Best Game Design Colleges Tuition Comparison

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.

Table. Best Game Design Colleges Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1University 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%
2Carnegie 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%
3University 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%
4Georgia 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%
5Rochester 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%
6University 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%
7Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY$69,314
$3,300		$30,160
$75		8.76%
0.60%		1,540 SAT
34 ACT
20 /0		26,793
529		95%
8Massachusetts 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%
9Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$65,910
$3,426		$61,878
$2,379		3.61%
-0.30%		1,550 SAT
35 ACT0 /0		18,625
179		92%
10University 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%1,47828,43586%