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

For Art & Design

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Art & Design

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

4. University of Southern California

For Art & Design

#23 in the United States

#25 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

5. University of California-San Diego

For Art & Design

#26 in the United States

#28 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

6. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Art & Design

#31 in the United States

#34 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

7. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Art & Design

#37 in the United States

#41 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

8. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Art & Design

#41 in the United States

#45 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

9. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Art & Design

#46 in the United States

#50 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Art & Design

#50 in the United States

#58 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Art & Design

#67 in the United States

#78 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,564
Enrollment: 19,764

12. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Art & Design

#97 in the United States

#116 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $21,566
Enrollment: 26,426

13. San Diego State University

For Art & Design

#105 in the United States

#127 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $5,459
Enrollment: 39,241

14. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Art & Design

#131 in the United States

#155 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $11,311
Enrollment: 36,062

15. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Art & Design

#165 in the United States

#191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,445
Enrollment: 41,962

16. San Francisco State University

For Art & Design

#179 in the United States

#207 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $11,498
Enrollment: 23,908

17. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Art & Design

#183 in the United States

#212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,512
Enrollment: 40,278

18. California State University - Northridge

For Art & Design

#190 in the United States

#219 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $12,000
Enrollment: 37,760

19. California State University - Los Angeles

For Art & Design

#206 in the United States

#236 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $12,478
Enrollment: 25,080

20. Loyola Marymount University

For Art & Design

#221 in the United States

#251 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $54,471
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,575

21. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Art & Design

#225 in the United States

#256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $49,651

22. Claremont Graduate University

For Art & Design

#228 in the United States

#259 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,763
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

23. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Art & Design

#230 in the United States

#261 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,600
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

24. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Art & Design

#247 in the United States

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $12,707
Enrollment: 22,485

25. University of San Francisco

For Art & Design

#258 in the United States

#292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,104

26. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Art & Design

#264 in the United States

#298 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $24,868
Enrollment: 9,147

27. Chapman University

Orange

For Art & Design

#286 in the United States

#322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $48,037

28. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Art & Design

#301 in the United States

#337 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $11,503
Enrollment: 31,172

29. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Art & Design

#305 in the United States

#341 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $11,412
Enrollment: 23,986

30. University of San Diego

For Art & Design

#308 in the United States

#345 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Net Price: $37,675
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $37,444

31. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Art & Design

#310 in the United States

#348 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $52,216

32. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Art & Design

#315 in the United States

#353 in North America

Enrollment: 4,202
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

33. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Art & Design

#316 in the United States

#354 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $10,441
Enrollment: 26,848

34. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Art & Design

#346 in the United States

#387 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,421
Enrollment: 18,925

35. Pomona College

For Art & Design

#348 in the United States

#389 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,423

36. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Art & Design

#350 in the United States

#391 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $10,046
Enrollment: 6,156

37. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Art & Design

#354 in the United States

#395 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $8,546
Enrollment: 5,990

38. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Art & Design

#367 in the United States

#409 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

39. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Art & Design

#382 in the United States

#425 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $10,331
Enrollment: 14,523

40. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Art & Design

#415 in the United States

#461 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,247
Enrollment: 15,431

41. Claremont McKenna College

For Art & Design

#423 in the United States

#471 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,978

42. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Art & Design

#429 in the United States

#477 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,223
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1975

43. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Art & Design

#431 in the United States

#479 in North America

Enrollment: 1,935
Male:Female: 52:48

44. Occidental College

For Art & Design

#437 in the United States

#486 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $47,113

45. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Art & Design

#445 in the United States

#494 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,975

46. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Art & Design

#452 in the United States

#501 in North America

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

47. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Art & Design

#463 in the United States

#512 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $11,074
Enrollment: 15,181

48. Harvey Mudd College

For Art & Design

#472 in the United States

#521 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $42,720

49. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Art & Design

#519 in the United States

#570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $10,886
Enrollment: 13,333

50. Scripps College

For Art & Design

#522 in the United States

#574 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,505

51. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Art & Design

#526 in the United States

#579 in North America

Enrollment: 937
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

52. Biola University

La Mirada

For Art & Design

#558 in the United States

#612 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,510

53. Mills College

Oakland

For Art & Design

#564 in the United States

#619 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $25,283

54. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Art & Design

#579 in the United States

#635 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $31,615
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $42,080

55. Graduate Theological Union

For Art & Design

#581 in the United States

#638 in North America

Enrollment: 178
Male:Female: 50:50

56. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Art & Design

#583 in the United States

#640 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1154
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $26,117

57. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Art & Design

#596 in the United States

#655 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,625
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1977

58. University of the West

Rosemead

For Art & Design

#598 in the United States

#657 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,137
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $13,807

59. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Art & Design

#599 in the United States

#659 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,480
Enrollment: 6,742

60. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Art & Design

#603 in the United States

#663 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1201
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,054

61. Pitzer College

For Art & Design

#620 in the United States

#681 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Net Price: $34,801
Receiving Aid: 39%
Average Aid: $48,031

62. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Art & Design

#621 in the United States

#682 in North America

Enrollment: 1,055
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1971

63. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Art & Design

#625 in the United States

#686 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $11,362
Enrollment: 9,841

64. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Art & Design

#627 in the United States

#688 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 2,262
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1901

65. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Art & Design

#658 in the United States

#722 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $50,190
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $7,452

66. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Art & Design

#667 in the United States

#731 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $11,063
Enrollment: 805

67. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Art & Design

#680 in the United States

#745 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 2,047
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1968

68. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Art & Design

#697 in the United States

#763 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $12,437
Enrollment: 9,787

69. Antioch University

Culver

For Art & Design

#704 in the United States

#770 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 888
Male:Female: 28:72

70. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Art & Design

#715 in the United States

#781 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1181
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $51,292

71. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Art & Design

#744 in the United States

#810 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $12,804
Enrollment: 5,688

72. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Art & Design

#767 in the United States

#833 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,412

73. Whittier College

Whittier

For Art & Design

#782 in the United States

#848 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $32,436
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,008

74. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Art & Design

#786 in the United States

#852 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $33,463
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $15,528

75. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Art & Design

#796 in the United States

#863 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1137
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $27,216

76. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Art & Design

#834 in the United States

#902 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1340
Net Price: $18,807
Receiving Aid: 100%

77. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Art & Design

#847 in the United States

#916 in North America

Enrollment: 48
Male:Female: 37:63

78. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Art & Design

#871 in the United States

#940 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $36,370

79. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Art & Design

#894 in the United States

#963 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1227
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,080

80. Woodbury University

Burbank

For Art & Design

#918 in the United States

#988 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,257
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $27,165

81. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Art & Design

#920 in the United States

#990 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $6,817
Enrollment: 9,299

82. Pacifica Graduate Institute

Carpinteria

For Art & Design

#937 in the United States

#1007 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 882
Male:Female: 25:75
Founded: 1974

83. California College of the Arts

For Art & Design

#942 in the United States

#1012 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $49,945
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $29,175

84. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Art & Design

#944 in the United States

#1014 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

85. American Jewish University

For Art & Design

#945 in the United States

#1015 in North America

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

86. California Institute of the Arts

Santa Clarita

For Art & Design

#980 in the United States

#1050 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Net Price: $57,288
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $22,071

87. Wright Institute

For Art & Design

#984 in the United States

#1054 in North America

Enrollment: 511
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1969

88. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Art & Design

#1003 in the United States

#1075 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $27,789
Receiving Aid: 43%
Average Aid: $6,184

89. Northcentral University

For Art & Design

#1004 in the United States

#1076 in North America

Enrollment: 10,518
Male:Female: 24:76

90. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Art & Design

#1007 in the United States

#1079 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 131
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1970

91. Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa

For Art & Design

#1013 in the United States

#1085 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Net Price: $20,273
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,955

92. La Sierra University

Riverside

For Art & Design

#1026 in the United States

#1099 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $28,076
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $21,762

93. Claremont School of Theology

For Art & Design

#1036 in the United States

#1110 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 175
Male:Female: 58:42

94. California Western School of Law

For Art & Design

#1073 in the United States

#1149 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 625
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

95. Ashford University

For Art & Design

#1077 in the United States

#1153 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,771
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,234

96. United States University

For Art & Design

#1089 in the United States

#1166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,197
Receiving Aid: 32%
Average Aid: $8,161

97. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Art & Design

#1098 in the United States

#1175 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $28,596
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,828

98. Pacific School of Religion

For Art & Design

#1135 in the United States

#1213 in North America

Enrollment: 128
Male:Female: 38:62

99. Art Center College of Design

Pasadena

For Art & Design

#1151 in the United States

#1229 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $53,306
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $18,219

100. Keck Graduate Institute