GRADUATE RANKINGS
1. New York University
2. University of Central Florida
2025 Grads Hired: 80%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $94,646
Faculty: Benjamin Noel (EA), Nicholas Zuccarello (Sony)
Graduates: Carlos Barbosa (WB Games), Brian DeSanti (Blizzard)
3. University of Southern California
2025 Grads Hired: 81%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $97,857
Faculty: TreaAndrea Russworm (Author, "Gaming Representation"), Mark Bolas (Fakespace Labs)
Graduates: Jenova Chen (Thatgamecompany), Brent Strong (Disney)
4. Rochester Institute of Technology
2025 Grads Hired: 79%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $83,000
Faculty: David Schwartz, Flip Philips
Graduates: Elan Lee (Exploding Kittens), Steven Van Slyke (co-inventor of OLED)
5. University of Utah
2025 Grads Hired: 80%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $87,325
Faculty: Michael Young PhD, Jose Zagal PhD
Graduates: Doug Bowser (COO of Nintendo America), Nolan Bushnell (Founder of Atari)
6. Southern Methodist University
2025 Grads Hired: 45%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $104,744
Faculty: Dr. Elizabeth Storz Stringer (Atari), Joowon Kim MacDonald
Graduates: Grace Liu (Netflix Games), Daniel Rivin (Disney)
7. Abertay University
2025 Grads Hired: 49%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $49,000
Faculty: Dr. Kenneth Fee, Joseph DeLappe
Graduates: Zoe Sams (Riot), David Hynd (Rockstar)
8. Clark University
2025 Grads Hired: 72%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $70,000
Faculty: Terasa Ulm, Scott Niemi
Graduates: Stanley Pierre-Louis (ESA), Gary Goldberg (Fablevision)
9. Savannah College of Art and Design
2025 Grads Hired: 73%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $62,500
Faculty: Nye Warburton, Cyril Guichard (Electrotank)
Graduates: Lucas Slominski (ZeniMax), Chris Schmidt (Bioware)
10. Drexel University
2025 Grads Hired: 50%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $80,000
Faculty: Dr. Paul Diefenbach (OpenWorlds Inc.), Dr. Frank Lee
Graduates: Anna Nguyen (NetherRealm Studios), Greg Lebanov (Wondersong, Chicory)
11. Michigan State University
2025 Grads Hired: 60%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $62,000
Faculty: Amanda Cote, Susan Bonner
Graduates: Brian Murray (EA), Geoff Johns (DC Entertainment)
12. DigiPen Institute of Technology
2025 Grads Hired: 37%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $179,000
Faculty: Claude Comair (Nintendo), Brian Schmidt
Graduates: Luis Villegas (Bungie), Taralyn von der Linden (Pixar)
13. Northeastern University
2025 Grads Hired: 40%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $80,000
Faculty: Celia Pearce (IndieCade), Bob De Schutter
Graduates: Angi Liu (Blizzard), Wendi Zhang (Activision Blizzard)
14. Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2025 Grads Hired: 70%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $82,000
Faculty: Ben Schneider (Turbine, Standing Stone), Ralph Sutter
Graduates: Michael Gesner (Riot), Jon Radoff (Beamable)
15. Falmouth University
2025 Grads Hired: 71%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $43,386
Faculty: Tanya Krzwinska, William Huber
Graduates: Rex Crowle (Media Molecule), Sophie Shepherd (Respawn)
16. University of Florida
2025 Grads Hired: 85%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $99,000
Faculty: Dr. James Oliverio, Dr. Hyo Jeong Kang
Graduates: Joseph Murphy (EA), Pooja Agshikar (Microsoft)
17. Full Sail University
2025 Grads Hired: 33%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $62,109
Faculty: Dr. Shawn Stafford, Chris Keeling
Graduates: Erin Eberhardt (Dreamhaven), Aaron Hamilton Cook (Blizzard)
18. DePaul University
2025 Grads Hired: 91%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: NR
Faculty: Ed Keenan (Midway), Allen Turner (Disney)
Graduates: Sara Asmussen (Blizzard), Kevin Geisler (Young Horses co-founder)
19. Bradley University
2025 Grads Hired: 40%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $45,000
Faculty: David Abzug (Deep Silver), Ray Hazlip (Deep Silver)
Graduates: Alex Cline (Shapeshifter Games), Annabelle Pries (Blind Squirrel)
20. Purdue University
2025 Grads Hired: 7%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $67,066
Faculty: Robert Howard, Jeffery Kesselman
Graduates: Jeff Hanna (Volition), Keith Self-Ballard (Bungie)
21. Carnegie Mellon University
2025 Grads Hired: 64%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $74,000
Faculty: Jesse Schell (Schell Games, Disney Imagineer), Derek Ham
Graduates: Neil Druckmann (Naughty Dog co-president), Bei Yang (Meta, Disney)
22. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2025 Grads Hired: 33%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $74,917
Faculty: Maurice Suckling (Epic, 2K), Rush Swope (Guerilla Games)
Graduates: Dr. Bryan Kim, Dr. Matthew Gantt
23. University of Wisconsin-Stout
2025 Grads Hired: 100%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $44,000
Faculty: Dave Beck, Andrew Williams
Graduates: Hue Vang (Dreamworks), Andrew Murphy (Apple)
24. American University
2025 Grads Hired: 50%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: $70,000
Faculty: Andrew Phelps, Krzysztof Pietroszek
Graduates: Ryan Seymour (Smithsonian), Kelli Dunlop (TakeThis.org)
25. New York Film Academy
2025 Grads Hired: 2%
2025 Grads Mean Salary: NR
Faculty: John Zuur Platten, Craig Caton-Largent (Digital Domain)
Graduates: Leandro Ribeiro (Afterverse), Guillermo Quesada (Amazon Studios)
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