Pratt’s Rankings
As a leader in higher education for art, design, architecture since 1887, Pratt consistently ranks among the top institutions in the world. Our commitment to innovation, creativity, inclusivity, and sustainability is reflected in the continued achievements of our academic programs, esteemed faculty, skilled students and talented alumni.
Program Rankings
#1 Architecture
(Ranked first of 93 schools nationwide by College Factual, 2018)
#1 Design and Applied Arts
(Ranked first in New York and second in the nation by College Factual, 2019)
#1 Design and Applied Arts Programs
(Ranked first of 217 colleges offering design and applied arts programs, College Factual, 2018)
#1 Graphic Design
(Animation Career Review ranked Pratt the number one graphic design school in New York, 2020.)
#2 Animation
(Animation Career Review ranked Pratt second in New York, third in the East, and seventh nationally among private schools and colleges, 2022.)
#2 Fashion Design
(Ranked second nationally among private schools and colleges—top 3% of schools considered—and #3 nationally—top 3% of schools considered—by fashion-schools.org, 2018)
#2 Graphic Design
(Animation Career Review ranked Pratt #2 nationally among schools offering graphic design, #3 nationally, #3 among private schools and colleges, and #3 on the East Coast, 2020.)
#2 Industrial Design
(Ranked second regionally by DesignIntelligence, 2016)
#2 Interior Design
(Ranked second nationally by DesignIntelligence, 2019–20)
#3 Communications Design BFA
(Ranked third of the top 20 best visual communications degree programs by graphicdesigndegreehub.com, 2019)
#3 Graphic Design
(Ranked third of the top 50 best graphic design schools by Animation Career Review, 2020)
#3 School of Architecture
(Ranked third among the best Schools of Architecture by CEOWORLD Magazine, 2021)
#4 Fine Arts
(Ranked fourth in New York by College Factual, 2019)
#4 Interior Design
(Ranked fourth among the world’s top 10 interior design programs by arch20.com, 2019)
#5 Film, Video, and Photographic Arts
(Ranked fifth of 127 colleges nationwide—top five percent—offering film, video, and photographic arts, College Factual, 2018)
#5 Game Design and Interactive Media AOS
(Ranked fifth of the 20 best game design programs by bestvalueschools.org, 2021)
#5 Illustration
(Ranked fifth—top four percent—by Animation Career Review, 2019)
#6 Architecture
(Ranked sixth of the 50 best architecture programs in the United States by learn.org, 2020/2021)
#6 Fine and Studio Arts
(Ranked sixth of 508 colleges, College Factual, 2018)
#7 Architecture
(Ranked seventh by DesignIntelligence, 2020)
#7 Art and Design
(Ranked seventh in the world for art and design by QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2022)
#8 Film
(Intelligent.com ranked Pratt #8 in its list of the Best Film Degree Programs, with a specification of “Best Urban Campus,” 2021.)
#9 Industrial Design
(Ranked ninth nationally by DesignIntelligence, 2016)
#10 AOS in Game Design and Interactive Media
(Ranked tenth among the best associate’s in game design programs by College Consensus, 2021)
#12 Graphic Design (Ranked in TechGuide’s list of “The Best Bachelor’s in Graphic Design Degree Programs for 2024,” which recognizes an “unwavering commitment to academic excellence.” TechGuide considers factors such as tuition, student-to-faculty ratio, admission and graduation rates, and alumni success in its ranking process, 2024)
AOS in Graphic Design and AOS in Illustration(Ranked among the top ten most comprehensive graphic design programs in the United States by UpCity, 2023)
Film
(Ranked among the top film schools in North America in Variety magazine, 2022)
Film
(Ranked among the top 25 American film schools by The Hollywood Reporter, 2018)
Interior Design
(Ranked among the best interior design programs by Architectural Digest, 2019)
#1 Interior Design
(Ranked first in the country by DesignIntelligence 2018/19)
#3 Animation
(Ranked third on the East Coast and seventh nationally by Animation Career Review, 2022)
#3 Graphic Design
(Ranked third of the top 50 best graphic design schools by Animation Career Review, 2020)
#3 Industrial Design
(Ranked third nationally and first regionally by DesignIntelligence 2015)
#3 School of Architecture
(Ranked third among the best Schools of Architecture by CEOWORLD Magazine, 2021)
#4 Art Therapy
(Ranked fourth of the top ten best master’s in art therapy programs by bestcounselingdegrees.net, 2020)
#4 City and Regional Planning
(Ranked fourth nationally among master’s-degree-granting institutions that do not also grant PhDs in the Planetizen Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs, 2019)
#6 School of Architecture
(Ranked sixth among the most prominent Schools of Architecture in the world by arch2o)
#7 Art and Design
(Ranked seventh in the world for art and design out of 230 colleges by QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2022)
#9 Fine Arts
(Fine arts program ranked ninth on the 2020 Best Colleges List by GradReports.com, the first ranking to be based on median early-career salary data of over 5 million graduates from the U.S. Department of Education’s resource, College Scorecard)
#11 Painting and Drawing
(Ranked among the top 11 best painting and drawing programs in U.S. News & World Report, 2020)
#12 Library and Information Science Archives Program
(Ranked among the best archives programs by U.S. News & World Report, 2021)
Library and Information Science
(Pratt Institute’s MS in Library and Information Science is ranked among the best library and information studies programs in the US by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools Guide, 2021)
#15 Fine Arts
(Ranked number 15 nationally out of almost 300 graduate fine arts programs by U.S. News & World Report, 2020)
#17 Graduate Architecture
(Ranked seventeenth by DesignIntelligence, 2018/2019)
Interior Design
(Ranked among the best interior design programs by Architectural Digest, 2019)
Information Experience Design
(Ranked among the top 18 UX/HCI schools in the US, www.topuxschool.com/program/us, 2019)
Advanced Certificate in User Experience
(Ranked the User Experience Advanced Certificate #24 of the best alternative UX design programs, valuecolleges.com, 2018)
Institutional Rankings
#3 CEOWORLD Magazine
(Ranked third among the best Schools of Architecture, 2021)
#6 QS World University Rankings by Subject
(Ranked sixth in the world for art and design, 2023)
#10 College Factual
(Ranked design programs among the top ten nationally—top five percent of schools considered—and fourth regionally of 216 colleges and universities for veteran friendliness, 2019)
College Factual ranked Pratt among the top one percent of schools for visual arts and design and among the top five percent for architecture and fine art, 2018.
Blouin Artinfo ranked Pratt among the world’s top seven best art schools, 2018.
#1 Webdesigndegreecenter.org
(Ranked first of the top 20 best art schools in the world, 2017)