26 universities
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| Rank | Change | University | Country | Score | Academic | Employer | Citations | H | IRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Courtauld Institute | United Kingdom | 94.3 | 100.0 | 43.2 | — | — | — |
| 2 | — | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | United States of America | 93.8 | 93.8 | 93.8 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 18 | UCL | United Kingdom | 91.7 | 93.3 | 77.0 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 3 | Royal College of Art | United Kingdom | 90.8 | 92.2 | 77.9 | — | — | — |
| 5 | 3 | National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore | 90.3 | 90.7 | 86.4 | — | — | — |
| 6 | 1 | Harvard University | United States of America | 89.8 | 88.7 | 100.0 | — | — | — |
| 7 | 11 | Sapienza University of Rome | Italy | 87.6 | 89.3 | 71.8 | — | — | — |
| 8 | 5 | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom | 86.3 | 85.1 | 96.8 | — | — | — |
| 9 | 5 | The New School, New York City and Paris | United States of America | 86.0 | 87.4 | 73.6 | — | — | — |
| 10 | 4 | Yale University | United States of America | 84.9 | 84.5 | 88.8 | — | — | — |
| 11 | 4 | University of Oxford | United Kingdom | 84.7 | 83.4 | 96.5 | — | — | — |
| 12 | 9 | Universidade de São Paulo | Brazil | 83.5 | 84.3 | 76.3 | — | — | — |
| 13 | 4 | Columbia University | United States of America | 83.2 | 82.7 | 87.7 | — | — | — |
| 14 | 5 | Università Iuav di Venezia | Italy | 82.9 | 89.8 | 20.6 | — | — | — |
| 15 | 4 | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) | United States of America | 81.9 | 82.3 | 77.8 | — | — | — |
| 16 | 5 | Princeton University | United States of America | 81.0 | 82.5 | 67.3 | — | — | — |
| 17 | 4 | The University of Tokyo | Japan | 80.1 | 79.3 | 87.5 | — | — | — |
| 17 | 9 | Tongji University | China (Mainland) | 80.1 | 81.2 | 70.5 | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2 | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) | Spain | 79.8 | 82.1 | 59.5 | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) | Mexico | 79.5 | 79.4 | 80.8 | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1 | New York University (NYU) | United States of America | 79.5 | 78.9 | 84.7 | — | — | — |
| 20 | 10 | Pratt Institute | United States of America | 79.5 | 79.4 | 80.8 | — | — | — |
| 23 | 17 | Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) | United States of America | 79.4 | 79.9 | 74.8 | — | — | — |
| 24 | — | SOAS University of London | United Kingdom | 79.1 | 80.8 | 63.7 | — | — | — |
| 25 | 14 | Politecnico di Torino | Italy | 78.9 | 80.1 | 67.7 | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 1 | INSTITUTION | COUNTRY/TERRITORY | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Courtauld Institute
United Kingdom
94.3·Acad: 100.0·Empl: 43.2
2—
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States of America
93.8·Acad: 93.8·Empl: 93.8
318
UCL
United Kingdom
91.7·Acad: 93.3·Empl: 77.0
43
Royal College of Art
United Kingdom
90.8·Acad: 92.2·Empl: 77.9
53
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore
90.3·Acad: 90.7·Empl: 86.4
61
Harvard University
United States of America
89.8·Acad: 88.7·Empl: 100.0
711
Sapienza University of Rome
Italy
87.6·Acad: 89.3·Empl: 71.8
85
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
86.3·Acad: 85.1·Empl: 96.8
95
The New School, New York City and Paris
United States of America
86.0·Acad: 87.4·Empl: 73.6
104
Yale University
United States of America
84.9·Acad: 84.5·Empl: 88.8
114
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
84.7·Acad: 83.4·Empl: 96.5
129
Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil
83.5·Acad: 84.3·Empl: 76.3
134
Columbia University
United States of America
83.2·Acad: 82.7·Empl: 87.7
145
Università Iuav di Venezia
Italy
82.9·Acad: 89.8·Empl: 20.6
154
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States of America
81.9·Acad: 82.3·Empl: 77.8
165
Princeton University
United States of America
81.0·Acad: 82.5·Empl: 67.3
174
The University of Tokyo
Japan
80.1·Acad: 79.3·Empl: 87.5
179
Tongji University
China (Mainland)
80.1·Acad: 81.2·Empl: 70.5
192
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
Spain
79.8·Acad: 82.1·Empl: 59.5
201
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Mexico
79.5·Acad: 79.4·Empl: 80.8
201
New York University (NYU)
United States of America
79.5·Acad: 78.9·Empl: 84.7
2010
Pratt Institute
United States of America
79.5·Acad: 79.4·Empl: 80.8
2317
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
United States of America
79.4·Acad: 79.9·Empl: 74.8
24—
SOAS University of London
United Kingdom
79.1·Acad: 80.8·Empl: 63.7
2514
Politecnico di Torino
Italy
78.9·Acad: 80.1·Empl: 67.7
20261
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