Best Art & Design schools in Washington, DC [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 343K citations received by 22.2K 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: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

2. Georgetown University

For Art & Design

#2 in District of Columbia

#76 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,566

3. American University in Washington

For Art & Design

#3 in District of Columbia

#128 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $41,369

4. Catholic University of America

For Art & Design

#4 in District of Columbia

#201 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $36,031
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $34,449

5. Howard University

For Art & Design

#5 in District of Columbia

#253 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $28,279

6. Gallaudet University

For Art & Design

#6 in District of Columbia

#518 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 921
Average ACT: 17
Net Price: $13,787

7. University of the District of Columbia

For Art & Design

#7 in District of Columbia

#713 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $7,662
Enrollment: 3,577

8. Wesley Theological Seminary

For Art & Design

#9 in District of Columbia

#1192 in the United States

Enrollment: 454
Male:Female: 53:47

Universities for Art & Design near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Marymount University	202	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	19	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	320	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	63	Fairfax, Virginia
40	Saginaw Valley State University	640	University Center, Michigan
48	St. John's College	361	Annapolis, Maryland
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	177	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	317	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	152	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	304	Baltimore, Maryland

Art & Design subfields in Washington

Entertainment Industry Business4

Singing and Vocal Performance4