and Design Japan 729
74 Shih Hsin University Taiwan (China) 729
75 National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” Ukraine 729
76 Tongji University China 729
77 Artesis Plantijn University College Antwerp Belgium 729
78 Shenzhen University China 729
79 University of Naples Federico II Italy 724
80 Lund University Sweden 697
81 AIMST University Malaysia 676
82 Folkwang University of the Arts Germany 648
83 Selçuk University Turkey 642
84 Facoltà di Design Italy 576
85 Fayoum University Egypt 576
86 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece 576
87 Ritsumeikan University Japan 576
88 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taiwan (China) 576
89 Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University India 576
90 Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle Germany 576
91 Rochester Institute of Technology United States of America 576
92 Limkokwing University of Creative Technology Malaysia 576
93 University of Rome La Sapienza Italy 576
94 Future University in Egypt Egypt 532
95 California State University-East Bay United States of America 520
96 Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry named after A.I. Evdokimov Russian Federation 441
97 Gazi University Turkey 440
98 Sakarya University Turkey 400
99 Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo Portugal 400
100 Feng Chia University Taiwan (China) 324
101 University of the Basque Country Spain 324
102 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 324
103 The University of Newcastle Australia 324
104 Istanbul Nişantaşi University Turkey 324
105 University for the Creative Arts Great Britain 324
106 National Cheng Kung University Taiwan (China) 324
107 National Academy of Arts Bulgaria 324
108 National Technical University Argentina 324
109 University of Minnesota Twin Cities United States of America 305
110 Moscow State Stroganov Academy of Design and Applied Arts Russian Federation 293
111 Warsaw Film School Poland 256
112 Iran University of Science and Technology Iran 256
113 University of Pavia Italy 256
114 University of Ljubljana Slovenia 225
115 October 6 University Egypt 225
116 Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology New Zealand 224
117 Bilkent University Turkey 214
118 Duke University United States of America 196
119 Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College United States of America 152
120 Apolon Kutateladze Tbilisi State Academy of Arts Georgia 144
121 Hongik University Republic of Korea 100
122 Shenkar - Engineering. Design. Art Israel 100
123 Guido Carli Free International University of Social Studies Italy 89
124 Marmara University Turkey 81
125 University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam 81
126 Alzahra University Iran 64
127 Fluminense Federal University Brazil 64
128 Islamic Azad University Iran 45
129 Royal College of Art Great Britain 36
130 Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee India 36
131 University of San Carlos Philippines 9

Heritage Rankings

The Heritage Rankings focus on celebrating universities with a distinguished history of success in art, design, technology, and innovation, as evidenced through the A' Design Award and Competition. This ranking system emphasizes the quality of awards received rather than the sheer number, starting with the most prestigious Platinum awards and descending through Gold, Silver, Bronze, to Iron awards to resolve ties. This approach ensures that the rankings reflect long-term excellence and impact in their fields, prioritizing institutions that consistently secure top honors in the competition, thereby highlighting their leadership and sustained achievement.

Heritage Rankings

Rank University Country P G S B I
1 University of Art and Industrial Design Linz Austria 6 3 1 0 1
2 Universidade de Lisboa Portugal 2 4 3 1 1
3 Columbia University in the City of New York United States of America 1 5 7 8 8
4 University of New South Wales Australia 1 3 5 3 4
5 Loughborough University Great Britain 1 2 2 0 1
6 Hosei University Japan 1 1 0 0 0
7 RMIT University Australia 1 1 0 0 0
8 Aletheia University Taiwan (China) 1 0 0 0 0
9 Royal College of Art Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
10 Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle Germany 1 0 0 0 0
11 Anadolu University Turkey 0 4 4 4 2
12 Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw Poland 0 3 3 2 0
13 Tainan University of Technology Taiwan (China) 0 2 12 13 9
14 Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków Poland 0 2 3 3 4
15 HMKW University for media, communication and economics Germany 0 1 3 1 1
16 Gerrit Rietveld Academy Netherlands 0 1 2 1 2
17 Mie University Japan 0 1 2 0 1
18 Tokyo University of the Arts Japan 0 1 2 0 0
19 University of Monterrey Mexico 0 1 1 6 8
20 Strzemiński Academy of Art Łódź Poland 0 1 1 5 3
21 Bilkent University Turkey 0 1 1 2 0
22 Kirikkale University Turkey 0 1 1 1 0
23 Kyiv Mykhailo Boichuk State Academy of Decorative and Applied Art and Design Ukraine 0 1 1 0 0
24 Macau University of Science and Technology Macau (China) 0 1 0 1 0
25 El Shorouk Academy Egypt 0 1 0 0 0
26 Kaunas University of Technology Lithuania 0 1 0 0 0
27 University of Tehran Iran 0 1 0 0 0
28 Waseda University Japan 0 0 6 0 4
29 Shih Chien University Taiwan (China) 0 0 4 2 1
30 Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Singapore 0 0 3 4 9
31 Politecnico di Milano Italy 0 0 3 1 1
32 Birmingham City University Great Britain 0 0 3 1 0
33 Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology New Zealand 0 0 3 0 0
34 Higher Colleges of Technology United Arab Emirates 0 0 2 4 5
35 Selçuk University Turkey 0 0 2 3 1
36 University of Minnesota Twin Cities United States of America 0 0 2 2 0
37 Technical University of Gabrovo Bulgaria 0 0 2 1 7
38 Guido Carli Free International University of Social Studies Italy 0 0 2 1 0
39 Gazi University Turkey 0 0 2 0 5
40 Arizona State University United States of America 0 0 2 0 3
41 National Yunlin University of Science and Technology Taiwan (China) 0 0 2 0 1
42 Yuan-Ze University Taiwan (China) 0 0 2 0 1
43 University of Damascus Syria 0 0 2 0 0
44 IUAV University of Venice Italy 0 0 2 0 0
45 UniMetrocamp Wyden University Centre Brazil 0 0 2 0 0
46 Soore University Iran 0 0 1 2 1
47 Kyoto University Japan 0 0 1 2 0
48 Federal University of Santa Catarina Brazil 0 0 1 2 0
49 LUCA School of Arts Belgium 0 0 1 1 1
50 Osaka University Japan 0 0 1 1 1
51 University of the Arts Poznań Poland 0 0 1 1 0
52 Poznan University of Technology Poland 0 0 1 1 0
53 Future University in Egypt Egypt 0 0 1 0 2
54 Zagazig University Egypt 0 0 1 0 1
55 University of Naples Federico II Italy 0 0 1 0 1
56 An-Najah National University Palestine 0 0 1 0 1
57 AIMST University Malaysia 0 0 1 0 1
58 Facoltà di Design Italy 0 0 1 0 0
59 University of Buenos Aires Argentina 0 0 1 0 0
60 Karabük University Turkey 0 0 1 0 0
61 Brno University of Technology Czech Republic 0 0 1 0 0
62 Humboldt University Berlin Germany 0 0 1 0 0
63 Technical University of Moldova Moldova 0 0 1 0 0
64 University of Pennsylvania United States of America 0 0 1 0 0
65 Sakarya University Turkey 0 0 1 0 0
66 Higher School of Art and Design, Łódź Poland 0 0 1 0 0
67 National Institute of Design India 0 0 1 0 0
68 Fayoum University Egypt 0 0 1 0 0
69 Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo Portugal 0 0 1 0 0
70 Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts China 0 0 1 0 0
71 University of Rome La Sapienza Italy 0 0 1 0 0
72 Central Academy of Fine Arts China 0 0 1 0 0
73 Benemérita Autonomous University of Puebla Mexico 0 0 1 0 0
74 Holon Institute of Technology Israel 0 0 0 5 0
75 Coventry University Great Britain 0 0 0 3 1
76 University of the Arts London Great Britain 0 0 0 2 4
77 Pratt Institute United States of America 0 0 0 2 2
78 Savannah College of Art and Design United States of America 0 0 0 2 2
79 Stanford University United States of America 0 0 0 2 2
80 Huazhong University of Science and Technology China 0 0 0 2 1
81 University of Art, Tehran Iran 0 0 0 2 0
82 Hunan University of Technology China 0 0 0 2 0
83 Qingdao Technological University China 0 0 0 2 0
84 Moscow State Stroganov Academy of Design and Applied Arts Russian Federation 0 0 0 1 4
85 Open University of Israel Israel 0 0 0 1 3
86 Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College United States of America 0 0 0 1 2
87 Srinakharinwirot University Thailand 0 0 0 1 2
88 Lund University Sweden 0 0 0 1 1
89 Osaka University of Arts Japan 0 0 0 1 1
90 American University of Sharjah United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 1 1
91 Islamic Azad University Iran 0 0 0 1 1
92 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taiwan (China) 0 0 0 1 0
93 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece 0 0 0 1 0
94 October 6 University Egypt 0 0 0 1 0
95 National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” Ukraine 0 0 0 1 0
96 Tongji University China 0 0 0 1 0
97 Shih Hsin University Taiwan (China) 0 0 0 1 0
98 Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University India 0 0 0 1 0
99 Ritsumeikan University Japan 0 0 0 1 0
100 Rochester Institute of Technology United States of America 0 0 0 1 0
101 University of Ljubljana Slovenia 0 0 0 1 0
102 Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry named after A.I. Evdokimov Russian Federation 0 0 0 1 0
103 Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen Belgium 0 0 0 1 0
104 University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam 0 0 0 1 0
105 Marmara University Turkey 0 0 0 1 0
106 Nagoya Zokei University of Art and Design Japan 0 0 0 1 0
107 Shenzhen University China 0 0 0 1 0
108 Artesis Plantijn University College Antwerp Belgium 0 0 0 1 0
109 Apolon Kutateladze Tbilisi State Academy of Arts Georgia 0 0 0 1 0
110 Limkokwing University of Creative Technology Malaysia 0 0 0 1 0
111 University of San Carlos Philippines 0 0 0 1 0
112 Folkwang University of the Arts Germany 0 0 0 0 2
113 California State University-East Bay United States of America 0 0 0 0 2
114 Feng Chia University Taiwan (China) 0 0 0 0 1
115 Iran University of Science and Technology Iran 0 0 0 0 1
116 National Cheng Kung University Taiwan (China) 0 0 0 0 1
117 Fluminense Federal University Brazil 0 0 0 0 1
118 Duke University United States of America 0 0 0 0 1
119 University of the Basque Country Spain 0 0 0 0 1
120 Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee India 0 0 0 0 1
121 National Academy of Arts Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 1
122 Warsaw Film School Poland 0 0 0 0 1
123 Hongik University Republic of Korea 0 0 0 0 1
124 Alzahra University Iran 0 0 0 0 1
125 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 0 0 0 0 1
126 University for the Creative Arts Great Britain 0 0 0 0 1
127 University of Pavia Italy 0 0 0 0 1
128 Istanbul Nişantaşi University Turkey 0 0 0 0 1
129 National Technical University Argentina 0 0 0 0 1
130 Shenkar - Engineering. Design. Art Israel 0 0 0 0 1
131 The University of Newcastle Australia 0 0 0 0 1

Methodology

World University Rankings are determined through a comprehensive methodology designed to measure universities' academic research performance and global reputation in various disciplines including but not limited to architecture, design, and engineering. This meritocratic evaluation process underscores the World University Rankings' role in fostering academic excellence.

Data Collection

The methodology underpinning the World University Rankings is designed to highlight and honor the meritocratic nature of academic achievements, particularly those recognized through the A' Design Awards, which provides data on creative achievements.

Blind Peer Review & Criteria

At the heart of the A' Design Awards is a rigorous blind peer review process, meticulously carried out by an extensive panel of experienced academics, industry professionals, and press members. Entries are voted on based on pre-established criteria, with the identities of the contributors anonymized to prevent any biases.

Standardization

Before reaching the jury, entries undergo a preliminary review aimed at standardizing and elevating presentation quality, effectively minimizing presentation biases. This ensures all submissions are judged on an equal footing, focusing purely on the quality and innovation of the design.

Weighting & Normalization

Furthermore, the votes cast by distinct jury groups are weighted and votes cast by different jurors are normalized, a statistical method that accounts for any variations in scoring tendencies among jurors, thereby ensuring a fair and level playing field for all entries.

Get Listed

Getting listed in the World University Rankings through the A' Design Award is straightforward and accessible. Simply participate, win, and ensure your achievements are affiliated with your institution to effortlessly elevate both your and your university's global prestige.

Academic Institutions

To enhance their global prestige and showcase their excellence in fields like art, design, technology, and innovation, institutions should actively encourage their community—alumni, professors, and students—to participate in the A' Design Award. Notably, participating in the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition doesn't necessarily require a financial investment, thanks to the A' Design Award's generous array of sponsorship and scholarship programs made available to universities, academic institutions, and their scholars and students. By strategically promoting participation in the A' Design Award through various channels such as newsletters and academic programs, academic institutions can boost their representation in the World University Rankings without the burden of additional costs. This approach not only elevates the institution's profile on a global stage by highlighting its commitment to promoting excellence and innovation but also offers the community valuable opportunities for international exposure, networking, and professional development, all while managing resources efficiently. Academic institutions can boost their global recognition and highlight their commitment to excellence by engaging with the A' Design Award through various initiatives, such as the Design Ambassador Program, Award Scholarships, and collaborations for sponsored entries, all aimed at fostering talent and innovation without financial constraints. For academic institutions ready to get involved, we invite you to learn more and contact us for collaborative opportunities, such as exchanging jury participation for sponsored entries of your alumni, professors and students.

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Academics, Alumni, Students

Professionals, professors, students, and alumni can significantly contribute to their institution's prestige in the World University Rankings by participating in the A' Design Award. By simply registering on the A' Design Award website, submitting their projects under the relevant categories, and affiliating their entries with their institution, they can directly impact their alma mater's global recognition. This collective effort not only showcases the talent and innovation within the institution but also strengthens its standing in the rankings, all through a process that highlights individual achievement and institutional excellence. For a swift entry into the A' Design Award, start by creating a free account, allowing you to upload your design and receive a Preliminary Score (PS) at no cost. This score, ranging from 0 to 10, gauges your project's potential, guiding you on whether to nominate your design for award consideration. High-scoring entries (PS≥6) are encouraged to proceed with the nomination, while those with lower scores (PS≤5) should refine their designs first. Upon nomination, patiently await the grand jury voting and award results to discover if your effort has been recognized. Winners are granted the A' Design Prize, offering various benefits to showcase their achievement. Importantly, as a laureate of the A' Design Award, make sure to affiliate your win with your university; this ensures your achievements contribute towards your university’s tally and your name will be proudly listed under your institution, enhancing its prestige and your personal profile, all without hidden costs in a process streamlined for your convenience and impact.

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