13 Best colleges for Photography in the United States
Below is the list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Photography. A graph of 69.1K citations received by 3.23K academic papers made by 13 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 topical rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science profiles.
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $19,998
3. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
4. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,719
- Enrollment
- 40,363
5. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1350
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
6. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1327
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
9. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $15,461
- Enrollment
- 44,589
11. Rochester Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $36,514
12. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1555
- Average ACT
- 36
- Net Price
- $26,591
The best cities to study Photography in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, Stanford, Berkeley, and University Park.