59 Best Painting and Drawing schools in the United States

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Painting and Drawing. A graph of 47.2K citations received by 8.02K academic papers made by 59 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. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in North America

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

2. Princeton University

New Jersey | Princeton

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in North America

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

3. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Painting and Drawing

#3 in North America

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

4. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Painting and Drawing

#4 in North America

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

5. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Painting and Drawing

#5 in North America

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

6. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Painting and Drawing

#6 in North America

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

7. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Painting and Drawing

#7 in North America

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

8. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Painting and Drawing

#8 in North America

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

9. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Painting and Drawing

#9 in North America

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

10. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Painting and Drawing

#10 in North America

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

11. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Painting and Drawing

#11 in North America

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

12. Carnegie Mellon University

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Painting and Drawing

#12 in North America

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

13. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Painting and Drawing

#14 in North America

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

14. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Painting and Drawing

#15 in North America

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

15. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Painting and Drawing

#16 in North America

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

16. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Painting and Drawing

#17 in North America

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

17. Temple University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Painting and Drawing

#18 in North America

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,575
Enrollment: 33,196

18. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Painting and Drawing

#19 in North America

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

19. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Painting and Drawing

#20 in North America

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

20. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Painting and Drawing

#21 in North America

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

21. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Painting and Drawing

#22 in North America

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

22. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Painting and Drawing

#23 in North America

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

23. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Painting and Drawing

#25 in North America

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

24. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Painting and Drawing

#26 in North America

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

25. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Painting and Drawing

#27 in North America

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

26. Indiana University - Bloomington

Indiana | Bloomington

For Painting and Drawing

#28 in North America

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 83%

27. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Painting and Drawing

#29 in North America

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

28. Georgetown University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Painting and Drawing

#30 in North America

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,566

29. University of Texas at Austin

For Painting and Drawing

#31 in North America

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

30. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Painting and Drawing

#32 in North America

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

31. George Washington University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Painting and Drawing

#33 in North America

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

32. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Painting and Drawing

#34 in North America

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

33. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Painting and Drawing

#35 in North America

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

34. University of Delaware

Delaware | Newark

For Painting and Drawing

#36 in North America

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

35. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Painting and Drawing

#37 in North America

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

36. Montclair State University

New Jersey | Montclair

For Painting and Drawing

#40 in North America

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $11,771

37. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Painting and Drawing

#41 in North America

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

38. Dartmouth College

New Hampshire | Hanover

For Painting and Drawing

#42 in North America

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,208

39. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Painting and Drawing

#43 in North America

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

40. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Painting and Drawing

#45 in North America

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

41. Stony Brook University

New York State | Stony Brook

For Painting and Drawing

#46 in North America

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

42. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Painting and Drawing

#47 in North America

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

43. University of Oregon

Oregon | Eugene

For Painting and Drawing

#48 in North America

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%

44. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Painting and Drawing

#49 in North America

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

45. College of William and Mary

Virginia | Williamsburg

For Painting and Drawing

#51 in North America

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1448
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 79%

46. Williams College

Massachusetts | Williamstown

For Painting and Drawing

#52 in North America

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,965

47. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Painting and Drawing

#54 in North America

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

48. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Painting and Drawing

#55 in North America

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

49. Providence College

Rhode Island | Providence

For Painting and Drawing

#56 in North America

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,970

50. Boston College

Massachusetts | Boston

For Painting and Drawing

#57 in North America

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1488
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,559

51. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Painting and Drawing

#59 in North America

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

52. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Painting and Drawing

#61 in North America

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1374
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $13,521

53. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Painting and Drawing

#62 in North America

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

54. Brandeis University

Massachusetts | Waltham

For Painting and Drawing

#64 in North America

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,565

55. Brown University

Rhode Island | Providence

For Painting and Drawing

#65 in North America

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,723

56. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Painting and Drawing

#66 in North America

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

57. Tufts University

Massachusetts | Medford

For Painting and Drawing

#67 in North America

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

58. John Brown University

Arkansas | Siloam Springs

For Painting and Drawing

#68 in North America

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $20,997

59. California Institute of Technology

California | Pasadena

For Painting and Drawing

#69 in North America

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

The best cities to study Painting and Drawing in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Stanford, Princeton, New York, and Ithaca.