11 Best Acting (Performing arts/Drama theatre) schools in New York City, US

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Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Performing arts. A graph of 46.1K citations received by 2.15K academic papers made by 11 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. New York University

For Performing arts

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

2. Columbia University

For Performing arts

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

3. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Performing arts

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

4. CUNY City College

For Performing arts

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

5. CUNY Hunter College

For Performing arts

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

6. Fordham University

For Performing arts

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

7. King's College

For Performing arts

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

8. New School

For Performing arts

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

9. CUNY Queens College

For Performing arts

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

10. School of Visual Arts

For Performing arts

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

11. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Performing arts

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

Universities for Performing arts near New York City

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University
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City
47 Rutgers University - New Brunswick 37
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New Brunswick, New Jersey
71 Princeton University 15
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Princeton, New Jersey
74 Stony Brook University 50
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Stony Brook, New York
111 Yale University 18
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New Haven, Connecticut
129 Temple University 60
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
132 Drexel University 96
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
133 University of Pennsylvania 22
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
146 Wesleyan University 142
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Middletown, Connecticut
189 University of Delaware 114
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Newark, Delaware
190 University of Connecticut 82
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Storrs, Connecticut