2024 Best Colleges in Fine Arts Study
By school types, there are 26 public schools and 23 private schools in the best Fine Arts colleges. University of California-Los Angeles ranked first and School of the Art Institute of Chicago ranked second.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of the best colleges in Fine Arts study is $28,665 for state residents and $47,084 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 47.58% and the average SAT score is 1,373.The average number of students is 27,647 and the average student to faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees is $47,084 and Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest tuition & fees of $68,171 and CUNY Hunter College has the lowest tuition & fees of $15,332.
- The average graduate tuition & fees is $40,135 and University of Chicago has the highest tuition & fees of $66,543 and Ohio University-Main Campus has the lowest tuition & fees of $17,712.
- The average SAT score is 1,373 and Stanford University has the highest SAT score of 1,550 and Maryland Institute College of Art has the lowest score of 1,130.
- The average acceptance rate is 47.58% and Stanford University has the tightest (lowest) rate of 4% and Virginia Commonwealth University has the loosest (lowest) rate of 93%.
- The average student population is 27,647 and Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the most students of 80,065 and Cranbrook Academy of Art has the fewest students of 129.
- The average graduation rate is 79.38% and Yale University has the highest rate of 96% and Alfred University has the lowest rate of 56%.
2024 Best Colleges in Fine Arts Study
The following table lists the best colleges in Fine Arts programs. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public, 4 years | $44,524 | $28,985 | - | 8.7% | 46,430 | 93% | 18 to 1 |
| 2 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years | $52,604 | $44,634 | - | 76.4% | 3,532 | 64% | 11 to 1 |
| 3 | Yale University New Haven, CT Private, 4 years | $64,700 | $48,300 | 1,540 | 4.5% | 14,776 | 96% | 6 to 1 |
| 4 | Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Public, 4 years | $38,817 | $31,589 | 1,160 | 93.1% | 28,082 | 65% | 16 to 1 |
| 5 | California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA Private, 4 years | $56,724 | $41,790 | - | 26.0% | 1,440 | 64% | 7 to 1 |
| 6 | Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI Private, 4 years | $59,760 | $59,760 | 1,490 | 13.8% | 2,620 | 88% | 9 to 1 |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Private, 4 years | $63,274 | $49,450 | 1,540 | 11.4% | 16,002 | 93% | 5 to 1 |
| 8 | Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD Private, 4 years | $55,150 | $55,150 | 1,130 | 77.3% | 1,952 | 71% | 9 to 1 |
| 9 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public, 4 years | $60,107 | $55,052 | 1,470 | 17.9% | 51,225 | 93% | 12 to 1 |
| 10 | Alfred University Alfred, NY Private, 4 years | $39,530 | $25,830 | 1,190 | 48.3% | 1,813 | 56% | 10 to 1 |
| 11 | Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY Private, 4 years | $63,612 | $42,620 | 1,370 | 52.3% | 2,706 | 73% | 9 to 1 |
| 12 | California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years | $57,946 | $61,030 | - | 73.4% | 1,501 | 59% | 7 to 1 |
| 13 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Private, 4 years | $68,171 | $56,279 | 1,540 | 4.2% | 34,782 | 95% | 6 to 1 |
| 14 | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA Public, 4 years | $46,042 | $29,637 | - | 24.5% | 42,006 | 88% | 19 to 1 |
| 15 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Public, 4 years | $32,193 | $26,735 | - | 90.2% | 80,065 | 68% | 19 to 1 |
| 16 | Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years | $51,640 | $54,518 | - | 75.0% | 2,420 | 83% | 8 to 1 |
| 17 | Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, MI Private, 4 years | - | $44,172 | - | - | 129 | - | - |
| 18 | The New School New York, NY Private, 4 years | $56,311 | $53,018 | - | 62.5% | 10,108 | 71% | 10 to 1 |
| 19 | Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY Private, 4 years | $59,683 | $38,986 | 1,330 | 53.2% | 5,494 | 73% | 9 to 1 |
| 20 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public, 4 years | $45,627 | $30,363 | - | 11.7% | 45,307 | 93% | 19 to 1 |
| 21 | University of California-Davis Davis, CA Public, 4 years | $46,024 | $29,662 | - | 41.6% | 39,679 | 85% | 21 to 1 |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI Public, 4 years | $40,603 | $25,615 | 1,450 | 43.4% | 48,956 | 89% | 18 to 1 |
| 23 | CUNY Hunter College New York, NY Public, 4 years | $15,332 | $20,828 | 1,350 | 54.1% | 22,970 | 61% | 14 to 1 |
| 24 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA Public, 4 years | $42,180 | $25,500 | - | 77.5% | 1,939 | 69% | 9 to 1 |
| 25 | Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY Private, 4 years | $56,664 | $57,764 | 1,370 | 71.4% | 16,615 | 71% | 13 to 1 |
| 26 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Public, 4 years | $36,001 | $36,244 | 1,380 | 65.4% | 50,637 | 85% | 15 to 1 |
| 27 | School of Visual Arts New York, NY Private, 4 years | $49,140 | $55,040 | 1,330 | 91.3% | 4,127 | 75% | 8 to 1 |
| 28 | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO Public, 4 years | $41,943 | $38,020 | 1,330 | 83.3% | 39,585 | 75% | 18 to 1 |
| 29 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Public, 4 years | $32,927 | $34,882 | 1,220 | 84.7% | 30,015 | 73% | 16 to 1 |
| 30 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Public, 4 years | $42,778 | $22,954 | 1,370 | 29.1% | 52,384 | 88% | 18 to 1 |
| 31 | Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO Private, 4 years | $62,982 | $62,366 | 1,540 | 12.0% | 17,012 | 94% | 7 to 1 |
| 32 | Boston University Boston, MA Private, 4 years | $65,168 | $64,712 | 1,470 | 10.9% | 36,714 | 90% | 11 to 1 |
| 33 | Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN Public, 4 years | $40,482 | $33,410 | 1,280 | 80.4% | 47,005 | 81% | 17 to 1 |
| 34 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH Public, 4 years | $38,365 | $41,227 | 1,400 | 50.8% | 60,540 | 88% | 17 to 1 |
| 35 | Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH Public, 4 years | $24,114 | $17,712 | 1,190 | 84.8% | 24,145 | 66% | 18 to 1 |
| 36 | Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years | $52,460 | $52,480 | - | 84.0% | 1,312 | 61% | 9 to 1 |
| 37 | Stanford University Stanford, CA Private, 4 years | $62,484 | $59,499 | 1,550 | 3.9% | 18,283 | 93% | 5 to 1 |
| 38 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA Public, 4 years | $37,248 | $28,523 | - | 82.9% | 33,196 | 75% | 12 to 1 |
| 39 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Public, 4 years | $38,784 | $33,961 | 1,280 | 85.7% | 49,403 | 66% | 17 to 1 |
| 40 | University of Georgia Athens, GA Public, 4 years | $30,220 | $26,576 | 1,270 | 37.2% | 40,607 | 87% | 17 to 1 |
| 41 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Public, 4 years | $41,997 | $32,511 | - | 42.5% | 52,319 | 84% | 21 to 1 |
| 42 | Claremont Graduate University Claremont, CA Private, 4 years | - | $37,150 | - | - | 1,903 | - | - |
| 43 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Public, 4 years | $21,683 | $26,707 | 1,310 | 25.4% | 44,161 | 83% | 17 to 1 |
| 44 | New York University New York, NY Private, 4 years | $60,438 | $41,124 | 1,530 | 9.4% | 59,144 | 88% | 8 to 1 |
| 45 | University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA Public, 4 years | $45,014 | $29,377 | - | 25.6% | 35,937 | 86% | 18 to 1 |
| 46 | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Public, 4 years | $45,742 | $29,555 | - | 27.8% | 26,420 | 85% | 17 to 1 |
| 47 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years | $65,619 | $66,543 | 1,550 | 4.8% | 18,339 | 95% | 5 to 1 |
| 48 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL Public, 4 years | $28,659 | $30,130 | 1,390 | 24.0% | 55,211 | 92% | 16 to 1 |
| 49 | University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL Public, 4 years | $31,505 | $28,641 | 1,230 | 78.5% | 33,747 | 60% | 18 to 1 |
| Average | $47,084 | $40,135 | 1,373 | 47.6% | 27,647 | 79% | 13 to 1 |