Singing and Vocal Performance in the US: Best colleges Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Singing and Vocal Performance. A graph of 140K citations received by 8.35K academic papers made by 69 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. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#2 in North America

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#4 in North America

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

3. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#5 in North America

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

4. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#6 in North America

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

5. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#7 in North America

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

6. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#8 in North America

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

7. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#10 in North America

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

8. Princeton University

New Jersey | Princeton

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#11 in North America

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

9. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#12 in North America

#22 in the World

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

10. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#13 in North America

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

11. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#14 in North America

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

12. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#15 in North America

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

13. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#16 in North America

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

14. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#17 in North America

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

15. Rockefeller University

New York State | New York City

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#18 in North America

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 286
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1901

16. Florida State University

Florida | Tallahassee

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#19 in North America

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

17. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#20 in North America

#36 in the World

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

18. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#21 in North America

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

19. University of Kansas

Kansas State | Lawrence

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#22 in North America

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 93%

20. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#23 in North America

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

21. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#24 in North America

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

22. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#25 in North America

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

23. University of Miami

Florida | Coral Gables

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#26 in North America

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $41,028

24. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#27 in North America

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

25. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#28 in North America

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

26. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#29 in North America

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

27. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#30 in North America

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

28. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#31 in North America

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

29. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#32 in North America

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

30. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#33 in North America

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

31. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#34 in North America

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

32. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#36 in North America

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

33. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#37 in North America

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

34. California Institute of Technology

California | Pasadena

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#38 in North America

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

35. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#39 in North America

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

36. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#42 in North America

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

37. Indiana University - Bloomington

Indiana | Bloomington

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#44 in North America

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 83%

38. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#45 in North America

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

39. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#46 in North America

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

40. Brigham Young University - Provo

Utah | Provo

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#47 in North America

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $14,643

41. University of Rochester

New York State | Rochester

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#48 in North America

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

42. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#49 in North America

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

43. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#50 in North America

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

44. Kent State University at Kent

Ohio | Kent

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#51 in North America

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

45. Iowa State University

Iowa State | Ames

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#53 in North America

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

46. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#54 in North America

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

47. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#55 in North America

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

48. Bowling Green State University

Ohio | Bowling Green

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#56 in North America

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

49. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#57 in North America

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

50. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#58 in North America

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

51. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#59 in North America

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

52. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tennessee | Knoxville

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#61 in North America

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 90%

53. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#62 in North America

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

54. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#63 in North America

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%

55. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#64 in North America

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

56. University of North Texas

Texas | Denton

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#65 in North America

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 91%

57. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#67 in North America

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,554
Enrollment: 33,500

58. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#68 in North America

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

59. Georgia State University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#70 in North America

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

60. Temple University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#73 in North America

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,891
Enrollment: 30,205

61. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

North Carolina | Greensboro

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#74 in North America

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

62. University of Alabama

Alabama | Tuscaloosa

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#75 in North America

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 84%

63. University of California - Santa Barbara

California | Santa Barbara

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#77 in North America

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

64. Auburn University

Alabama | Auburn

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#78 in North America

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 81%

65. University of South Carolina - Columbia

South Carolina | Columbia

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#79 in North America

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

66. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#80 in North America

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

67. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#81 in North America

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,440

68. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#82 in North America

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

69. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York State | New York City

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#83 in North America

#193 in the World

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

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