University of Southern California ranked first in the Best Game Design Colleges rankings, followed by Carnegie Mellon University and University of Utah.
The average tuition & fees of Best Game Design Colleges is $12,866 for in-state and $55,302 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.
University of Southern California has the highest tuition & fees of $71,647 and University of Utah has the lowest tuition & fees of $30,860 among Best Game Design Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $13,731 for in-state and $45,754 for out-of-state students.
The average acceptance rate is 29.97% and the SAT score is 1478 for the Best Game Design Colleges. Their acceptance rate is relatively low, making it somewhat difficult to get into the schools, and the SAT score is high.
| Rank | School Name | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Acceptance Rate | SAT/ACT Scores | Student Population | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | $71,647 $3,410 | $71,515 $3,387 | 9.81% -0.21% | 1,500 SAT 33 ACT -10 /0 | 46,566 -581 | 92% 1% |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $65,636 $2,362 | $50,975 $1,525 | 11.66% 0.26% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT0 /0 | 15,888 292 | 94% 2% |
| 3 | University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT | $30,860 ($9,620) $1,023 ($305) | $27,983 ($8,724) $927 ($276) | 85.98% -1.19% | 1,285 SAT 26 ACT 5 /1 | 36,894 1,634 | 65% 2% |
| 4 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA | $34,484 ($12,058) $1,608 ($294) | $32,144 ($15,962) $1,498 ($392) | 14.07% -2.39% | 1,480 SAT 33 ACT 30 /1 | 53,363 5,417 | 94% 2% |
| 5 | Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY | $59,210 $2,546 | $60,052 $2,288 | 66.93% -4.47% | 1,370 SAT 32 ACT0 /1 | 17,098 235 | 70% |
| 6 | University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA | $46,923 ($15,035) $1,586 ($475) | $30,512 ($15,410) $555 ($555) | 65.79% 3.25% | - | 19,938 174 | 75% 1% |
| 7 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | $69,314 $3,300 | $30,160 $75 | 8.76% 0.60% | 1,540 SAT 34 ACT 20 /0 | 26,793 529 | 95% |
| 8 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | $62,396 $2,240 | $62,396 $997 | 4.55% -0.19% | 1,560 SAT 35 ACT 10 /0 | 11,886 -34 | 96% |
| 9 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $65,910 $3,426 | $61,878 $2,379 | 3.61% -0.30% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT0 /0 | 18,625 179 | 92% |
| 10 | University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA | $46,640 ($14,752) $1,626 ($515) | $29,929 ($14,827) $552 ($552) | 28.57% 3.00% | - | 37,297 715 | 87% 2% |
| Average | $55,302 ($12,866) | $45,754 ($13,731) | 30% | 1,478 | 28,435 | 86% |