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2026 Rankings for Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

What ranking badges has RMCAD received from College Factual? All of the ranking badges and placements RMCAD has earned will be listed on this page.

RMCAD received 1 ranking badge across College Factual’s 2026 rankings.

Top Rankings for RMCAD:

#30 out of 59

RMCAD also offers graduate programs. View its [graduate-school rankings](/graduate-schools/rocky-mountain-college-of-art-and-design/rankings/) for its graduate rankings.

Ranking Highlights

• Quality Rankings
  • Best Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region Ranking
  • Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado Ranking
  • Best Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado Ranking
• Best for the Money Rankings
  • Best Value Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region Ranking
  • Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado Ranking
  • Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region Ranking

How RMCAD Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Rankings

Top Ranked Majors

RMCAD has 96 top ranked majors, led by its placement in the Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Computer Graphics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Computer Graphics Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Illustration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Illustration Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Interior Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Interior Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	1	View Report
Best Photography Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Computer Graphics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	2	View Report
Best Computer Graphics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	2	View Report
Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Photography Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	2	View Report
Best Photography Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Computer Software & Applications Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Illustration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	3	View Report
Best Illustration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	3	View Report
Best Interior Design Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Photography Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	3	View Report
Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	4	View Report
Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools in Colorado	4	4	View Report
Best Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	4	View Report
Best Graphic Communications Schools in Colorado	4	4	View Report
Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	4	View Report
Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	4	View Report
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	4	4	View Report
Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in Colorado	5	5	View Report
Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	6	6	View Report
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Colorado	6	6	View Report
Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	7	7	View Report
Best Graphic Communications Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	7	7	View Report
Best Interior Design Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	7	7	View Report
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Colorado	7	7	View Report
Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	8	8	View Report
Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	9	9	View Report
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	10	10	View Report
Best Computer Software & Applications Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	12	12	View Report
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	13	13	View Report
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	13	13	View Report
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	15	17	View Report
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	15	15	View Report
Best Computer Graphics Bachelor's Degree Schools	19	22	View Report
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	19	19	View Report
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Colorado	19	19	View Report
Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Colorado	21	27	View Report
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	29	29	View Report
Best Photography Bachelor's Degree Schools	30	30	View Report
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	33	36	View Report
Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor's Degree Schools	33	36	View Report
Best Illustration Bachelor's Degree Schools	39	42	View Report
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	39	39	View Report
Best Computer Graphics Schools	41	46	View Report
Best Photography Schools	41	43	View Report
Best Illustration Schools	44	48	View Report
Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	46	54	View Report
Best Game & Interactive Media Design Schools	57	60	View Report
Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools	59	65	View Report
Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools	62	69	View Report
Best Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools	68	76	View Report
Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor's Degree Schools	88	100	View Report
Best Interior Design Bachelor's Degree Schools	97	101	View Report
Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools	103	110	View Report
Best Graphic Communications Schools	136	146	View Report
Best Computer Software & Applications Schools	149	163	View Report
Best Interior Design Schools	166	175	View Report
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools	197	206	View Report
Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools	201	223	View Report
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools	245	259	View Report
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools	324	345	View Report
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools	522	558	View Report
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools	760	801	View Report
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools	769	940	View Report
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools	1083	1146	View Report
Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools	1188	1539	View Report

How RMCAD Ranks for Value

Top Value Majors

RMCAD has 96 best-value majors, including its placement in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Value Computer Graphics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Computer Graphics Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Fashion Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Fashion Design Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	2	View Report
Best Value Illustration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Illustration Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Interior Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Photography Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Computer Graphics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Computer Software & Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Fashion Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in Colorado	2	3	View Report
Best Value Interior Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	2	3	View Report
Best Value Photography Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value Computer Graphics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	3	View Report
Best Value Computer Software & Applications Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value Fashion Design Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	3	View Report
Best Value Illustration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	3	View Report
Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	3	4	View Report
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	4	View Report
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools in Colorado	4	4	View Report
Best Value Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	4	View Report
Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in Colorado	4	4	View Report
Best Value Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	5	View Report
Best Value Illustration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	4	View Report
Best Value Interior Design Schools in Colorado	4	4	View Report
Best Value Photography Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	4	View Report
Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in Colorado	5	5	View Report
Best Value Photography Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	5	5	View Report
Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Colorado	5	6	View Report
Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	6	6	View Report
Best Value Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	6	7	View Report
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Colorado	6	7	View Report
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	7	7	View Report
Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	7	7	View Report
Best Value Computer Software & Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	7	8	View Report
Best Value Interior Design Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	8	8	View Report
Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	9	9	View Report
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	9	10	View Report
Best Value Computer Software & Applications Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	11	12	View Report
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	11	13	View Report
Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	12	13	View Report
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	14	17	View Report
Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	14	15	View Report
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Colorado	17	19	View Report
Best Value Computer Graphics Bachelor's Degree Schools	18	25	View Report
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	18	19	View Report
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Colorado	24	27	View Report
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	27	29	View Report
Best Value Illustration Bachelor's Degree Schools	30	59	View Report
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	32	36	View Report
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	37	39	View Report
Best Value Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor's Degree Schools	40	67	View Report
Best Value Photography Bachelor's Degree Schools	40	63	View Report
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools	42	65	View Report
Best Value Illustration Schools	42	72	View Report
Best Value Computer Software & Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools	43	69	View Report
Best Value Computer Graphics Schools	45	53	View Report
Best Value Fashion Design Bachelor's Degree Schools	48	64	View Report
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	50	54	View Report
Best Value Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools	53	76	View Report
Best Value Photography Schools	59	82	View Report
Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor's Degree Schools	73	100	View Report
Best Value Game & Interactive Media Design Schools	85	113	View Report
Best Value Fashion Design Schools	87	104	View Report
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools	96	121	View Report
Best Value Interior Design Bachelor's Degree Schools	103	128	View Report
Best Value Graphic Communications Schools	121	146	View Report
Best Value Computer Software & Applications Schools	130	163	View Report
Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools	144	205	View Report
Best Value Interior Design Schools	189	215	View Report
Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools	191	223	View Report
Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools	195	258	View Report
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools	261	344	View Report
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools	471	556	View Report
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools	638	797	View Report
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools	765	927	View Report
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools	971	1137	View Report
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools	1343	1517	View Report

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Notes and References

These rankings are built on federal education data, 2026 edition.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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