2023 Best Top Art, Music, & Design Schools Rankings
Curtis Institute of Music ranked first and The Juilliard School ranked second in Top Art, Music, & Design Schools rankings. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the schools is $33,009. The average number of student population is 1,032 and the average student to faculty ratio is 11 to 1.
Below statements are summarizing average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Top Art, Music, & Design Schools. For the statistics, we include top 20 schools out of total 100 Top Art, Music, & Design Schools.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees is $33,009 and American Film Institute Conservatory has the highest tuition & fees of $62,049 and Curtis Institute of Music has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,930.
- The average graduate tuition & fees is $38,341 and American Film Institute Conservatory has the highest tuition & fees of $65,800 and Curtis Institute of Music has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,525.
- The average student population is 1,032 and Savannah College of Art and Design has the most students of 15,636 and The School of Architecture has the fewest students of 6.
- The average graduation rate is 63.86% and American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York has the highest rate of 100% and Visible Music College has the lowest rate of 14%.
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Best Top Art, Music, & Design Schools
| Rank | College Name | Tuition & Fees | Population | Graduation Rate | Financial Aid | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Institute of Music Philadelphia, PA | $5,930 | 151 | 81% | 100% | 2 to 1 |
| 2 | The Juilliard School New York, NY | $52,500 | 979 | 87% | 76% | 4 to 1 |
| 3 | Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI | $57,505 | 2,576 | 86% | 42% | 9 to 1 |
| 4 | San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA | $52,800 | 442 | 71% | 100% | 3 to 1 |
| 5 | California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA | $55,056 | 1,444 | 72% | 96% | 7 to 1 |
| 6 | Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY | $57,599 | 5,370 | 71% | 75% | 10 to 1 |
| 7 | Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA | $52,460 | 1,252 | 69% | 91% | 9 to 1 |
| 8 | Design Institute of San Diego San Diego, CA | $27,875 | 127 | 50% | 81% | 9 to 1 |
| 9 | Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA | $49,942 | 2,319 | 76% | 84% | 8 to 1 |
| 10 | San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, CA | $46,064 | 70 | 32% | 85% | 4 to 1 |
| 11 | Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, OH | $42,370 | 343 | 71% | 99% | 8 to 1 |
| 12 | Berklee College of Music Boston, MA | $48,330 | 7,943 | 67% | 81% | 10 to 1 |
| 13 | Worsham College of Mortuary Science Wheeling, IL | $24,800 | 211 | - | 51% | 15 to 1 |
| 14 | College for Creative Studies Detroit, MI | $49,435 | 1,620 | 62% | 93% | 10 to 1 |
| 15 | John A Gupton College Nashville, TN | $11,735 | 191 | 43% | 65% | 14 to 1 |
| 16 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC | $26,622 | 1,119 | 70% | 65% | 6 to 1 |
| 17 | Musicians Institute Hollywood, CA | $24,795 | 777 | 54% | 35% | 5 to 1 |
| 18 | VanderCook College of Music Chicago, IL | $29,800 | 252 | 65% | 80% | 4 to 1 |
| 19 | Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CA | $30,291 | 378 | 54% | 75% | 8 to 1 |
| 20 | California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA | $54,706 | 1,630 | 65% | 77% | 8 to 1 |
| 21 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA | $40,960 | 1,907 | 74% | 89% | 9 to 1 |
| 22 | American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York, NY | $44,260 | 1,666 | 71% | 98% | 7 to 1 |
| 23 | American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York New York, NY | $38,325 | 181 | 100% | 100% | 8 to 1 |
| 24 | Manhattan School of Music New York, NY | $52,550 | 1,047 | 72% | 81% | 6 to 1 |
| 25 | Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD | $53,815 | 2,147 | 74% | 98% | 10 to 1 |
| 26 | Ringling College of Art and Design Sarasota, FL | $52,826 | 1,663 | 80% | 97% | 12 to 1 |
| 27 | KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts Dallas, TX | $16,850 | 117 | 90% | 65% | 8 to 1 |
| 29 | Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, CA | $34,600 | 766 | 70% | 99% | 8 to 1 |
| 30 | Hussian College-Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | $22,225 | 71 | 74% | 78% | 16 to 1 |
| 31 | Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, CA | $50,690 | 522 | 74% | 89% | 15 to 1 |
| 32 | The New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA | $55,910 | 827 | 83% | 92% | 5 to 1 |
| 33 | FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $32,645 | 1,764 | 74% | 59% | 18 to 1 |
| 35 | The University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA | $51,130 | 1,557 | 68% | 100% | 8 to 1 |
| 36 | Paier College Bridgeport, CT | $24,480 | 213 | 63% | 63% | 6 to 1 |
| 37 | American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $38,325 | 217 | 64% | 99% | 11 to 1 |
| 38 | Nossi College of Art Nashville, TN | $19,150 | 270 | 81% | 82% | 8 to 1 |
| 40 | Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Milwaukee, WI | $41,140 | 898 | 53% | 100% | 11 to 1 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster, PA | $29,450 | 228 | 58% | 99% | 9 to 1 |
| 42 | Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc Pittsburgh, PA | $26,070 | 191 | 71% | 35% | 13 to 1 |
| 43 | Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA | $36,844 | 455 | 51% | 98% | 7 to 1 |
| 44 | New York School of Interior Design New York, NY | $28,580 | 670 | 50% | 26% | 12 to 1 |
| 45 | Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA | $26,728 | 7,805 | 38% | 63% | 14 to 1 |
| 46 | Columbus College of Art and Design Columbus, OH | $38,150 | 1,000 | 60% | 100% | 10 to 1 |
| 47 | School of Visual Arts New York, NY | $46,800 | 4,111 | 74% | 90% | 8 to 1 |
| 48 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN | $42,560 | 775 | 66% | 100% | 9 to 1 |
| 49 | Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH | $46,460 | 580 | 56% | 98% | 9 to 1 |
| 50 | Boston Architectural College Boston, MA | $22,144 | 728 | 68% | 46% | 5 to 1 |
| 51 | SAE Expression College Emeryville, CA | $25,672 | 253 | 53% | 96% | 15 to 1 |
| 52 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | $54,530 | 3,559 | 65% | 90% | 10 to 1 |
| 53 | Longy School of Music of Bard College Cambridge, MA | $50,675 | 277 | - | 100% | 3 to 1 |
| 54 | Interior Designers Institute Newport Beach, CA | $20,250 | 113 | 60% | 24% | 10 to 1 |
| 55 | Pacific Northwest College of Art Portland, OR | $45,100 | 481 | 36% | 98% | 10 to 1 |
| 56 | Compass College of Film and Media Grand Rapids, MI | $18,450 | 74 | 78% | 97% | 14 to 1 |
| 57 | Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA | $39,605 | 15,636 | 71% | 92% | 20 to 1 |
| 58 | New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts New York, NY | $36,400 | 246 | 77% | 100% | 12 to 1 |
| 59 | Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | $37,394 | 239 | 38% | 99% | 9 to 1 |
| 60 | Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO | $41,924 | 726 | 62% | 100% | 9 to 1 |
| 61 | Montserrat College of Art Beverly, MA | $37,850 | 341 | 63% | 100% | 12 to 1 |
| 62 | Columbia College Hollywood Tarzana, CA | $26,175 | 493 | 46% | 87% | 14 to 1 |
| 63 | The Modern College of Design Kettering, OH | $31,007 | 195 | 67% | 66% | 9 to 1 |
| 64 | Platt College-San Diego San Diego, CA | $15,310 | 64 | 82% | 47% | 12 to 1 |
| 65 | Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA | $47,990 | 382 | 57% | 99% | 8 to 1 |
| 66 | Miami International University of Art & Design-Art Institute Dallas Dallas, TX | $20,794 | 331 | 20% | 71% | 18 to 1 |
| 67 | Visible Music College Memphis, TN | $20,000 | 192 | 14% | 53% | 6 to 1 |
| 68 | AI Miami International University of Art and Design Miami, FL | $20,794 | 934 | 35% | 75% | 11 to 1 |
| 69 | Northwest College of Art & Design Tacoma, WA | $18,100 | 103 | 38% | 74% | 31 to 1 |
| 70 | The Art Institute of Austin Bastrop, TX | $20,794 | 130 | 28% | 75% | 20 to 1 |
| 71 | The Art Institute of Houston Houston, TX | $20,794 | 386 | 40% | 65% | 23 to 1 |
| 73 | Jna Institute of Culinary Arts Philadelphia, PA | $14,575 | 8 | 71% | 71% | 3 to 1 |
| 74 | The Art Institute of Atlanta Atlanta, GA | $20,794 | 586 | 21% | 82% | 21 to 1 |
| 75 | Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Dallas, TX | $13,200 | 595 | 73% | 51% | 24 to 1 |
| 76 | Culinary Institute Inc Houston, TX | $17,279 | 303 | 45% | 54% | 13 to 1 |
| 77 | International College of Broadcasting Dayton, OH | $12,430 | 55 | 56% | 69% | 8 to 1 |
| 78 | Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Houston, TX | $15,313 | 272 | 66% | 42% | 34 to 1 |
| 80 | Delta College of Arts & Technology Baton Rouge, LA | $29,800 | 284 | 51% | 88% | 14 to 1 |
| 81 | Douglas Education Center Monessen, PA | $18,350 | 206 | 85% | 55% | 12 to 1 |
| 82 | Louisiana Culinary Institute Baton Rouge, LA | $15,575 | 93 | 75% | 56% | 16 to 1 |
| 83 | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA | $42,100 | 178 | 47% | 100% | 4 to 1 |
| 84 | Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service Decatur, GA | $16,935 | 297 | 80% | 75% | 30 to 1 |
| 85 | American Academy of Art College Chicago, IL | $37,670 | 145 | 57% | 60% | 6 to 1 |
| 86 | Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA | $25,650 | 251 | 73% | 60% | 5 to 1 |
| 87 | American Conservatory Theater San Francisco, CA | $30,285 | 24 | 100% | 14% | 6 to 1 |
| 88 | Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre Blue Lake, CA | $17,650 | 13 | - | 89% | 6 to 1 |
| 89 | FINE Mortuary College Norwood, MA | $20,795 | 102 | 100% | 45% | 9 to 1 |
| 90 | Cortiva Institute Maitland, FL | $15,616 | 228 | 69% | 55% | 21 to 1 |
| 92 | Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Lakewood, CO | $22,607 | 1,849 | 43% | 66% | 10 to 1 |
| 93 | Maine College of Art & Design Portland, ME | $39,830 | 491 | 44% | 99% | 9 to 1 |
| 94 | Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc Feasterville, PA | $15,999 | 113 | 97% | 41% | 10 to 1 |
| 95 | Clary Sage College Tulsa, OK | $9,645 | 418 | 75% | 66% | 18 to 1 |
| 97 | New York Film Academy Burbank, CA | $35,557 | 1,261 | 59% | 68% | 5 to 1 |
| 99 | Beverly Hills Design Institute Beverly Hills, CA | $23,220 | 20 | 100% | 74% | 5 to 1 |
| 100 | American Film Institute Conservatory Los Angeles, CA | $62,049 | 430 | - | - | - |
| 102 | Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, MI | $41,450 | 129 | - | - | - |
| 103 | Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY New York, NY | $56,340 | 197 | - | - | - |
| 105 | New York Academy of Art New York, NY | - | 86 | - | - | - |
| 106 | Delaware College of Art and Design Wilmington, DE | $29,500 | 108 | 69% | 83% | 10 to 1 |
| 107 | Conway School of Landscape Design Northampton, MA | - | 18 | - | - | - |
| 108 | The School of Architecture Paradise Valley, AZ | $28,500 | 6 | - | - | - |
| 109 | Sessions College for Professional Design Tempe, AZ | $12,440 | 263 | 40% | 43% | 24 to 1 |
| 112 | American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service New York, NY | $18,292 | 412 | 63% | 39% | 22 to 1 |
| Average | $33,009 | 1,032 | 64% | 77% | 11 to 1 |