48 Best Art & Design schools in New York City, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 2.35M citations received by 87.6K academic papers made by 48 universities in New York City 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. Columbia University

For Art & Design

#2 in New York State

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

2. New York University

For Art & Design

#3 in New York State

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

3. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Art & Design

#8 in New York State

#106 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 9,116
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

4. Fordham University

For Art & Design

#12 in New York State

#142 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,368

5. New School

For Art & Design

#14 in New York State

#175 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $62,226
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $20,504

6. King's College

For Art & Design

#15 in New York State

#192 in the United States

Net Price: $34,192
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,640
Enrollment: 442

7. CUNY Hunter College

For Art & Design

#16 in New York State

#200 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1340
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,624

8. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Art & Design

#17 in New York State

#202 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,234
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1963

9. CUNY City College

For Art & Design

#18 in New York State

#204 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1340
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,236

10. Rockefeller University

For Art & Design

#20 in New York State

#223 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 286
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1901

11. Barnard College

For Art & Design

#21 in New York State

#237 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1502
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,738

12. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Art & Design

#22 in New York State

#240 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1280
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,290

13. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Art & Design

#23 in New York State

#254 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1310
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $9,867

14. CUNY Queens College

For Art & Design

#24 in New York State

#257 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1210
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,904

15. St John's University - New York

For Art & Design

#26 in New York State

#260 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,206

16. Pace University

For Art & Design

#29 in New York State

#280 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1229
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,299

17. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Art & Design

#30 in New York State

#295 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1125
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,284

18. Yeshiva University

For Art & Design

#33 in New York State

#329 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $38,118

19. Lehman College, CUNY

For Art & Design

#40 in New York State

#365 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1040
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $9,389

20. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Art & Design

#43 in New York State

#385 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,174
Enrollment: 10,736

21. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Art & Design

#45 in New York State

#404 in the United States

Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 273
Male:Female: 12:88

22. New York Law School

For Art & Design

#46 in New York State

#406 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,056
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1891

23. School of Visual Arts

For Art & Design

#51 in New York State

#443 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1308
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $59,211

24. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Art & Design

#52 in New York State

#478 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,204
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1860

25. Manhattan College

For Art & Design

#53 in New York State

#492 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,349

26. Pratt Institute - Main

For Art & Design

#57 in New York State

#516 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $51,702

27. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Art & Design

#72 in New York State

#618 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1040
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $7,904

28. New York College of Podiatric Medicine

For Art & Design

#73 in New York State

#630 in the United States

Enrollment: 349
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1911

29. Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York

For Art & Design

#74 in New York State

#643 in the United States

Enrollment: 220
Male:Female: 40:60

30. Brooklyn Law School

For Art & Design

#76 in New York State

#672 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,174
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1901

31. Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion

For Art & Design

#78 in New York State

#688 in the United States

Enrollment: 266
Male:Female: 37:63

32. Jewish Theological Seminary of America

For Art & Design

#79 in New York State

#692 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $54,588

33. Wagner College

For Art & Design

#81 in New York State

#705 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,109

34. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Art & Design

#83 in New York State

#713 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $37,171
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $7,718

35. Touro College

For Art & Design

#86 in New York State

#742 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1358
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $25,934

36. Fashion Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#87 in New York State

#776 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $7,940
Enrollment: 8,108

37. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

For Art & Design

#89 in New York State

#790 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,199

38. SUNY College of Optometry

For Art & Design

#90 in New York State

#816 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 394
Male:Female: 23:77
Founded: 1971

39. CUNY School of Law

For Art & Design

#94 in New York State

#876 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 681
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1983

40. Marymount Manhattan College

For Art & Design

#95 in New York State

#882 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $38,426

41. Bank Street College of Education

For Art & Design

#98 in New York State

#936 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 597
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1916

42. St Francis College

For Art & Design

#105 in New York State

#1071 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,766
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,540

43. Juilliard School

For Art & Design

#110 in New York State

#1142 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Net Price: $42,468
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $38,649

44. LIM College

For Art & Design

#112 in New York State

#1195 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $39,389

45. College of Mount Saint Vincent

For Art & Design

#115 in New York State

#1245 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1060
Net Price: $21,844
Receiving Aid: 93%

46. CUNY Medgar Evers College

For Art & Design

#117 in New York State

#1262 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 890
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $7,896

47. Manhattan School of Music

For Art & Design

#121 in New York State

#1318 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $51,879
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $22,868

48. General Theological Seminary

For Art & Design

#122 in New York State

#1321 in the United States

Enrollment: 56

Universities for Art & Design near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Stevens Institute of Technology	270	Hoboken, New Jersey
13	Saint Peter's University	637	Jersey, New Jersey
22	New Jersey Institute of Technology	199	Newark, New Jersey
25	Adelphi University	352	Garden City, New York
25	Kean University	575	Union Township, New Jersey
26	Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus	449	Teaneck, New Jersey
27	Seton Hall University	313	South Orange, New Jersey
29	Hofstra University	213	Hempstead, New York
30	Montclair State University	248	Montclair, New Jersey
31	Iona College	609	New Rochelle, New York

Universities for Art & Design near New York City

Art & Design subfields in New York City