Top ten art and design universities in the world announced

The 2016 QS World University Rankings have named London’s Royal College of Art and the world’s best university for art and design, with the capital’s University of the Arts London taking fifth place.

This is the second year running that the RCA has scooped the top spot in the list.

The full list is as follows:

1.Royal College of Art (London)

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts)

3. Rhode Island School of Design (Rhode Island)

4.Parsons School of Design (New York)

5. University of the Arts London (London)

6. Pratt Institute (New York)

7. School of the Art Insititute Chicago (Chicago)
Joint
8. Stanford University (California)/Yale University (Connecticut)

10. Politecnico di Milano (Milan)