Bradley University has earned a 15 ranking on The Princeton Review's just-published list of the top 50 undergraduate schools to study game design for 2016. Bradley is also the highest ranked school in Illinois.
The Princeton Review (www.PrincetonReview.com) chose the schools based on a survey of 150 institutions offering game design coursework and/or degrees in the United States, Canada, and some countries abroad. The 40-question survey asked schools to report on everything from their academic offerings and faculty credentials to their graduates’ starting salaries and employment experience. Among criteria The Princeton Review weighed to make its selections: the school's academics, facilities, career services, and technology.
Dr. Monica McGill, Assistant Professor of Game Design at Bradley, says the Game Design program started in 2010 as a collaboration between the Departments of Interactive Media and Computer Science & Information Systems, with assistance from the Department of Art. “This interdisciplinary program replicates the process game developers go through. Students work with designers, artists, and programmers in a team setting across several courses."
President Gary Roberts compliments the faculty for this distinction. “The people are what make Bradley such a success. Our undergraduate game design program is one of the best in the nation thanks to the dedicated and innovative faculty and staff who lead these intelligent and creative students to success.”
Bradley also ranked among the Top 25 last year. The Princeton Review's full release on this project can be found at http://www.princetonreview.com/press/game-design-press-release.
The Princeton Review developed its “Top Schools To Study Game Design" project in 2009 with assistance from a national advisory board that helped design the survey instrument and methodology. Board members included administrators and faculty from respected game design programs, and professionals from some of the top gaming companies.
