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TOP Universities for the Study of Art and Design in Europe according to the QS World University Rankings offer popular undergraduate and graduate programs for foreigners. Courses explore the close relationship between the fine arts - painting and sculpture. Much of the process is learning and mastering different styles and techniques.
Art and Design courses at European universities include:
- Research in design
- Art.
One of the reasons to study art and design in Europe is a huge database of artifacts, cultural values, exhibitions, museums, galleries, allowing you to see works of art, study, get in touch with them.
If you have the skills and talent, a degree in art and design can lead to an exciting career. Possible employment options:
- fashion designer
- Graphic Designer
- illustrator
- textile manufacturer
- advertising manager
- multimedia worker
- curator of the museum.
Leading universities in USA have professional organizations that offer positions for graduates of arts and design departments.
Best Art & Design universities in Europe 2026 - QS World University rankings
| 1 | Royal College of Art |
| 2 | University of the Arts London |
| 3 | Politecnico di Milano |
| 4 | The Glasgow School of Art |
| 5 | Aalto University |
| 6 | Design Academy Eindhoven |
| 7 | Delft University of Technology |
| 8 | University of Oxford |
| 9 | The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (KADK) |
| 10 | Academy of Fine Arts Vienna |
| 11 | Goldsmiths, University of London |
| 12 | Konstfack University of Arts , Crafts and Design |
| 13 | Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs (ENSAD) |
| 14 | Haute Ecole dart et de design de Gen猫ve (HEAD) |
| 15 | 脡cole Nationale Sup茅rieure de Cr茅ation Industrielle, ENSCI Les Ateliers |
| 16 | 脡cole Nationale Sup茅rieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris |
| 17 | NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti |
| 18 | Zurich University of the Arts |
| 19 | University of Cambridge |
| 20 | Istituto Marangoni |
| 21 | Universit盲t der K眉nste Berlin |
| 22 | Loughborough University |
| 23 | Eindhoven University of Technology |
| 24 | Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK) |
| 25 | National College of Art and Design |
| 26 | UCL |
| 27 | Umea University |
| 28 | Domus Academy |
| 29 | Imperial College London |
| 30 | Universit盲t f眉r Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien |
| 31 | Politecnico di Torino |
| 32 | Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design Prague |
| 33 | IED - Istituto Europeo di Design |
| 34 | Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm |
| 35 | Bauhaus-Universit盲t Weimar |
| 36 | Manchester Metropolitan University. |
| 37 | The University of Edinburgh |
| 38 | Estonian Academy of Arts |
| 39 | Ecole nationale sup茅rieure des arts visuels de La Cambre |
| 40 | Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw |
| 41 | Academy of Performing Arts in Prague |
| 42 | Conservatorium van Amsterdam |
| 43 | Design School Kolding |
| 44 | Falmouth University |
| 45 | Kingston University, London |
| 46 | Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest (MOME) |
| 47 | Nottingham Trent University |
| 48 | Oslo National Academy of the Arts |
| 49 | Sapienza University of Rome |
| 50 | Strate Ecole de Design |
