Best Photography Colleges Tuition Comparison

Yale University ranked first in the Best Photography Colleges rankings, followed by School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Rhode Island School of Design.

The average tuition & fees of Best Photography Colleges is $12,187 for in-state and $52,766 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.

Yale University has the highest tuition & fees of $67,250 and University of New Mexico-Main Campus has the lowest tuition & fees of $33,060 among Best Photography Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $12,168 for in-state and $46,254 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 57.66% and the SAT score is 1346 for the Best Photography Colleges. Their acceptance rate is to get into the schools, and the SAT score is relatively high.

Table. Best Photography Colleges Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1Yale 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%
2School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL$54,623
$2,019		$49,649
$5,015		77.47%
1.05%		-3,394
-7		67%
3%
3Rhode 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%
4California Institute of the ArtsValencia, CA$58,996
$2,272		$58,996
$17,206		32.34%
6.39%		-1,277
-76		67%
3%
5University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, NM$33,060 ($10,140)
$6,609 ($2,025)		$28,734 ($9,860)
$7,184 ($2,465)		95.18%
-0.27%		1,020 SAT
23 ACT
-10 /1		23,124
424		55%
3%
6Rochester 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%
7School 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%
8University 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%
9California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, CA$60,226
$2,280		$63,430
$2,400		91.10%
17.70%		-1,308
-25		61%
3%
10Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL$34,088
$1,568		$2,544
$80		89.46%
-1.71%		-5,570
-959		52%
4%
Average$52,766 ($12,187)$46,254 ($12,168)58%1,34612,10073%