Best Universities for Singing and Vocal Performance in North America

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#1 in Canada

#1 in the World

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

2. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#1 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

3. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#2 in Canada

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

4. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#2 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

5. Stanford University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#3 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

6. Cornell University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#4 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

7. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#5 in the United States

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,981

8. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#3 in Canada

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

9. Ohio State University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#6 in the United States

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

10. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#7 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

11. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#8 in the United States

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,313

12. Columbia University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#9 in the United States

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

13. University of California - San Francisco

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#10 in the United States

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

14. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#11 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

15. University of Chicago

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#12 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

16. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#13 in the United States

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

17. Harvard University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#14 in the United States

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

18. New York University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#15 in the United States

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

19. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#16 in the United States

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

20. Rockefeller University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#17 in the United States

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 281
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1901

21. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#18 in the United States

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

22. University of California - Berkeley

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#19 in the United States

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

23. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#20 in the United States

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

24. University of California - Los Angeles

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#21 in the United States

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

25. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#22 in the United States

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

26. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#23 in the United States

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

27. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#24 in the United States

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,397

28. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#25 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

29. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#26 in the United States

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

30. Pennsylvania State University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#27 in the United States

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

31. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#28 in the United States

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

32. University at Buffalo

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#29 in the United States

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

33. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#30 in the United States

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

34. Northwestern University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#31 in the United States

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

35. Ryerson University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#4 in Canada

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

36. McMaster University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#5 in Canada

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

37. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#32 in the United States

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 69%

38. Queen's University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#6 in Canada

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 35,612
Founded: 1841

39. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#33 in the United States

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

40. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#34 in the United States

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

41. California Institute of Technology

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#35 in the United States

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

42. University of Pennsylvania

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#36 in the United States

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

43. Western University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#7 in Canada

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

44. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#37 in the United States

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

45. University of Southern California

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#38 in the United States

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

46. Boston University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#39 in the United States

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

47. University of Rochester

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#40 in the United States

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,462

48. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#41 in the United States

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $16,694

49. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#42 in the United States

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

50. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#43 in the United States

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

51. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#44 in the United States

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

52. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#8 in Canada

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

53. Kent State University at Kent

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#45 in the United States

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

54. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#46 in the United States

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

55. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#47 in the United States

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

56. University of Pittsburgh

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#48 in the United States

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

57. Bowling Green State University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#49 in the United States

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

58. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#50 in the United States

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

59. University of California-San Diego

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#51 in the United States

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

60. University of California - Davis

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#52 in the United States

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

61. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#9 in Canada

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

62. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#53 in the United States

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

63. University of Cincinnati

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#54 in the United States

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

64. Carleton University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#10 in Canada

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,109
Founded: 1942

65. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#55 in the United States

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 67%

66. Georgia State University

United States | Georgia

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#56 in the United States

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

67. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#57 in the United States

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

68. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#58 in the United States

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,160
Enrollment: 34,096

69. University of North Texas

United States | Texas

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#59 in the United States

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

70. University of Ottawa

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#11 in Canada

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

71. University of Windsor

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#12 in Canada

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,092
Founded: 1857

72. University of Victoria

Canada | British Columbia

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#13 in Canada

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

73. Temple University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#60 in the United States

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,837
Enrollment: 29,640

74. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

United States | North Carolina

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#61 in the United States

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1253
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 92%

75. University of Alabama

United States | Alabama

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#62 in the United States

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 88%

76. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#63 in the United States

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 94%

77. York University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#14 in Canada

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

78. Auburn University

United States | Alabama

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#64 in the United States

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 85%

79. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#65 in the United States

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

80. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#66 in the United States

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

81. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#67 in the United States

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

82. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#68 in the United States

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,186

83. CUNY Graduate School and University Center