Best Film Schools in North America

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Cinematography. A graph of 770M citations received by 24.2M academic papers made by 76 universities in North America was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. New York University

United States | New York State

For Cinematography

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $50,991

2. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Cinematography

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

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

3. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cinematography

#3 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

4. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Cinematography

#4 in the United States

#9 in the World

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

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Cinematography

#5 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

6. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Cinematography

#6 in the United States

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

7. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Cinematography

#7 in the United States

#14 in the World

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

8. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Cinematography

#8 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

9. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Cinematography

#9 in the United States

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

10. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Cinematography

#10 in the United States

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,727

11. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Cinematography

#1 in Canada

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

12. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Cinematography

#11 in the United States

#34 in the World

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

13. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Cinematography

#12 in the United States

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

14. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Cinematography

#13 in the United States

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

15. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Cinematography

#14 in the United States

#39 in the World

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

16. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Cinematography

#15 in the United States

#41 in the World

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

17. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Cinematography

#16 in the United States

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

18. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Cinematography

#17 in the United States

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

19. Stanford University

United States | California

For Cinematography

#18 in the United States

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

20. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Cinematography

#19 in the United States

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,125

21. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Cinematography

#20 in the United States

#58 in the World

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

22. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Cinematography

#21 in the United States

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

23. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Cinematography

#22 in the United States

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1513
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,297

24. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Cinematography

#23 in the United States

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

25. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Cinematography

#2 in Canada

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

26. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Cinematography

#24 in the United States

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

27. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Cinematography

#3 in Canada

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

28. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cinematography

#25 in the United States

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 78%

29. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Cinematography

#26 in the United States

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,908

30. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Cinematography

#27 in the United States

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

31. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Cinematography

#28 in the United States

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

32. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Cinematography

#29 in the United States

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 72%

33. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Cinematography

#30 in the United States

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

34. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cinematography

#31 in the United States

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

35. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cinematography

#32 in the United States

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $37,450

36. Temple University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cinematography

#33 in the United States

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $11,292
Enrollment: 35,626

37. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Cinematography

#4 in Canada

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

38. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Cinematography

#34 in the United States

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

39. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Cinematography

#35 in the United States

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

40. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Cinematography

#36 in the United States

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 60%

41. York University

Canada | Ontario

For Cinematography

#5 in Canada

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

42. Oberlin College

United States | Ohio

For Cinematography

#37 in the United States

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1399
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $44,689

43. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Cinematography

#38 in the United States

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,078

44. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Cinematography

#39 in the United States

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

45. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Cinematography

#40 in the United States

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

46. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Cinematography

#41 in the United States

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,298

47. Long Island University

United States | New York State

For Cinematography

#42 in the United States

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $22,620

48. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Cinematography

#43 in the United States

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 79%

49. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Cinematography

#44 in the United States

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

50. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Cinematography

#6 in Canada

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

51. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Cinematography

#45 in the United States

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,553

52. University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

For Cinematography

#46 in the United States

#144 in the World

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

53. University of Vermont

United States | Vermont

For Cinematography

#47 in the United States

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 96%

54. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Cinematography

#7 in Canada

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

55. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Cinematography

#8 in Canada

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

56. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Cinematography

#48 in the United States

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,513

57. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Cinematography

#49 in the United States

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $29,999

58. Tulane University of Louisiana

United States | Louisiana

For Cinematography

#50 in the United States

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,048

59. Concordia University

Canada | Quebec State

For Cinematography

#9 in Canada

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1974

60. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Cinematography

#51 in the United States

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,993
Enrollment: 29,843

61. Florida Atlantic University

United States | Florida

For Cinematography

#52 in the United States

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 89%

62. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Cinematography

#10 in Canada

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

63. Carleton University

Canada | Ontario

For Cinematography

#11 in Canada

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 27,823
Founded: 1942

64. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Cinematography

#53 in the United States

#179 in the World

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

65. College of Staten Island CUNY

United States | New York State

For Cinematography

#54 in the United States

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $6,933
Enrollment: 11,793

66. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Cinematography

#55 in the United States

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $28,367

67. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Cinematography

#56 in the United States

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 84%

68. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Cinematography

#57 in the United States

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

69. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Cinematography

#58 in the United States

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,492

70. Bowdoin College

United States | Maine

For Cinematography

#59 in the United States

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Net Price: $26,727
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $45,153

71. Clark University

United States | Massachusetts

For Cinematography

#60 in the United States

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1311
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,565

72. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Cinematography

#61 in the United States

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

73. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Cinematography

#62 in the United States

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,566

74. California State University - Fullerton

United States | California

For Cinematography

#63 in the United States

#202 in the World

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

75. Middlebury College

United States | Vermont

For Cinematography

#64 in the United States

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,958

76. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Cinematography

#12 in Canada

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,360
Founded: 1878