100 Best Art &amp; Design schools in California, US

For Art & Design

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Art & Design

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

4. University of Southern California

For Art & Design

#21 in the United States

#23 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

5. University of California-San Diego

For Art & Design

#26 in the United States

#28 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

6. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Art & Design

#29 in the United States

#32 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

7. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Art & Design

#36 in the United States

#40 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

8. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Art & Design

#39 in the United States

#43 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

9. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Art & Design

#49 in the United States

#55 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Art & Design

#51 in the United States

#57 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Art & Design

#77 in the United States

#90 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $21,202
Enrollment: 19,478

12. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Art & Design

#101 in the United States

#120 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

13. San Diego State University

For Art & Design

#110 in the United States

#131 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,934
Enrollment: 37,402

14. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Art & Design

#129 in the United States

#152 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $9,210
Enrollment: 35,751

15. San Francisco State University

For Art & Design

#175 in the United States

#203 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $9,830
Enrollment: 25,282

16. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Art & Design

#176 in the United States

#204 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,194
Enrollment: 40,386

17. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Art & Design

#184 in the United States

#213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,478
Enrollment: 38,973

18. California State University - Northridge

For Art & Design

#189 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,511
Enrollment: 37,579

19. California State University - Los Angeles

For Art & Design

#200 in the United States

#230 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,907
Enrollment: 26,460

20. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Art & Design

#219 in the United States

#250 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,670
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1909

21. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Art & Design

#237 in the United States

#268 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $50,551

22. Claremont Graduate University

For Art & Design

#239 in the United States

#270 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,903
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

23. Loyola Marymount University

For Art & Design

#250 in the United States

#282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $52,815

24. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Art & Design

#252 in the United States

#286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $10,065
Enrollment: 22,000

25. University of San Francisco

For Art & Design

#259 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $42,953

26. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Art & Design

#284 in the United States

#320 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $25,868
Enrollment: 9,103

27. University of San Diego

For Art & Design

#290 in the United States

#326 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $36,008
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $36,408

28. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Art & Design

#295 in the United States

#332 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $9,590
Enrollment: 31,818

29. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Art & Design

#299 in the United States

#336 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,968
Enrollment: 23,999

30. Chapman University

Orange

For Art & Design

#307 in the United States

#345 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $45,033

31. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Art & Design

#315 in the United States

#353 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 4,280
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

32. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Art & Design

#330 in the United States

#370 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,040
Enrollment: 27,503

33. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Art & Design

#332 in the United States

#372 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $7,287
Enrollment: 6,637

34. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Art & Design

#337 in the United States

#377 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

35. Pomona College

For Art & Design

#346 in the United States

#386 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,962

36. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Art & Design

#349 in the United States

#390 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,871
Enrollment: 19,803

37. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Art & Design

#359 in the United States

#400 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1383
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,804

38. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Art & Design

#377 in the United States

#422 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 72%
Average Aid: $9,162
Enrollment: 14,183

39. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Art & Design

#379 in the United States

#424 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,129
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1975

40. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Art & Design

#384 in the United States

#429 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $9,262
Enrollment: 6,025

41. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Art & Design

#406 in the United States

#452 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $8,922
Enrollment: 15,109

42. Claremont McKenna College

For Art & Design

#424 in the United States

#470 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,701

43. Occidental College

For Art & Design

#443 in the United States

#492 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,853

44. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Art & Design

#451 in the United States

#500 in North America

Enrollment: 2,089
Male:Female: 53:47

45. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Art & Design

#452 in the United States

#501 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,819
Enrollment: 16,426

46. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Art & Design

#463 in the United States

#512 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 0%
Net Price: $25,481
Receiving Aid: 33%
Average Aid: $9,411

47. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Art & Design

#470 in the United States

#519 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1272
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,164

48. Harvey Mudd College

For Art & Design

#473 in the United States

#522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $39,850

49. Scripps College

For Art & Design

#508 in the United States

#560 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,923

50. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Art & Design

#532 in the United States

#584 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $8,659
Enrollment: 13,673

51. University of the West

Rosemead

For Art & Design

#544 in the United States

#598 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $19,028
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $8,190

52. Mills College

Oakland

For Art & Design

#547 in the United States

#601 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $25,283
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,278

53. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Art & Design

#549 in the United States

#603 in North America

Enrollment: 1,000
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1974

54. Graduate Theological Union

For Art & Design

#565 in the United States

#620 in North America

Enrollment: 172
Male:Female: 48:52

55. Biola University

La Mirada

For Art & Design

#574 in the United States

#629 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,522

56. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Art & Design

#577 in the United States

#632 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $26,666

57. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Art & Design

#579 in the United States

#635 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1196
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,157

58. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Art & Design

#590 in the United States

#646 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $32,129
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,139

59. Pitzer College

For Art & Design

#594 in the United States

#651 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Net Price: $39,809
Receiving Aid: 39%
Average Aid: $39,594

60. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Art & Design

#596 in the United States

#653 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $8,702
Enrollment: 7,045

61. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Art & Design

#602 in the United States

#659 in North America

Enrollment: 1,013
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1971

62. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Art & Design

#613 in the United States

#673 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,696
Enrollment: 10,154

63. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Art & Design

#624 in the United States

#685 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 2,661
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 1901

64. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Art & Design

#647 in the United States

#710 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 2,145
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1968

65. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Art & Design

#659 in the United States

#722 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,750
Enrollment: 9,613

66. Antioch University

Culver

For Art & Design

#662 in the United States

#725 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 867
Male:Female: 26:74

67. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Art & Design

#672 in the United States

#735 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $49,907

68. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Art & Design

#686 in the United States

#749 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Net Price: $50,126
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $6,832

69. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Art & Design

#738 in the United States

#803 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $9,529
Enrollment: 849

70. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Art & Design

#749 in the United States

#814 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1369
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,112

71. Whittier College

Whittier

For Art & Design

#772 in the United States

#839 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,368

72. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Art & Design

#777 in the United States

#844 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1137
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,103

73. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Art & Design

#787 in the United States

#854 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $9,412
Enrollment: 6,128

74. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Art & Design

#804 in the United States

#871 in North America

Enrollment: 44
Male:Female: 45:55

75. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Art & Design

#828 in the United States

#896 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,724
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1977

76. Pacifica Graduate Institute

Carpinteria

For Art & Design

#853 in the United States

#921 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 851
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1974

77. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Art & Design

#862 in the United States

#930 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $6,951
Enrollment: 8,656

78. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Art & Design

#866 in the United States

#934 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,416

79. American Jewish University

For Art & Design

#873 in the United States

#941 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $18,651
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $25,048

80. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Art & Design

#875 in the United States

#943 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $34,933
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,422

81. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Art & Design

#901 in the United States

#969 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

82. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Art & Design

#927 in the United States

#995 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1340
Net Price: $17,928
Receiving Aid: 100%

83. Claremont School of Theology

For Art & Design

#959 in the United States

#1029 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 196
Male:Female: 58:42

84. Woodbury University

Burbank

For Art & Design

#964 in the United States

#1034 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $32,182
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $23,816

85. California Institute of the Arts

Santa Clarita

For Art & Design

#975 in the United States

#1045 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Net Price: $55,225
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,474

86. Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa

For Art & Design

#987 in the United States

#1058 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $24,279
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,914

87. California College of the Arts

For Art & Design

#1003 in the United States

#1076 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $47,862
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $27,563

88. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Art & Design

#1006 in the United States

#1079 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $27,637
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $11,419

89. Wright Institute

For Art & Design

#1010 in the United States

#1083 in North America

Enrollment: 520
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1969

90. La Sierra University

Riverside

For Art & Design

#1029 in the United States

#1103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Net Price: $25,076
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,867

91. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Art & Design

#1035 in the United States

#1110 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $30,783
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $13,010

92. California Western School of Law

For Art & Design

#1058 in the United States

#1133 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 623
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

93. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Art & Design

#1066 in the United States

#1143 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $27,304
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $22,757

94. Southwestern Law School

For Art & Design

#1079 in the United States

#1156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 927
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1911

95. Ashford University

For Art & Design

#1085 in the United States

#1162 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,104
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,121

96. Northcentral University

For Art & Design

#1113 in the United States

#1190 in North America

Enrollment: 11,578
Male:Female: 24:76

97. Art Center College of Design

Pasadena

For Art & Design

#1145 in the United States

#1223 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $53,617
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $16,665

98. Pacific School of Religion