99 Best colleges for Illustration and Concept Art in the United States

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Illustration and Concept Art. A graph of 52.6K citations received by 4.39K academic papers made by 99 universities in the United States 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. Stanford University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

2. New York University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$50,991

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Illustration and Concept Art

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

4. Princeton University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,908

5. Harvard University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

6. University of Washington - Seattle

For Illustration and Concept Art

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

7. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Illustration and Concept Art

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
79%

8. University of California - Los Angeles

For Illustration and Concept Art

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

9. Yale University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

10. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Illustration and Concept Art

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
60%

11. Carnegie Mellon University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$37,450

12. Temple University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$11,292
Enrollment
35,626

13. Cornell University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

14. Columbia University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

15. University of Chicago

For Illustration and Concept Art

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

16. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Illustration and Concept Art

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
78%

17. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Illustration and Concept Art

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
72%

18. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Illustration and Concept Art

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

19. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Illustration and Concept Art

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

20. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Illustration and Concept Art

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

21. University of Maryland - Baltimore County

For Illustration and Concept Art

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

22. University of California - Berkeley

For Illustration and Concept Art

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

23. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Illustration and Concept Art

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

24. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Illustration and Concept Art

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$18,107
Enrollment
26,124

25. University of Pittsburgh

For Illustration and Concept Art

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
78%

26. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Illustration and Concept Art

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

27. University of Pennsylvania

For Illustration and Concept Art

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

28. Brown University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$25,028

29. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Illustration and Concept Art

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

30. University of Arizona

For Illustration and Concept Art

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

31. University of Texas at Austin

For Illustration and Concept Art

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

32. University of Virginia

For Illustration and Concept Art

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
63%

33. Pennsylvania State University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

34. George Washington University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,240

35. Duke University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

36. University of California - Davis

For Illustration and Concept Art

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

37. Ohio State University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

38. University of Oregon

For Illustration and Concept Art

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$13,590
Enrollment
22,257

39. Northwestern University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

40. Dartmouth College

For Illustration and Concept Art

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,078

41. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Illustration and Concept Art

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
74%

42. University of Rochester

For Illustration and Concept Art

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,125

43. Boston University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$25,852

44. University of Central Florida

For Illustration and Concept Art

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

45. University of Delaware

For Illustration and Concept Art

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1248
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
90%

46. Michigan State University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

47. University of California-San Diego

For Illustration and Concept Art

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

48. University of Colorado Boulder

For Illustration and Concept Art

#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

49. University of California - Irvine

For Illustration and Concept Art

#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

50. Catholic University of America

For Illustration and Concept Art

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$35,520
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$31,915

51. Case Western Reserve University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,166

52. Montclair State University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1110
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$10,846

53. Rochester Institute of Technology

For Illustration and Concept Art

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$35,012

54. University of Utah

For Illustration and Concept Art

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
89%

55. Stony Brook University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
82%

56. University of Maryland - College Park

For Illustration and Concept Art

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

57. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
85%

58. University of Kentucky

For Illustration and Concept Art

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

59. University of Georgia

For Illustration and Concept Art

#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

60. University of Montana

For Illustration and Concept Art

#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
98%

61. University of Richmond

For Illustration and Concept Art

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Net Price
$28,881
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$43,905

62. Princeton Theological Seminary

For Illustration and Concept Art

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
333
Male:Female
49:51

63. California Institute of Technology

For Illustration and Concept Art

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,162
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$47,556

64. University of Southern California

For Illustration and Concept Art

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

65. University of South Florida

For Illustration and Concept Art

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

66. Oregon State University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

67. Texas Tech University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

68. Iowa State University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

69. Johns Hopkins University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Net Price
$20,680
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$45,373

70. Vanderbilt University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,553

71. Georgetown University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,049

72. College of William and Mary

For Illustration and Concept Art

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
58%

73. University of California - San Francisco

For Illustration and Concept Art

#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
3,165
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

74. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Illustration and Concept Art

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

75. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Illustration and Concept Art

#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

76. University of North Texas

For Illustration and Concept Art

#245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
63%

77. Brandeis University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$35,147

78. Auburn University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$10,448
Enrollment
31,526

79. Purdue University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#262 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
73%

80. University of Kansas

For Illustration and Concept Art

#265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

81. Schiller International University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$10,200
Receiving Aid
50%
Average Aid
$14,160

82. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Illustration and Concept Art

#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$13,432

83. Fordham University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$37,583

84. Rhode Island School of Design

For Illustration and Concept Art

#278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$38,234

85. Washington University in St Louis

For Illustration and Concept Art

#280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,298

86. Tufts University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$31,630

87. Boston College

For Illustration and Concept Art

#300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,159

88. University of Texas at Dallas

For Illustration and Concept Art

#302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$15,140
Enrollment
29,696

89. University of Iowa

For Illustration and Concept Art

#308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
87%

90. University of Miami

For Illustration and Concept Art

#318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$34,492

91. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Illustration and Concept Art

#324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
95%

92. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

93. University of Cincinnati

For Illustration and Concept Art

#339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
85%

94. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Illustration and Concept Art

#355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

95. Georgia State University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

96. University of California - Riverside

For Illustration and Concept Art

#357 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$18,676
Enrollment
26,847

97. Lawrence Technological University

For Illustration and Concept Art

#371 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$32,628
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$18,705

98. University of Houston

For Illustration and Concept Art

#384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
85%

99. Rhode Island College

For Illustration and Concept Art

#385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,118
Enrollment
6,331

The best cities to study Illustration and Concept Art in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Stanford, New York, Cambridge, and Princeton.