Best Art & Design schools in Los Angeles, CA [2023 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Los Angeles ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 250K citations received by 7.97K academic papers made by 6 universities in Los Angeles 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. University of Southern California

For Art & Design

#3 in California

#12 in the United States

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

2. University of California - Los Angeles

For Art & Design

#4 in California

#19 in the United States

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

3. Loyola Marymount University

For Art & Design

#17 in California

#168 in the United States

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

4. California State University - Northridge

For Art & Design

#18 in California

#179 in the United States

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

5. California State University - Los Angeles

For Art & Design

#27 in California

#294 in the United States

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

6. Occidental College

For Art & Design

#31 in California

#353 in the United States

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

Universities for Art & Design near Los Angeles

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	California Institute of Technology	65	Pasadena, California
32	California State University - Long Beach	151	Long Beach, California
38	California State University - Fullerton	200	Fullerton, California
39	California State Polytechnic University - Pomona	389	Pomona, California
43	Pepperdine University	281	Malibu, California
46	Chapman University	278	Orange, California
49	Claremont Graduate University	193	Claremont, California
49	Pomona College	391	Claremont, California
58	University of California - Irvine	33	Irvine, California
85	University of California - Riverside	118	Riverside, California

Art & Design subfields in Los Angeles