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Best Game Design Schools in Europe

The Best Game Design Schools in Europe is something we take very seriously and no external influences or payments are entered into at any point. Our rankings focus on the quality of students portfolios that are submitted to our judging panel which best reflect the recruitment interview process. We feel

We feel that traditional school rankings that include peer and employer reviews, faculty to student ratio, citations and other data are not adequate when ranking the best creative schools. For a complete breakdown of how we rank the best schools for 2018 please read how we rank the best schools and how we analyse the data in the sections located at the bottom of this page.

Top 10 Game Design Schools in Europe

The official rankings for 2018 have been calculated based on the performance of students work submitted to our industry panel. Full details can be found further down the page about how we calculate and rank schools.

Rank	School	Location
1	Lost Boys \| School of Visual Effects	Montreal/Vancouver, Canada
2	FutureGames	Stockholm, Sweden
3	The Game Assembly	Molmo, Canada
4	Teeside University	Teeside, United Kingdom
5	New3dge	Paris, France
6	Norwich University of the Arts	Norwich, United Kingdom
7	University of Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
8	ArtFX	Montpellier, France
9	SAE Creative Media Institute	Multiple Location
10	Univserity of South Wales	Wales, United Kingdom

How we calculate the school rankings

Data is based on the quality and performance of student work that is submitted to our judging panel for the Rookie Awards. This year the data pool included:

We feel that traditional school rankings – that include peer and employer reviews, faculty-to-student ratio, citations and other data – are not adequate when ranking the best creative schools. This might work in industries with more traditional career paths, however, when it comes to technical and creative roles, such as Visual Effects, Feature Animation and Games, it's a lot more complicated.

The Judging Process

Each entrant is reviewed by members of the official Judging Panel which includes over 120 highly influential and respected industry veterans. The Judges were asked to score entries based on criteria including — creative skills, technical skills, presentation, variety of skills, complexity, raw talent, and employment potential.

School Calculations

Based on the results of student submissions we received this year we have released the following in-depth breakdowns about the best schools.

Each school is awarded a final score based on the performance of each student representing their academic facility.

When analysing the average scores of each student per school there are three possible data formulas available to use: mean, median and mode.

The Rookies uses median. The median is the middle point of a number set, in which half the numbers are above the median and half are below. A median is intrinsically understandable. It is the middle number when the values are put in order.

Schools with < 8 student entries are excluded from ranking.
Incomplete student entries are removed from calculations. No penalties.
Each student receives a performance score. Max 100 points.
Median students score calculated per school. Max 100 points.
Each category finalist receives 10 bonus points toward School Score.
Each category runner up receives 15 bonus points toward School Score.
Each category winner receives 20 bonus points toward School Score.

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