The Princeton Review recently published the 2015 update to their annual review of Game Design programs and the University of Southern California has once again emerged as the top Undergraduate Program. The school ranked fourth in the list of best Graduate Programs, behind the University of Utah, the University of Central Florida, and Southern Methodist University.
Each school was graded on “curriculum, facilities, technology, and career services” when compiling the rankings and many of the top programs were held over from previous years.
“For students aspiring to work in the burgeoning field of game design, these are truly the ‘cream of the crop’ institutions from which to launch a career,” said Robert Franek, The Princeton Review’s Senior Vice President. “Some are nationally-known universities; others have well-deserved reputations within their regions. All are renowned for their exceptional faculties and awesome, state-of-the-art facilities. Collectively, these schools have graduated legions of the industry’s most successful video game designers, developers, artists, and entrepreneurs.”
The Princeton Review’s 2015 rankings can be found after the break. And if you’re interested in applying to one of the ranked schools, Princeton Review has published in-depth profiles of each program on their website.
Top 25 Undergraduate Schools for Video Game Design Study
1. University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
2. University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)
3. DigiPen Institute of Technology (Redmond, WA)
4. Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA)
5. The Art Institute of Vancouver (Vancouver, British Columbia)
6. Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY)
7. Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
8. Shawnee State University (Portsmouth, OH)
9. Becker College (Worcester, MA)
10. Hampshire College (Amherst, MA)
11. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)
12. Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
13. Bradley University (Peoria, IL)
14. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
15. Champlain College (Burlington, VT)
16. Ferris State University (Grand Rapids, MI)
17. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, MA)
18. The University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson, TX)
19. Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA)
20. New York University (Brooklyn, NY)
21. Abertay University (Dundee, Scotland)
22. Northeastern University (Boston, MA)
23. Lawrence Technological University (Southfield, MI)
24. Full Sail University (Winter Park, FL)
25. DePaul University (Chicago, IL)
Top 25 Graduate Schools for Video Game Design Study
1. University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)
2. University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
3. Southern Methodist University (Plano, TX)
4. University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
5. DigiPen Institute of Technology (Redmond, WA)
6. Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY)
7. Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA)
8. University of California at Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA)
9. New York University (Brooklyn, NY)
10. Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA)
11. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
12. The University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson, TX)
13. DePaul University (Chicago, IL)
14. Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
15. Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
16. The Ohio State University – Columbus (Columbus, OH)
17. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, MA)
18. Full Sail University (Winter Park, FL)
19. University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
20. Abertay University (Dundee, Scotland)
21. American University (Washington, DC)
22. Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
23. Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
24. Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT)
25. University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL)
