Arts, Design & Architecture

Top Universities in Arts, Design & Architecture: 404 Ranked Universities in 2026

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UCL

London, United Kingdom +2•4,1115 Reviews

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 0.2% Global Rank

14 PhDs On-campus Online

Harvard University

Cambridge, United States •4,1153 Reviews

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

3 PhDs On-campus

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Cambridge, United States +1•4,362 Reviews

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

47 PhDs On-campus Online

University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom +1•4,455 Reviews

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

99 PhDs On-campus Online

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, United States +1•4,3101 Reviews

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

89 PhDs On-campus Online

University of Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom •4,1112 Reviews

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

114 PhDs On-campus Online

Columbia University

Manhattan, United States +1•4,4113 Reviews

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 0.3% Global Rank

65 PhDs On-campus Online

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Beverly Hills, United States •4,280 Reviews

#11

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 0.3% Global Rank

85 PhDs On-campus Online

Stanford University

Stanford, United States •4,150 Reviews

#12

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

73 PhDs On-campus Online

University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada +7•4,1295 Reviews

#13

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 0.3% Global Rank

87 PhDs On-campus Online

Yale University

New Haven, United States •4,353 Reviews

#14

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 0.2% Global Rank

78 PhDs On-campus Online

Princeton University

Princeton, United States •4,436 Reviews

#16

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

42 PhDs On-campus

National University of Singapore

Singapore, Singapore •4,562 Reviews

#18

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 0.3% Global Rank

51 PhDs On-campus Online

University of Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia •4,2120 Reviews

#19

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 0.4% Global Rank

19 PhDs On-campus Online

The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) •4,423 Reviews

#20

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 0.5% Global Rank

5 PhDs On-campus

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, United States •4,322 Reviews

#21

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 0.2% Global Rank

108 PhDs On-campus Online

The University of Sydney

Sydney, Australia +4•3,956 Reviews

#22

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 0.6% Global Rank

9 PhDs On-campus Online

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)

Delft, Netherlands +1•4,360 Reviews

#24

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 1.3% Global Rank

38 PhDs On-campus

Cornell University

Ithaca, United States +1•4,343 Reviews

#25

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 0.2% Global Rank

75 PhDs On-campus Online

London School of Economics and Political Science

London, United Kingdom +10•4,476 Reviews

#26

Arts, Design & Architecture Worldwide

•Top 1.5% Global Rank

34 PhDs On-campus Online