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: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Art & Design

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

4. University of Southern California

For Art & Design

#23 in the United States

#25 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

5. University of California-San Diego

For Art & Design

#25 in the United States

#27 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

6. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Art & Design

#32 in the United States

#35 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

7. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Art & Design

#37 in the United States

#41 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

8. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Art & Design

#41 in the United States

#45 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

9. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Art & Design

#47 in the United States

#51 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Art & Design

#50 in the United States

#58 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Art & Design

#66 in the United States

#77 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $22,774
Enrollment: 19,938

12. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Art & Design

#97 in the United States

#116 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $24,355
Enrollment: 26,384

13. San Diego State University

For Art & Design

#106 in the United States

#128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $12,053
Enrollment: 41,137

14. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Art & Design

#133 in the United States

#157 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $12,353
Enrollment: 37,661

15. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Art & Design

#168 in the United States

#195 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $11,234
Enrollment: 43,662

16. San Francisco State University

For Art & Design

#179 in the United States

#207 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $12,996
Enrollment: 22,563

17. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Art & Design

#183 in the United States

#212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $11,795
Enrollment: 42,003

18. California State University - Northridge

For Art & Design

#190 in the United States

#220 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,825
Enrollment: 38,313

19. California State University - Los Angeles

For Art & Design

#209 in the United States

#239 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,824
Enrollment: 23,163

20. Loyola Marymount University

For Art & Design

#223 in the United States

#254 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $59,926

21. Claremont Graduate University

For Art & Design

#225 in the United States

#256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,771
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1925

22. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Art & Design

#226 in the United States

#257 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $53,883

23. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Art & Design

#231 in the United States

#262 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,441
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

24. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Art & Design

#248 in the United States

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $14,338
Enrollment: 23,069

25. University of San Francisco

For Art & Design

#257 in the United States

#291 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $45,443

26. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Art & Design

#261 in the United States

#295 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $27,292
Enrollment: 9,110

27. Chapman University

Orange

For Art & Design

#284 in the United States

#320 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,902

28. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Art & Design

#302 in the United States

#339 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,767
Enrollment: 31,943

29. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Art & Design

#305 in the United States

#342 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $12,326
Enrollment: 24,427

30. University of San Diego

For Art & Design

#307 in the United States

#344 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Net Price: $37,918
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $40,965

31. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Art & Design

#310 in the United States

#348 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $66,585

32. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Art & Design

#312 in the United States

#350 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $11,833
Enrollment: 27,636

33. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Art & Design

#315 in the United States

#353 in North America

Enrollment: 4,210
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1905

34. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Art & Design

#343 in the United States

#383 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $12,167
Enrollment: 18,492

35. Pomona College

For Art & Design

#347 in the United States

#388 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,938

36. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Art & Design

#350 in the United States

#391 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,748
Enrollment: 6,237

37. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Art & Design

#354 in the United States

#395 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $9,094
Enrollment: 5,891

38. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Art & Design

#365 in the United States

#406 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

39. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Art & Design

#382 in the United States

#426 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $11,509
Enrollment: 15,257

40. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Art & Design

#411 in the United States

#458 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $11,123
Enrollment: 16,237

41. Claremont McKenna College

For Art & Design

#422 in the United States

#470 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,895

42. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Art & Design

#426 in the United States

#474 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,065
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1975

43. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Art & Design

#432 in the United States

#480 in North America

Enrollment: 1,890
Male:Female: 53:47

44. Occidental College

For Art & Design

#439 in the United States

#488 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $48,400

45. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Art & Design

#447 in the United States

#496 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1332
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,670

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: 93%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,951
Enrollment: 15,182

48. Harvey Mudd College

For Art & Design

#475 in the United States

#525 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $43,966

49. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Art & Design

#514 in the United States

#566 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $12,369
Enrollment: 12,326

50. Scripps College

For Art & Design

#516 in the United States

#568 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,396

51. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Art & Design

#521 in the United States

#573 in North America

Enrollment: 915
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1974

52. Biola University

La Mirada

For Art & Design

#556 in the United States

#612 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,082

53. Mills College

Oakland

For Art & Design

#565 in the United States

#621 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,473

54. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Art & Design

#577 in the United States

#634 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1111
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,143

55. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Art & Design

#580 in the United States

#637 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $35,332
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $42,407

56. Graduate Theological Union

For Art & Design

#585 in the United States

#643 in North America

Enrollment: 150
Male:Female: 46:54

57. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Art & Design

#589 in the United States

#648 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,665
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1977

58. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Art & Design

#596 in the United States

#655 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $12,185
Enrollment: 7,713

59. University of the West

Rosemead

For Art & Design

#600 in the United States

#660 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $14,713
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,445

60. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Art & Design

#604 in the United States

#664 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1229
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,482

61. Pitzer College

For Art & Design

#621 in the United States

#682 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Net Price: $34,979
Receiving Aid: 45%
Average Aid: $51,487

62. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Art & Design

#624 in the United States

#685 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $12,492
Enrollment: 9,724

63. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Art & Design

#626 in the United States

#687 in North America

Enrollment: 1,057
Male:Female: 17:83
Founded: 1971

64. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Art & Design

#636 in the United States

#699 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 3,098
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1901

65. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Art & Design

#655 in the United States

#719 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $55,265
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,862

66. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Art & Design

#666 in the United States

#730 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $11,038
Enrollment: 837

67. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Art & Design

#672 in the United States

#737 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 1,874
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1968

68. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Art & Design

#696 in the United States

#762 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,966
Enrollment: 10,419

69. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Art & Design

#704 in the United States

#770 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1255
Net Price: $37,456
Receiving Aid: 100%

70. Antioch University

Culver

For Art & Design

#714 in the United States

#780 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 910
Male:Female: 32:68

71. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Art & Design

#746 in the United States

#812 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $12,528
Enrollment: 5,592

72. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Art & Design

#772 in the United States

#838 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,172

73. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Art & Design

#790 in the United States

#857 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1111
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $21,530

74. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Art & Design

#791 in the United States

#858 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $37,919
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $16,990

75. Whittier College

Whittier

For Art & Design

#793 in the United States

#860 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $28,101
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $36,176

76. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Art & Design

#831 in the United States

#898 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1422
Net Price: $15,691
Receiving Aid: 100%

77. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Art & Design

#848 in the United States

#917 in North America

Enrollment: 52
Male:Female: 32:68

78. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Art & Design

#871 in the United States

#940 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,696

79. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Art & Design

#892 in the United States

#961 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,774

80. Woodbury University

Burbank

For Art & Design

#914 in the United States

#984 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $37,258
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,081

81. California College of the Arts

For Art & Design

#925 in the United States

#995 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $46,823
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $32,953

82. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Art & Design

#931 in the United States

#1001 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $5,857
Enrollment: 9,255

83. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Art & Design

#939 in the United States

#1009 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

84. Pacifica Graduate Institute

Carpinteria

For Art & Design

#940 in the United States

#1010 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 833
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1974

85. American Jewish University

For Art & Design

#946 in the United States

#1016 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

#975 in the United States

#1045 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Net Price: $56,239
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $21,416

87. Wright Institute

For Art & Design

#994 in the United States

#1065 in North America

Enrollment: 518
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1969

88. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Art & Design

#997 in the United States

#1068 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $35,558
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $4,276

89. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Art & Design

#1002 in the United States

#1073 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 230
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1970

90. Northcentral University

For Art & Design

#1007 in the United States

#1079 in North America

Enrollment: 9,489
Male:Female: 26:74

91. Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa

For Art & Design

#1011 in the United States

#1083 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Net Price: $23,286
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,847

92. La Sierra University

Riverside

For Art & Design

#1029 in the United States

#1103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $23,848
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $27,646

93. Claremont School of Theology

For Art & Design

#1046 in the United States

#1120 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 213
Male:Female: 60:40

94. Ashford University

For Art & Design

#1071 in the United States

#1147 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $32,265
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,648

95. California Western School of Law

For Art & Design

#1074 in the United States

#1151 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 650
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

96. United States University

For Art & Design

#1082 in the United States

#1159 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

#1092 in the United States

#1169 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $27,862
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $26,743

98. Pacific School of Religion