University of California-Los Angeles ranked first in the Best Fine Arts Colleges rankings, followed by School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Yale University.
The average tuition & fees of Best Fine Arts Colleges is $13,811 for in-state and $48,461 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.
Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest tuition & fees of $70,517 and CUNY Hunter College has the lowest tuition & fees of $15,332 among Best Fine Arts Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $15,751 for in-state and $41,648 for out-of-state students.
The average acceptance rate is 48.89% and the SAT score is 1377 for the Best Fine Arts Colleges. Their acceptance rate is to get into the schools, and the SAT score is relatively high.
| Rank | School Name | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Acceptance Rate | SAT/ACT Scores | Student Population | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $46,121 ($14,233) $1,597 ($486) | $29,578 ($14,476) $593 ($593) | 8.97% 0.24% | - | 47,335 657 | 93% 1% |
| 2 | School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL | $54,623 $2,019 | $49,649 $5,015 | 77.47% 1.05% | - | 3,394 -7 | 67% 3% |
| 3 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | $67,250 $2,550 | $49,500 $1,200 | 3.87% -0.63% | 1,540 SAT 34 ACT0 /0 | 15,564 483 | 96% |
| 4 | Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA | $39,884 ($16,720) $1,067 ($487) | $32,470 ($17,252) $881 ($499) | 92.62% -0.44% | 1,130 SAT 25 ACT -30 /-1 | 28,464 226 | 63% -2% |
| 5 | California Institute of the ArtsValencia, CA | $58,996 $2,272 | $58,996 $17,206 | 32.34% 6.39% | - | 1,277 -76 | 67% 3% |
| 6 | Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RI | $62,688 $2,928 | $62,688 $2,928 | 18.66% 4.85% | 1,480 SAT 32 ACT -10 /0 | 2,520 -20 | 89% 1% |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $65,636 $2,362 | $50,975 $1,525 | 11.66% 0.26% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT0 /0 | 15,888 292 | 94% 2% |
| 8 | Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore, MD | $56,800 $1,650 | $55,060 $90 | 76.79% -0.50% | 1,225 SAT 29 ACT 95 /1 | 1,687 -174 | 72% 1% |
| 9 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | $63,081 ($18,848) $2,974 ($539) | $57,776 ($28,886) $2,724 ($1,362) | 15.64% -2.30% | 1,460 SAT 33 ACT -10 /0 | 52,855 790 | 93% |
| 10 | Alfred UniversityAlfred, NY | $38,138 $1,392 | $27,120 $1,290 | 73.84% 25.51% | 1,210 SAT 28 ACT 20 /1 | 2,007 164 | 57% 2% |
| 11 | Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY | $66,436 $2,824 | $44,500 $1,880 | 52.12% -0.17% | 1,380 SAT 30 ACT 10 /-1 | 2,911 -11 | 68% -4% |
| 12 | California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, CA | $60,226 $2,280 | $63,430 $2,400 | 91.10% 17.70% | - | 1,308 -25 | 61% 3% |
| 13 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | $70,517 $2,346 | $57,973 $1,694 | 3.99% -0.24% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT 10 /0 | 35,173 -106 | 96% 2% |
| 14 | University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | $47,676 ($15,788) $1,634 ($523) | $30,199 ($15,097) $562 ($562) | 26.71% 2.19% | - | 44,256 1,880 | 86% -1% |
| 15 | Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, AZ | $33,139 ($12,223) $946 ($172) | $27,521 ($13,587) $786 ($198) | 89.89% -0.30% | - | 79,818 225 | 68% 1% |
| 16 | Art Center College of DesignPasadena, CA | $54,170 $2,530 | $57,188 $2,670 | 74.54% -0.44% | - | 2,308 -74 | 79% -3% |
| 17 | Cranbrook Academy of ArtBloomfield Hills, MI | $44,450 | $46,273 $2,101 | - | - | 113 -6 | - |
| 18 | The New SchoolNew York, NY | $58,730 $2,419 | $44,423 $8,595 | 63.47% 0.95% | - | 9,068 -366 | 69% -2% |
| 19 | Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY | $61,845 $2,162 | $40,372 $1,386 | 73.25% 20.08% | 1,280 SAT 29 ACT -50 /-1 | 5,356 124 | 74% 2% |
| 20 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $47,265 ($15,377) $1,638 ($527) | $30,968 ($15,866) $605 ($605) | 10.98% -0.68% | - | 45,882 183 | 93% 1% |
| 21 | University of California-DavisDavis, CA | $47,692 ($15,804) $1,668 ($557) | $30,243 ($15,141) $581 ($581) | 41.83% 0.20% | - | 40,065 358 | 86% 1% |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | $42,103 ($11,603) $1,500 ($398) | $25,651 ($12,325) $36 ($36) | 45.20% 1.85% | 1,460 SAT 31 ACT 10 /1 | 51,044 1,439 | 90% 1% |
| 23 | CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NY | $15,332 ($7,382) | $20,828 ($11,398) | 53.80% -0.25% | 1,280 SAT -70 | 22,538 -341 | 57% -3% |
| 24 | Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA | $43,400 ($15,400) $1,220 ($440) | $26,550 ($26,550) $1,050 ($1,050) | 76.27% -1.20% | - | 1,989 3 | 69% |
| 25 | Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY | $59,210 $2,546 | $60,052 $2,288 | 66.93% -4.47% | 1,370 SAT 32 ACT0 /1 | 17,098 235 | 70% |
| 26 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ | $37,441 ($17,929) $1,440 ($690) | $37,689 ($23,241) $1,445 ($893) | 58.15% -7.20% | 1,410 SAT 31 ACT 30 /0 | 52,269 1,652 | 84% -1% |
| 27 | School of Visual ArtsNew York, NY | $51,400 $2,260 | $57,370 $2,330 | 92.64% 1.32% | 1,320 SAT -10 /-30 | 3,812 -204 | 76% 2% |
| 28 | University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO | $42,970 ($15,214) $1,027 (-) | $38,802 ($16,634) $782 (-) | 78.08% -5.20% | 1,340 SAT 31 ACT 10 /0 | 38,799 -2,633 | 74% -1% |
| 29 | University of IowaIowa City, IA | $33,371 ($11,283) $444 ($319) | $32,372 ($13,425) $2,510 ($214) | 83.62% -1.05% | 1,230 SAT 24 ACT 10 /-1 | 30,779 737 | 75% 2% |
| 30 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | $44,908 ($11,688) $2,130 ($10) | $22,954 ($12,006) | 26.64% -2.48% | 1,390 SAT 31 ACT 20 /0 | 53,864 782 | 89% 2% |
| 31 | Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO | $65,790 $2,808 | $65,146 $2,780 | 12.06% 0.10% | 1,540 SAT 34 ACT0 /0 | 16,357 -143 | 94% |
| 32 | Boston UniversityBoston, MA | $68,102 $2,934 | $67,626 $2,914 | 11.11% 0.26% | 1,480 SAT 33 ACT 10 /0 | 37,737 1,113 | 89% |
| 33 | Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN | $41,891 ($12,144) $1,409 ($354) | $33,454 ($11,756) $44 ($145) | 78.21% -2.16% | 1,290 SAT 30 ACT 10 /0 | 48,424 897 | 80% -1% |
| 34 | Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH | $40,022 ($13,244) $1,657 ($385) | $42,740 ($13,901) $1,513 ($404) | 60.57% 9.75% | 1,400 SAT 30 ACT0 /-1 | 61,443 1,397 | 88% 1% |
| 35 | Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH | $24,838 ($14,158) $724 ($412) | $17,712 ($9,720) | 84.99% 0.23% | 1,190 SAT 25 ACT0 /0 | 26,323 1,386 | 65% -1% |
| 36 | Otis College of Art and DesignLos Angeles, CA | $56,488 $4,028 | $56,488 $4,008 | 81.76% -2.22% | 1,310 SAT | 1,267 -17 | 66% 6% |
| 37 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $65,910 $3,426 | $61,878 $2,379 | 3.61% -0.30% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT0 /0 | 18,625 179 | 92% |
| 38 | Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $38,805 ($23,005) $1,557 ($1,014) | $29,924 ($22,818) $1,401 ($808) | 80.41% -2.51% | - | 29,640 -565 | 75% 1% |
| 39 | University of ArizonaTucson, AZ | $39,903 ($13,573) $1,119 ($296) | $34,110 ($14,856) $149 ($467) | 86.14% 0.48% | 1,290 SAT 25 ACT 10 /-1 | 56,365 3,364 | 68% 3% |
| 40 | University of GeorgiaAthens, GA | $31,688 ($11,450) $1,468 ($270) | $29,774 ($11,002) $3,198 ($734) | 37.70% 0.50% | 1,370 SAT 32 ACT 100 /3 | 43,146 1,531 | 90% 3% |
| 41 | University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA | $43,209 ($12,973) $1,212 ($330) | $32,811 ($18,792) $300 ($159) | 39.15% -3.38% | - | 56,997 1,377 | 85% 2% |
| 42 | Claremont Graduate UniversityClaremont, CA | $36,390 | $37,180 $30 | - | - | 1,771 8 | - |
| 43 | Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL | $21,683 ($6,517) | $26,707 ($10,553) | 24.22% -1.16% | 1,350 SAT 30 ACT 40 /1 | 43,889 655 | 86% 4% |
| 44 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | $62,796 $2,358 | $42,726 $1,602 | 9.23% -0.18% | 1,520 SAT 34 ACT -10 /0 | 56,832 -503 | 88% |
| 45 | San Francisco, CA | $46,064 | $48,250 | - | - | 70 | 32% |
| 46 | University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA | $46,640 ($14,752) $1,626 ($515) | $29,929 ($14,827) $552 ($552) | 28.57% 3.00% | - | 37,297 715 | 87% 2% |
| 47 | University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | $47,332 ($15,444) $1,590 ($479) | $30,226 ($15,124) $671 ($671) | 32.97% 5.19% | - | 26,133 65 | 83% -2% |
| 48 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $69,324 $3,705 | $68,652 $2,109 | 4.48% -0.31% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT0 /0 | 18,566 227 | 96% 2% |
| 49 | University of FloridaGainesville, FL | $28,659 ($6,381) | $30,130 ($12,737) | 24.20% 0.17% | 1,400 SAT 31 ACT 10 /0 | 56,311 1,497 | 91% |
| 50 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | $32,009 ($15,949) $504 ($133) | $27,748 ($17,550) $893 ($282) | 77.35% -1.15% | 1,240 SAT 28 ACT 10 /0 | 33,906 384 | 62% 2% |
| Average | $48,461 ($13,811) | $41,648 ($15,751) | 49% | 1,377 | 27,611 | 79% |