United States' best Painting and Drawing schools [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Painting and Drawing. A graph of 86.4K citations received by 9.32K academic papers made by 97 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. Princeton University

New Jersey | Princeton

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in North America

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,313

2. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in North America

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

3. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Painting and Drawing

#3 in North America

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

4. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Painting and Drawing

#4 in North America

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

5. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Painting and Drawing

#5 in North America

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

6. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Painting and Drawing

#6 in North America

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

7. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Painting and Drawing

#7 in North America

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Painting and Drawing

#8 in North America

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

9. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Painting and Drawing

#9 in North America

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

10. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Painting and Drawing

#10 in North America

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

11. Carnegie Mellon University

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Painting and Drawing

#11 in North America

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

12. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Painting and Drawing

#12 in North America

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

13. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Painting and Drawing

#13 in North America

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

14. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Painting and Drawing

#14 in North America

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

15. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Painting and Drawing

#15 in North America

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

16. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Painting and Drawing

#17 in North America

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

17. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Painting and Drawing

#18 in North America

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

18. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Painting and Drawing

#19 in North America

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

19. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Painting and Drawing

#20 in North America

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

20. Temple University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Painting and Drawing

#21 in North America

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,837
Enrollment: 29,640

21. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Painting and Drawing

#22 in North America

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

22. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Painting and Drawing

#23 in North America

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

23. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Painting and Drawing

#24 in North America

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

24. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Painting and Drawing

#25 in North America

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

25. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Painting and Drawing

#26 in North America

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 69%

26. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Painting and Drawing

#27 in North America

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

27. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Painting and Drawing

#28 in North America

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,981

28. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Painting and Drawing

#29 in North America

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 73%

29. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Painting and Drawing

#30 in North America

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

30. Georgetown University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Painting and Drawing

#31 in North America

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,083

31. Indiana University - Bloomington

Indiana | Bloomington

For Painting and Drawing

#32 in North America

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

32. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Painting and Drawing

#33 in North America

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

33. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Painting and Drawing

#36 in North America

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

34. University of Delaware

Delaware | Newark

For Painting and Drawing

#37 in North America

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

35. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Painting and Drawing

#38 in North America

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

36. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Painting and Drawing

#39 in North America

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 57%

37. George Washington University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Painting and Drawing

#40 in North America

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

38. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Painting and Drawing

#41 in North America

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

39. Dartmouth College

New Hampshire | Hanover

For Painting and Drawing

#43 in North America

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,322

40. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Painting and Drawing

#44 in North America

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,186

41. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Painting and Drawing

#47 in North America

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

42. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Painting and Drawing

#48 in North America

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

43. Montclair State University

New Jersey | Montclair

For Painting and Drawing

#49 in North America

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1060
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,341

44. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Painting and Drawing

#50 in North America

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

45. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Painting and Drawing

#51 in North America

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

46. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Painting and Drawing

#52 in North America

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

47. John Brown University

Arkansas | Siloam Springs

For Painting and Drawing

#53 in North America

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,537

48. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Painting and Drawing

#54 in North America

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

49. University of Oregon

Oregon | Eugene

For Painting and Drawing

#56 in North America

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%

50. College of William and Mary

Virginia | Williamsburg

For Painting and Drawing

#57 in North America

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 55%

51. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Painting and Drawing

#59 in North America

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

52. Stony Brook University

New York State | Stony Brook

For Painting and Drawing

#60 in North America

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 99%

53. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Painting and Drawing

#61 in North America

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

54. Brandeis University

Massachusetts | Waltham

For Painting and Drawing

#62 in North America

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,550

55. University of Richmond

Virginia | Richmond

For Painting and Drawing

#63 in North America

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,037

56. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Painting and Drawing

#64 in North America

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

57. Williams College

Massachusetts | Williamstown

For Painting and Drawing

#65 in North America

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,894

58. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Painting and Drawing

#66 in North America

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

59. Rochester Institute of Technology

New York State | Rochester

For Painting and Drawing

#68 in North America

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,534

60. Emory University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Painting and Drawing

#70 in North America

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,303

61. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Painting and Drawing

#71 in North America

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

62. Brigham Young University - Provo

Utah | Provo

For Painting and Drawing

#72 in North America

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $16,694

63. Boston College

Massachusetts | Boston

For Painting and Drawing

#75 in North America

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,519

64. University of Kansas

Kansas State | Lawrence

For Painting and Drawing

#76 in North America

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

65. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Painting and Drawing

#77 in North America

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

66. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York State | New York City

For Painting and Drawing

#78 in North America

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,536
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

67. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Painting and Drawing

#80 in North America

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

68. School of Visual Arts

New York State | New York City

For Painting and Drawing

#81 in North America

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1339
Net Price: $61,337
Receiving Aid: 67%

69. Rice University

Texas | Houston

For Painting and Drawing

#83 in North America

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

70. Brown University

Rhode Island | Providence

For Painting and Drawing

#84 in North America

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,256

71. University of South Florida

Florida | Tampa

For Painting and Drawing

#85 in North America

#320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 89%

72. University of California - Santa Barbara

California | Santa Barbara

For Painting and Drawing

#86 in North America

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

73. Texas Tech University

Texas | Lubbock

For Painting and Drawing

#87 in North America

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

74. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Painting and Drawing

#88 in North America

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

75. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Painting and Drawing

#90 in North America

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

76. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Painting and Drawing

#92 in North America

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,160
Enrollment: 34,096

77. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indiana | Indianapolis

For Painting and Drawing

#93 in North America

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

78. Florida State University

Florida | Tallahassee

For Painting and Drawing

#94 in North America

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

79. Wake Forest University

North Carolina | Winston-Salem

For Painting and Drawing

#95 in North America

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,401

80. Tufts University

Massachusetts | Medford

For Painting and Drawing

#96 in North America

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,367

81. California University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | California

For Painting and Drawing

#97 in North America

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $6,250
Enrollment: 6,885

82. California Institute of Technology

California | Pasadena

For Painting and Drawing

#98 in North America

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

83. Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia | Richmond

For Painting and Drawing

#99 in North America

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

84. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Painting and Drawing

#100 in North America

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

85. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Painting and Drawing

#101 in North America

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

86. University of Texas at Dallas

Texas | Richardson

For Painting and Drawing

#102 in North America

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

87. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Painting and Drawing

#103 in North America

#366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $55,631
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,050

88. University of Georgia

Georgia | Athens

For Painting and Drawing

#104 in North America

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

89. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Painting and Drawing

#105 in North America

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

90. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Painting and Drawing

#106 in North America

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 67%

91. Princeton Theological Seminary

New Jersey | Princeton

For Painting and Drawing

#109 in North America

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 302
Male:Female: 44:56

92. Bryn Mawr College

Pennsylvania | Bryn Mawr

For Painting and Drawing

#110 in North America

#398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $33,221

93. CUNY Brooklyn College

New York State | New York City

For Painting and Drawing

#111 in North America

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1145
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,482

94. CUNY City College

New York State | New York City

For Painting and Drawing

#112 in North America

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1250
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,763

95. Miami University - Oxford

Ohio | Oxford

For Painting and Drawing

#113 in North America

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

96. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Painting and Drawing

#114 in North America

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

97. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Painting and Drawing

#115 in North America

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

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