Best Art & Design schools in Washington, DC [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 513K citations received by 25.3K academic papers made by 8 universities in Washington 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. George Washington University

For Art & Design

#1 in District of Columbia

#56 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,466

2. Georgetown University

For Art & Design

#2 in District of Columbia

#71 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,967

3. American University in Washington

For Art & Design

#3 in District of Columbia

#130 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $40,189

4. Catholic University of America

For Art & Design

#4 in District of Columbia

#197 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $35,008
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $38,232

5. Howard University

For Art & Design

#5 in District of Columbia

#253 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1199
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $30,028

6. Gallaudet University

For Art & Design

#6 in District of Columbia

#554 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 842
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $15,025

7. University of the District of Columbia

For Art & Design

#8 in District of Columbia

#772 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $5,527
Enrollment: 3,855

8. Wesley Theological Seminary

For Art & Design

#9 in District of Columbia

#1206 in the United States

Enrollment: 450
Male:Female: 54:46

Universities for Art & Design near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Marymount University	193	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	21	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	327	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	66	Fairfax, Virginia
40	Saginaw Valley State University	662	University Center, Michigan
48	St. John's College	362	Annapolis, Maryland
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	167	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	300	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	152	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	291	Baltimore, Maryland

Art & Design subfields in Washington

Entertainment Industry Business4

Singing and Vocal Performance4