100 Best Music schools in the United States
Below is the list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Music. A graph of 203K citations received by 10.2K academic papers made by 225 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 topical rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science profiles.
3. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
5. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1327
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $19,998
7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Average SAT
- 1430
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
8. Indiana University - Bloomington
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
13. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1350
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
16. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $15,461
- Enrollment
- 44,589
19. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
20. Washington University in St Louis
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,233
21. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
22. University of Maryland - College Park
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
25. Georgia Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
27. Bowling Green State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
29. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $36,983
31. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1435
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $39,759
32. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
35. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
36. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,719
- Enrollment
- 40,363
39. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
43. University of Colorado Boulder
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
44. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
46. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
49. Case Western Reserve University
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1430
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $36,002
50. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
51. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
52. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
53. University of California - Riverside
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
58. University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
59. Kent State University at Kent
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
64. University of Missouri - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
65. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
67. Brigham Young University - Provo
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $13,150
73. Rochester Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $36,514
74. Ball State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $12,049
- Enrollment
- 21,597
75. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
77. University of South Carolina - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
80. University of South Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
81. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
82. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Enrollment
- 3,201
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1864
83. Northern Illinois University
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $11,848
- Enrollment
- 16,769
87. University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
90. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
91. University of Texas at San Antonio
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
92. University of Texas at El Paso
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $9,673
- Enrollment
- 24,879
94. University of St Thomas - Minnesota
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $31,799
97. University of Oklahoma - Norman
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
98. University of Texas at Dallas
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
99. Texas A&M University - College Station
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
100. University of Central Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 94%