University of Maryland, China Ranking: In 2022, QS World University ranked 38th in the discipline of art and design; 202 1, QS world university art design discipline ranked 44th; USNews master of graphic design ranks third in the United States; USNews ranks third in the United States in illustration, film and animation design. MarylandInstituteCollegeofArt (MICA for short), founded in 1826, is the first art college in the United States to officially award degrees. MICA is an ancient degree-awarding art college in Z country and a member of the Maryland Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (MICUA). /zd/lx