21 Best colleges for Singing and Vocal Performance in the United States

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Singing and Vocal Performance. A graph of 83.3K citations received by 3.97K academic papers made by 21 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. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#2 in North America

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1327
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 56%

2. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#3 in North America

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

3. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#4 in North America

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 70%

4. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#5 in North America

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,584

5. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#6 in North America

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $20,023

6. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#8 in North America

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#9 in North America

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

8. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#10 in North America

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,932

9. Rockefeller University

New York State | New York City

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#11 in North America

#16 in the World

Enrollment: 255
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 1901

10. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#12 in North America

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,201
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

11. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#13 in North America

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,126

12. Indiana University - Bloomington

Indiana | Bloomington

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#14 in North America

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

13. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#15 in North America

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,522

14. Princeton University

New Jersey | Princeton

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#16 in North America

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,685

15. Florida State University

Florida | Tallahassee

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#17 in North America

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 96%

16. Kent State University at Kent

Ohio | Kent

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#18 in North America

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

17. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#19 in North America

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

18. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#20 in North America

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,037

19. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#21 in North America

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

20. University of Kansas

Kansas State | Lawrence

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#22 in North America

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

21. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#25 in North America

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $15,461
Enrollment: 44,589

The best cities to study Singing and Vocal Performance in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Seattle, Columbus, Champaign, and Chicago.

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