14 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 32.5K citations received by 1.87K academic papers made by 14 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
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

2. Columbia University

For Performing arts

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

3. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
8,733
Male:Female
32:68
Founded
1961

4. CUNY City College

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
67%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,822
Enrollment
14,489

5. CUNY Hunter College

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,325
Enrollment
22,970

6. Fordham University

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$43,943

7. King's College

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$34,192

8. Barnard College

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,009

9. New School

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
57%
Net Price
$55,480
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$21,504

10. CUNY Queens College

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$7,927
Enrollment
17,001

11. Lehman College, CUNY

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$10,412
Enrollment
13,015

12. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
50%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,423
Enrollment
19,854

13. School of Visual Arts

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$59,053

14. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,411
Enrollment
14,195

Universities for Performing arts near New York City

Distance, km
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University
Country rank
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City
22 New Jersey Institute of Technology 145
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Newark, New Jersey
47 Rutgers University - New Brunswick 36
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New Brunswick, New Jersey
71 Princeton University 13
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Princeton, New Jersey
74 Stony Brook University 46
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Stony Brook, New York
111 Yale University 20
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New Haven, Connecticut
129 Temple University 68
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
132 Drexel University 85
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
133 University of Pennsylvania 26
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
146 Wesleyan University 134
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Middletown, Connecticut
189 University of Delaware 150
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Newark, Delaware