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

For Art & Design

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Art & Design

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

4. University of Southern California

For Art & Design

#18 in the United States

#20 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

5. University of California-San Diego

For Art & Design

#27 in the United States

#29 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

6. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Art & Design

#29 in the United States

#33 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

7. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Art & Design

#34 in the United States

#38 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

8. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Art & Design

#41 in the United States

#45 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

9. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Art & Design

#48 in the United States

#55 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Art & Design

#53 in the United States

#61 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,165
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Art & Design

#66 in the United States

#79 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $19,199
Enrollment: 19,841

12. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Art & Design

#101 in the United States

#121 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $18,676
Enrollment: 26,847

13. San Diego State University

For Art & Design

#103 in the United States

#123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $9,026
Enrollment: 36,484

14. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Art & Design

#123 in the United States

#145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $9,184
Enrollment: 37,133

15. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Art & Design

#159 in the United States

#184 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,433
Enrollment: 40,190

16. San Francisco State University

For Art & Design

#168 in the United States

#197 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,586
Enrollment: 26,899

17. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Art & Design

#174 in the United States

#203 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $9,215
Enrollment: 40,738

18. California State University - Los Angeles

For Art & Design

#187 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,909
Enrollment: 27,513

19. California State University - Northridge

For Art & Design

#188 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,882
Enrollment: 40,108

20. Loyola Marymount University

For Art & Design

#198 in the United States

#228 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $40,180

21. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Art & Design

#209 in the United States

#239 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,787
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

22. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Art & Design

#229 in the United States

#260 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,469

23. Claremont Graduate University

For Art & Design

#232 in the United States

#263 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,953
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

24. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Art & Design

#257 in the United States

#292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $5,988
Enrollment: 22,231

25. University of San Francisco

For Art & Design

#259 in the United States

#295 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,825

26. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Art & Design

#284 in the United States

#321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $21,623
Enrollment: 9,093

27. Chapman University

Orange

For Art & Design

#297 in the United States

#335 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $40,451

28. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Art & Design

#303 in the United States

#341 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $9,769
Enrollment: 32,498

29. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Art & Design

#310 in the United States

#349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,314
Enrollment: 25,047

30. Pomona College

For Art & Design

#321 in the United States

#361 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,000

31. University of San Diego

For Art & Design

#322 in the United States

#362 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $34,155
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $34,413

32. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Art & Design

#328 in the United States

#369 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,547
Enrollment: 7,371

33. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Art & Design

#347 in the United States

#390 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,025
Enrollment: 29,456

34. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Art & Design

#348 in the United States

#391 in North America

Enrollment: 4,390
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

35. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Art & Design

#352 in the United States

#395 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,157
Enrollment: 19,514

36. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Art & Design

#379 in the United States

#423 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,149
Male:Female: 17:83
Founded: 1975

37. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Art & Design

#383 in the United States

#428 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $8,691
Enrollment: 15,702

38. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Art & Design

#388 in the United States

#435 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $40,945

39. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Art & Design

#393 in the United States

#440 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $9,716
Enrollment: 5,908

40. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Art & Design

#396 in the United States

#443 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

41. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Art & Design

#417 in the United States

#464 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,298
Enrollment: 16,255

42. Claremont McKenna College

For Art & Design

#430 in the United States

#477 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,663

43. Harvey Mudd College

For Art & Design

#437 in the United States

#484 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,838

44. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Art & Design

#439 in the United States

#486 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,180
Enrollment: 17,837

45. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Art & Design

#443 in the United States

#490 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,481
Receiving Aid: 33%
Average Aid: $9,411

46. Occidental College

For Art & Design

#445 in the United States

#492 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,047

47. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Art & Design

#448 in the United States

#495 in North America

Enrollment: 2,191
Male:Female: 52:48

48. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Art & Design

#458 in the United States

#507 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $21,311

49. Mills College

Oakland

For Art & Design

#462 in the United States

#511 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1396
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $25,283

50. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Art & Design

#464 in the United States

#513 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $21,578

51. Scripps College

For Art & Design

#468 in the United States

#517 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,770

52. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Art & Design

#520 in the United States

#573 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $8,540
Enrollment: 15,189

53. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Art & Design

#537 in the United States

#590 in North America

Enrollment: 1,146
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1974

54. University of the West

Rosemead

For Art & Design

#551 in the United States

#606 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $13,225
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $5,975

55. Graduate Theological Union

For Art & Design

#564 in the United States

#619 in North America

Enrollment: 194
Male:Female: 50:50

56. Pitzer College

For Art & Design

#565 in the United States

#620 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Net Price: $19,153
Receiving Aid: 48%
Average Aid: $39,399

57. Biola University

La Mirada

For Art & Design

#568 in the United States

#623 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1226
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,123

58. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Art & Design

#579 in the United States

#635 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $9,097
Enrollment: 7,503

59. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Art & Design

#592 in the United States

#650 in North America

Enrollment: 915
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1971

60. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Art & Design

#593 in the United States

#651 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1116
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $27,112

61. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Art & Design

#620 in the United States

#680 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $25,022
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,096

62. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Art & Design

#625 in the United States

#686 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $9,785
Enrollment: 10,481

63. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Art & Design

#628 in the United States

#689 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 1,833
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1968

64. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Art & Design

#640 in the United States

#703 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 2,425
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 1901

65. Antioch University

Culver

For Art & Design

#655 in the United States

#719 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 815
Male:Female: 26:74

66. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Art & Design

#658 in the United States

#722 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,725
Enrollment: 10,972

67. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Art & Design

#703 in the United States

#767 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $48,752
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $6,934

68. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Art & Design

#764 in the United States

#830 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,538

69. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Art & Design

#786 in the United States

#852 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $9,261
Enrollment: 6,966

70. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Art & Design

#801 in the United States

#868 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,554

71. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Art & Design

#802 in the United States

#869 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $7,663
Enrollment: 925

72. Whittier College

Whittier

For Art & Design

#813 in the United States

#881 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,091

73. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Art & Design

#831 in the United States

#899 in North America

Enrollment: 31
Male:Female: 54:46

74. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Art & Design

#867 in the United States

#935 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,788
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1977

75. American Jewish University

For Art & Design

#880 in the United States

#948 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $18,651
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $25,048

76. Pacifica Graduate Institute

Carpinteria

For Art & Design

#885 in the United States

#953 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 908
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1974

77. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Art & Design

#886 in the United States

#954 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,065

78. Claremont School of Theology

For Art & Design

#899 in the United States

#967 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 237
Male:Female: 58:42

79. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Art & Design

#906 in the United States

#975 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $34,851

80. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Art & Design

#913 in the United States

#982 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1169
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $45,001

81. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Art & Design

#914 in the United States

#983 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $6,319
Enrollment: 9,481

82. California Institute of the Arts

Santa Clarita

For Art & Design

#921 in the United States

#990 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Net Price: $53,916
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,119

83. Woodbury University

Burbank

For Art & Design

#954 in the United States

#1025 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $32,293
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,275

84. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Art & Design

#957 in the United States

#1028 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $26,470
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $10,193

85. California College of the Arts

For Art & Design

#961 in the United States

#1032 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $40,231
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $28,928

86. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Art & Design

#990 in the United States

#1062 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Net Price: $33,638
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,389

87. Wright Institute

For Art & Design

#996 in the United States

#1068 in North America

Enrollment: 517
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1969

88. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Art & Design

#1003 in the United States

#1075 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1303
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $10,586

89. La Sierra University

Riverside

For Art & Design

#1010 in the United States

#1082 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $25,230

90. California Western School of Law

For Art & Design

#1011 in the United States

#1083 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 758
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1924

91. Southwestern Law School

For Art & Design

#1020 in the United States

#1092 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 952
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1911

92. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Art & Design

#1051 in the United States

#1126 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $23,494
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,083

93. Ashford University

For Art & Design

#1070 in the United States

#1145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,585
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $4,803

94. Northcentral University

For Art & Design

#1089 in the United States

#1167 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Enrollment: 12,648
Male:Female: 24:76

95. Art Center College of Design

Pasadena

For Art & Design

#1098 in the United States

#1176 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $50,420
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $17,667

96. Pacific School of Religion

For Art & Design

#1130 in the United States

#1209 in North America

Enrollment: 97
Male:Female: 41:59

97. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Art & Design

#1153 in the United States

#1233 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 2,048
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1909

98. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Art & Design

#1165 in the United States

#1245 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 1,248
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1997

99. United States University