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A “best” graphic design school and a “top” graphic design school are different in several ways. The factors used to determine if a school deserves to be called the “best” are different from the ones used to dub any given school a “top” school. To determine which schools are the best, considerations include types of program offerings, graduation and retention rates, peer assessment, faculty resources (student-teacher ratio), financial resources, and student selectivity. A top school may make the cut based on issues such as cost, convenience, career placement services, quality of facilities and equipment, and recreation and social clubs.