Best Top Art, Music, & Design Schools Comparison Table

The following table shows Best Top Art, Music, & Design Schools. You can sort the table by column by clicking/touching column titles and narrow down the college list by using buttons below.
RankCollege NameTuition & FeesPopulationGraduation RateFinancial AidStudent to Faculty Ratio
1Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia, PA
$6,00015183%100%2 to 1
2The Juilliard School
New York, NY
$56,55098689%75%4 to 1
3Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
$59,7602,62091%39%9 to 1
4San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, CA
$54,55043762%100%3 to 1
5California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA
$56,7241,44063%55%7 to 1
6Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn, NY
$59,6835,49476%78%9 to 1
7Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CA
$55,5131,31261%92%9 to 1
8Design Institute of San Diego
San Diego, CA
$29,35010175%84%7 to 1
9Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA
$51,6402,42075%68%8 to 1
10Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland, OH
$42,50034182%99%6 to 1
11Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA
$50,2708,28268%50%10 to 1
12Worsham College of Mortuary Science
Wheeling, IL
$24,80019078%39%16 to 1
13College for Creative Studies
Detroit, MI
$51,3551,51764%89%10 to 1
14John A Gupton College
Nashville, TN
$12,04019645%52%15 to 1
15University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston Salem, NC
$27,2111,10481%66%6 to 1
16Musicians Institute
Hollywood, CA
$28,40086447%37%6 to 1
17VanderCook College of Music
Chicago, IL
$30,91026357%86%4 to 1
18Newschool of Architecture and Design
San Diego, CA
$30,29129441%72%6 to 1
19California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA
$57,9461,50172%82%7 to 1
20Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston, MA
$42,1801,93966%97%9 to 1
21American Musical and Dramatic Academy
New York, NY
$45,5601,48070%99%5 to 1
22American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York
New York, NY
$39,47520966%100%8 to 1
23Manhattan School of Music
New York, NY
$54,6001,11579%81%6 to 1
24Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
$55,1501,95276%96%9 to 1
25Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota, FL
$55,4801,70576%97%12 to 1
26KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts
Dallas, TX
$18,08010248%75%10 to 1
27Laguna College of Art and Design
Laguna Beach, CA
$35,65076063%99%9 to 1
28Hussian College-Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
$22,2258040%99%16 to 1
29Southern California Institute of Architecture
Los Angeles, CA
$53,56450785%48%15 to 1
30The New England Conservatory of Music
Boston, MA
$58,55079680%91%5 to 1
31FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Los Angeles, CA
$34,3251,81475%67%17 to 1
32The University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA
$54,2901,31366%99%7 to 1
33Paier College
Bridgeport, CT
$26,40022157%59%9 to 1
34American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
$39,47522058%97%12 to 1
35Nossi College of Art
Nashville, TN
$20,35029858%81%10 to 1
36Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Milwaukee, WI
$42,26889656%100%11 to 1
37Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Lancaster, PA
$31,37024560%100%7 to 1
38Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc
Pittsburgh, PA
$26,07537272%41%13 to 1
39Cornish College of the Arts
Seattle, WA
$39,91344352%93%6 to 1
40New York School of Interior Design
New York, NY
$30,33063390%18%11 to 1
41Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
$28,0246,78643%62%15 to 1
42Columbus College of Art and Design
Columbus, OH
$39,65097259%99%10 to 1
43School of Visual Arts
New York, NY
$49,1404,12773%64%8 to 1
44Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, MN
$43,82482157%99%9 to 1
45Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, OH
$47,88058473%98%8 to 1
46Boston Architectural College
Boston, MA
$26,80074722%42%5 to 1
47SAE Expression College
Emeryville, CA
$17,67925353%96%15 to 1
48School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
$54,5303,53266%100%11 to 1
49Longy School of Music of Bard College
Cambridge, MA
$52,95031581%100%3 to 1
50Interior Designers Institute
Newport Beach, CA
$20,25096100%16%8 to 1
51Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR
$47,12648740%98%9 to 1
52Compass College of Film and Media
Grand Rapids, MI
$16,0705070%100%9 to 1
53Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA
$40,59516,41472%91%20 to 1
54New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
New York, NY
$37,20037684%100%14 to 1
55Art Academy of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
$40,25026349%94%11 to 1
56Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO
$43,55073856%100%10 to 1
57Montserrat College of Art
Beverly, MA
$39,00029661%100%12 to 1
58Columbia College Hollywood
Tarzana, CA
$26,17529147%98%15 to 1
59The Modern College of Design
Kettering, OH
$30,54817854%79%7 to 1
60Platt College-San Diego
San Diego, CA
$15,3106986%61%12 to 1
61Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, PA
$50,27936861%100%7 to 1
62Miami International University of Art & Design-Art Institute Dallas
Dallas, TX
$20,7942656%77%11 to 1
63Visible Music College
Memphis, TN
$22,00023024%79%6 to 1
64AI Miami International University of Art and Design
Miami, FL
$20,79490914%81%11 to 1
65Northwest College of Art & Design
Tacoma, WA
$18,10011956%86%29 to 1
66The Art Institute of Austin
Bastrop, TX
$20,7947833%73%10 to 1
67The Art Institute of Houston
Houston, TX
$20,79431740%71%14 to 1
68Jna Institute of Culinary Arts
Philadelphia, PA
$14,575975%88%3 to 1
69The Art Institute of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
$20,79445713%85%10 to 1
70Dallas Institute of Funeral Service
Dallas, TX
$13,49677675%70%21 to 1
71Culinary Institute Inc
Houston, TX
$18,53934354%81%14 to 1
72International College of Broadcasting
Dayton, OH
$12,4304053%62%8 to 1
73Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service
Houston, TX
$15,31327572%40%33 to 1
74Delta College of Arts & Technology
Baton Rouge, LA
$29,80030439%86%15 to 1
75Douglas Education Center
Monessen, PA
$18,95019879%91%12 to 1
76Louisiana Culinary Institute
Baton Rouge, LA
$15,5759786%60%16 to 1
77Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, PA
$44,60017250%98%5 to 1
78Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service
Decatur, GA
$21,00047960%96%30 to 1
79American Academy of Art College
Chicago, IL
$39,51011158%65%6 to 1
80Los Angeles College of Music
Pasadena, CA
$25,65023934%82%5 to 1
81Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre
Blue Lake, CA
$17,6508-7%6 to 1
82FINE Mortuary College
Norwood, MA
$19,325118100%50%9 to 1
83Cortiva Institute
Maitland, FL
$15,616240-49%25 to 1
84Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Lakewood, CO
$23,7202,05040%64%14 to 1
85Maine College of Art & Design
Portland, ME
$41,39843648%100%8 to 1
86Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc
Feasterville, PA
$16,99998-36%15 to 1
87Clary Sage College
Tulsa, OK
$9,94541673%65%13 to 1
88New York Film Academy
Burbank, CA
$36,7381,28568%84%3 to 1
89Beverly Hills Design Institute
Beverly Hills, CA
$23,22020-75%5 to 1
90American Film Institute Conservatory
Los Angeles, CA
$64,221423---
91Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, MI
$42,450129---
92Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY
New York, NY
$56,340199---
93New York Academy of Art
New York, NY
-104---
94Delaware College of Art and Design
Wilmington, DE
$30,28012941%93%15 to 1
95Conway School of Landscape Design
Northampton, MA
-18---
96The School of Architecture
Paradise Valley, AZ
$36,0006---
97Sessions College for Professional Design
Tempe, AZ
$12,44030860%33%26 to 1
98American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service
New York, NY
$20,01838233%59%26 to 1
Average$34,0901,03262%77%10 to 1