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 82.6K citations received by 9.23K academic papers made by 94 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

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

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: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

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: $17,998

4. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Painting and Drawing

#4 in North America

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

5. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Painting and Drawing

#5 in North America

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

6. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Painting and Drawing

#6 in North America

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

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: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Painting and Drawing

#8 in North America

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

9. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Painting and Drawing

#9 in North America

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
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: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

11. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Painting and Drawing

#11 in North America

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

12. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Painting and Drawing

#12 in North America

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

13. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Painting and Drawing

#13 in North America

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

14. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Painting and Drawing

#14 in North America

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

15. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Painting and Drawing

#15 in North America

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

16. Carnegie Mellon University

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Painting and Drawing

#16 in North America

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

17. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Painting and Drawing

#18 in North America

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

18. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Painting and Drawing

#19 in North America

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

19. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Painting and Drawing

#20 in North America

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

20. Temple University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Painting and Drawing

#21 in North America

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,891
Enrollment: 30,205

21. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Painting and Drawing

#22 in North America

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

22. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Painting and Drawing

#23 in North America

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

23. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Painting and Drawing

#24 in North America

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

24. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Painting and Drawing

#25 in North America

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

25. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Painting and Drawing

#26 in North America

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

26. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Painting and Drawing

#27 in North America

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

27. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Painting and Drawing

#28 in North America

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

28. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Painting and Drawing

#29 in North America

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

29. Indiana University - Bloomington

Indiana | Bloomington

For Painting and Drawing

#30 in North America

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 83%

30. Georgetown University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Painting and Drawing

#31 in North America

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,967

31. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Painting and Drawing

#32 in North America

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

32. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Painting and Drawing

#33 in North America

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

33. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Painting and Drawing

#36 in North America

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

34. University of Delaware

Delaware | Newark

For Painting and Drawing

#37 in North America

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 92%

35. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Painting and Drawing

#38 in North America

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

36. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Painting and Drawing

#39 in North America

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

37. George Washington University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Painting and Drawing

#40 in North America

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,466

38. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Painting and Drawing

#41 in North America

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

39. Dartmouth College

New Hampshire | Hanover

For Painting and Drawing

#43 in North America

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,322

40. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Painting and Drawing

#44 in North America

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

41. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Painting and Drawing

#46 in North America

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

42. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Painting and Drawing

#48 in North America

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

43. Montclair State University

New Jersey | Montclair

For Painting and Drawing

#49 in North America

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1083
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $11,743

44. John Brown University

Arkansas | Siloam Springs

For Painting and Drawing

#50 in North America

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1238
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $21,464

45. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Painting and Drawing

#51 in North America

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

46. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Painting and Drawing

#52 in North America

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

47. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Painting and Drawing

#53 in North America

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

48. Stony Brook University

New York State | Stony Brook

For Painting and Drawing

#54 in North America

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

49. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Painting and Drawing

#55 in North America

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

50. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Painting and Drawing

#56 in North America

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

51. University of Oregon

Oregon | Eugene

For Painting and Drawing

#58 in North America

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

52. College of William and Mary

Virginia | Williamsburg

For Painting and Drawing

#60 in North America

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1438
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

53. University of Richmond

Virginia | Richmond

For Painting and Drawing

#61 in North America

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $35,263

54. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Painting and Drawing

#62 in North America

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

55. Williams College

Massachusetts | Williamstown

For Painting and Drawing

#63 in North America

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $16,988

56. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Painting and Drawing

#64 in North America

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

57. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Painting and Drawing

#65 in North America

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

58. Brandeis University

Massachusetts | Waltham

For Painting and Drawing

#66 in North America

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,668

59. Rochester Institute of Technology

New York State | Rochester

For Painting and Drawing

#68 in North America

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,753

60. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Painting and Drawing

#69 in North America

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

61. Emory University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Painting and Drawing

#71 in North America

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,986

62. Brigham Young University - Provo

Utah | Provo

For Painting and Drawing

#72 in North America

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $14,643

63. Boston College

Massachusetts | Boston

For Painting and Drawing

#73 in North America

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

64. University of Kansas

Kansas State | Lawrence

For Painting and Drawing

#74 in North America

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 93%

65. School of Visual Arts

New York State | New York City

For Painting and Drawing

#78 in North America

#281 in the World

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

66. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Painting and Drawing

#79 in North America

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

67. Brown University

Rhode Island | Providence

For Painting and Drawing

#80 in North America

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,608

68. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Painting and Drawing

#81 in North America

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,440

69. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York State | New York City

For Painting and Drawing

#83 in North America

#295 in the World

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

70. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Painting and Drawing

#84 in North America

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

71. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Painting and Drawing

#85 in North America

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,554
Enrollment: 33,500

72. Tufts University

Massachusetts | Medford

For Painting and Drawing

#86 in North America

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

73. University of California - Santa Barbara

California | Santa Barbara

For Painting and Drawing

#87 in North America

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

74. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Painting and Drawing

#89 in North America

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

75. University of South Florida

Florida | Tampa

For Painting and Drawing

#90 in North America

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

76. Texas Tech University

Texas | Lubbock

For Painting and Drawing

#91 in North America

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

77. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indiana | Indianapolis

For Painting and Drawing

#92 in North America

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

78. Wake Forest University

North Carolina | Winston-Salem

For Painting and Drawing

#94 in North America

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,790

79. California Institute of Technology

California | Pasadena

For Painting and Drawing

#95 in North America

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

80. California University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | California

For Painting and Drawing

#96 in North America

#340 in the World

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

81. Florida State University

Florida | Tallahassee

For Painting and Drawing

#97 in North America

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

82. Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia | Richmond

For Painting and Drawing

#98 in North America

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

83. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Painting and Drawing

#99 in North America

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

84. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Painting and Drawing

#100 in North America

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $55,485
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $18,872

85. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Painting and Drawing

#102 in North America

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%

86. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Painting and Drawing

#103 in North America

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

87. Princeton Theological Seminary

New Jersey | Princeton

For Painting and Drawing

#104 in North America

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 287
Male:Female: 47:53

88. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Painting and Drawing

#105 in North America

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

89. University of Georgia

Georgia | Athens

For Painting and Drawing

#106 in North America

#366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

90. University of Texas at Dallas

Texas | Richardson

For Painting and Drawing

#107 in North America

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

91. Bryn Mawr College

Pennsylvania | Bryn Mawr

For Painting and Drawing

#108 in North America

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,383

92. CUNY Brooklyn College

New York State | New York City

For Painting and Drawing

#109 in North America

#384 in the World

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

93. CUNY City College

New York State | New York City

For Painting and Drawing

#111 in North America

#397 in the World

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

94. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Painting and Drawing

#112 in North America

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

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