100 Best Art & Design schools in the United States

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 693M citations received by 21.4M academic papers made by 1,236 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. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Art & Design

#1 in North America

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

2. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Art & Design

#2 in North America

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

3. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Art & Design

#3 in North America

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

4. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Art & Design

#5 in North America

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Art & Design

#6 in North America

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

6. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Art & Design

#7 in North America

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

7. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Art & Design

#8 in North America

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

8. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Art & Design

#9 in North America

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

9. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Art & Design

#10 in North America

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

10. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Art & Design

#11 in North America

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

11. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Art & Design

#12 in North America

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

12. Carnegie Mellon University

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#13 in North America

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $37,450

13. University of Texas at Austin

For Art & Design

#14 in North America

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

14. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Art & Design

#15 in North America

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

15. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Art & Design

#16 in North America

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

16. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Art & Design

#17 in North America

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 60%

17. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#19 in North America

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

18. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Art & Design

#20 in North America

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

19. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Art & Design

#21 in North America

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $50,991

20. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Art & Design

#22 in North America

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

21. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Art & Design

#23 in North America

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

22. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Art & Design

#24 in North America

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

23. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Art & Design

#25 in North America

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,727

24. Princeton University

New Jersey | Princeton

For Art & Design

#26 in North America

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,908

25. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Art & Design

#27 in North America

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 72%

26. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Art & Design

#28 in North America

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

27. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Art & Design

#29 in North America

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

28. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Art & Design

#32 in North America

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

29. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Art & Design

#33 in North America

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

30. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Art & Design

#34 in North America

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

31. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Art & Design

#35 in North America

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

32. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Art & Design

#36 in North America

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 89%

33. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Art & Design

#37 in North America

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

34. University of California - Santa Barbara

California | Santa Barbara

For Art & Design

#38 in North America

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

35. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Art & Design

#39 in North America

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

36. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Art & Design

#40 in North America

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 63%

37. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#41 in North America

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 78%

38. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Art & Design

#42 in North America

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

39. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Art & Design

#43 in North America

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $29,999

40. Iowa State University

Iowa State | Ames

For Art & Design

#44 in North America

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

41. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Art & Design

#45 in North America

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

42. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Art & Design

#46 in North America

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Net Price: $20,680
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $45,373

43. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Art & Design

#47 in North America

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1513
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,297

44. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia | Blacksburg

For Art & Design

#48 in North America

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

45. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Art & Design

#49 in North America

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

46. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Art & Design

#50 in North America

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

47. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Art & Design

#54 in North America

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

48. California Institute of Technology

California | Pasadena

For Art & Design

#55 in North America

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

49. Indiana University - Bloomington

Indiana | Bloomington

For Art & Design

#56 in North America

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 79%

50. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Art & Design

#58 in North America

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

51. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Art & Design

#59 in North America

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,298

52. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Art & Design

#60 in North America

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

53. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Art & Design

#61 in North America

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,165
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

54. University of Rochester

New York State | Rochester

For Art & Design

#62 in North America

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,125

55. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Art & Design

#63 in North America

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,553

56. Florida State University

Florida | Tallahassee

For Art & Design

#66 in North America

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

57. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Art & Design

#67 in North America

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

58. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Art & Design

#68 in North America

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

59. University of Kansas

Kansas State | Lawrence

For Art & Design

#70 in North America

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

60. Stony Brook University

New York State | Stony Brook

For Art & Design

#72 in North America

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 82%

61. University of Connecticut

Connecticut | Storrs

For Art & Design

#73 in North America

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

62. Emory University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Art & Design

#74 in North America

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $28,367

63. University of South Florida

Florida | Tampa

For Art & Design

#75 in North America

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

64. University of Notre Dame

Indiana | Notre Dame

For Art & Design

#76 in North America

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,513

65. University of Houston

Texas | Houston

For Art & Design

#77 in North America

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

66. University of California - Santa Cruz

California | Santa Cruz

For Art & Design

#79 in North America

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $19,199
Enrollment: 19,841

67. Temple University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#80 in North America

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $11,292
Enrollment: 35,626

68. Brown University

Rhode Island | Providence

For Art & Design

#81 in North America

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $25,028

69. George Washington University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Art & Design

#82 in North America

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,240

70. Providence College

Rhode Island | Providence

For Art & Design

#83 in North America

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,566

71. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Art & Design

#84 in North America

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 94%

72. George Mason University

Virginia | Fairfax

For Art & Design

#85 in North America

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 79%

73. University of South Carolina - Columbia

South Carolina | Columbia

For Art & Design

#86 in North America

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

74. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Art & Design

#87 in North America

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 85%

75. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Art & Design

#88 in North America

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $13,432

76. University of Central Florida

Florida | Orlando

For Art & Design

#89 in North America

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

77. University of Miami

Florida | Coral Gables

For Art & Design

#90 in North America

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,492

78. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Nebraska | Lincoln

For Art & Design

#91 in North America

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

79. Syracuse University

New York State | Syracuse

For Art & Design

#92 in North America

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,545

80. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tennessee | Knoxville

For Art & Design

#93 in North America

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

81. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Art & Design

#95 in North America

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 95%

82. Dartmouth College

New Hampshire | Hanover

For Art & Design

#96 in North America

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,078

83. University of Delaware

Delaware | Newark

For Art & Design

#97 in North America

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1248
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 90%

84. University of Oregon

Oregon | Eugene

For Art & Design

#98 in North America

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $13,590
Enrollment: 22,257

85. Oregon State University

Oregon | Corvallis

For Art & Design

#99 in North America

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

86. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Art & Design

#100 in North America

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 84%

87. Boston College

Massachusetts | Boston

For Art & Design

#101 in North America

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,159

88. Georgetown University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Art & Design

#102 in North America

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,049

89. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Art & Design

#104 in North America

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,166

90. Rice University

Texas | Houston

For Art & Design

#107 in North America

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $18,521

91. Georgia State University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Art & Design

#108 in North America

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

92. Wayne State University

Michigan | Detroit

For Art & Design

#109 in North America

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

93. Tufts University

Massachusetts | Medford

For Art & Design

#110 in North America

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $31,630

94. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Art & Design

#111 in North America

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

95. University of New Mexico

New Mexico | Albuquerque

For Art & Design

#112 in North America

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,531

96. University of Hawaii at Manoa

Hawaii | Honolulu

For Art & Design

#114 in North America

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 79%

97. Washington State University

Washington | Pullman

For Art & Design

#117 in North America

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,993
Enrollment: 29,843

98. University of Georgia

Georgia | Athens

For Art & Design

#118 in North America

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

99. University of Oklahoma - Norman

Oklahoma State | Norman

For Art & Design

#119 in North America

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

100. Seattle University

Washington | Seattle

For Art & Design

#120 in North America

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $36,671

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