The average acceptance rate of Best Fine Arts Colleges is 48.89%, a total of 50,702 applicants applied to the schools and 18,166 accepted.
University of California-Los Angeles had the most number of applicants of 146,272 and Art Center College of Design had the least number of applicants of 1,461 among Best Fine Arts Colleges.
Stanford University had the lowest acceptance rate of 3.61% and School of Visual Arts had the highest rate of 92.64%.
| Rank | School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | 146,272 | 13,114 | 6,610 | 8.97% | 50.40% |
| 2 | School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL | 6,626 | 5,133 | 604 | 77.47% | 11.77% |
| 3 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | 57,517 | 2,227 | 1,554 | 3.87% | 69.78% |
| 4 | Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA | 20,954 | 19,408 | 4,190 | 92.62% | 21.59% |
| 5 | California Institute of the ArtsValencia, CA | 2,004 | 648 | 181 | 32.34% | 27.93% |
| 6 | Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RI | 6,692 | 1,249 | 518 | 18.66% | 41.47% |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 33,941 | 3,959 | 1,808 | 11.66% | 45.67% |
| 8 | Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore, MD | 3,201 | 2,458 | 255 | 76.79% | 10.37% |
| 9 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 98,310 | 15,373 | 7,278 | 15.64% | 47.34% |
| 10 | Alfred UniversityAlfred, NY | 4,988 | 3,683 | 365 | 73.84% | 9.91% |
| 11 | Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY | 7,583 | 3,952 | 505 | 52.12% | 12.78% |
| 12 | California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, CA | 2,371 | 2,160 | 172 | 91.10% | 7.96% |
| 13 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 60,115 | 2,400 | 1,558 | 3.99% | 64.92% |
| 14 | University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | 134,450 | 35,917 | 7,330 | 26.71% | 20.41% |
| 15 | Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, AZ | 70,928 | 63,756 | 14,099 | 89.89% | 22.11% |
| 16 | Art Center College of DesignPasadena, CA | 1,461 | 1,089 | 343 | 74.54% | 31.50% |
| 17 | Cranbrook Academy of ArtBloomfield Hills, MI | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | The New SchoolNew York, NY | 9,828 | 6,238 | 1,328 | 63.47% | 21.29% |
| 19 | Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY | 8,457 | 6,195 | 1,135 | 73.25% | 18.32% |
| 20 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 124,242 | 13,639 | 6,272 | 10.98% | 45.99% |
| 21 | University of California-DavisDavis, CA | 98,864 | 41,353 | 6,767 | 41.83% | 16.36% |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | 65,894 | 29,782 | 8,514 | 45.20% | 28.59% |
| 23 | CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NY | 32,271 | 17,362 | 2,897 | 53.80% | 16.69% |
| 24 | Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA | 2,756 | 2,102 | 363 | 76.27% | 17.27% |
| 25 | Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY | 27,911 | 18,682 | 3,042 | 66.93% | 16.28% |
| 26 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ | 68,614 | 39,899 | 8,191 | 58.15% | 20.53% |
| 27 | School of Visual ArtsNew York, NY | 3,140 | 2,909 | 604 | 92.64% | 20.76% |
| 28 | University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO | 67,286 | 52,539 | 7,432 | 78.08% | 14.15% |
| 29 | University of IowaIowa City, IA | 27,770 | 23,222 | 5,208 | 83.62% | 22.43% |
| 30 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | 72,885 | 19,417 | 9,210 | 26.64% | 47.43% |
| 31 | Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO | 32,754 | 3,951 | 1,847 | 12.06% | 46.75% |
| 32 | Boston UniversityBoston, MA | 78,769 | 8,749 | 3,268 | 11.11% | 37.35% |
| 33 | Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN | 67,658 | 52,918 | 9,611 | 78.21% | 18.16% |
| 34 | Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH | 72,829 | 44,116 | 9,607 | 60.57% | 21.78% |
| 35 | Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH | 27,486 | 23,360 | 4,489 | 84.99% | 19.22% |
| 36 | Otis College of Art and DesignLos Angeles, CA | 2,549 | 2,084 | 218 | 81.76% | 10.46% |
| 37 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 57,326 | 2,067 | 1,693 | 3.61% | 81.91% |
| 38 | Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 39,754 | 31,966 | 4,857 | 80.41% | 15.19% |
| 39 | University of ArizonaTucson, AZ | 58,339 | 50,252 | 9,240 | 86.14% | 18.39% |
| 40 | University of GeorgiaAthens, GA | 42,732 | 16,108 | 6,169 | 37.70% | 38.30% |
| 41 | University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA | 69,166 | 27,076 | 7,196 | 39.15% | 26.58% |
| 42 | Claremont Graduate UniversityClaremont, CA | - | - | - | - | - |
| 43 | Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL | 78,272 | 18,954 | 5,855 | 24.22% | 30.89% |
| 44 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | 110,807 | 10,232 | 5,666 | 9.23% | 55.38% |
| 45 | San Francisco Art InstituteSan Francisco, CA | - | - | - | - | - |
| 46 | University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA | 122,699 | 35,054 | 6,736 | 28.57% | 19.22% |
| 47 | University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | 110,259 | 36,347 | 5,008 | 32.97% | 13.78% |
| 48 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 43,612 | 1,955 | 1,726 | 4.48% | 88.29% |
| 49 | University of FloridaGainesville, FL | 73,557 | 17,804 | 7,513 | 24.20% | 42.20% |
| 50 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | 27,085 | 20,951 | 4,419 | 77.35% | 21.09% |
| - | Average | 50,702 | 18,166 | 4,329 | 49% | 30% |