Fine Arts Best Colleges Tuition Comparison
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average tuition & fees of the best college in Fine Arts program is $13,811 for state residents and $48,854 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average graduate tuition & fees is $15,751 for state residents and $41,513 for out-of-state students.
The average living costs at those colleges is $21,873 when a student lives in on-campus facilities such as dormitory and school owned apartments. The off-campus living cost is $22,127 for academic year 2024-2025.
Below list shows the colleges with highest and/or lowest college cost among the best colleges in Fine Arts study.
- Columbia University in the City of New York has the most expensive undergraduate tuition & fees of $70,517 and CUNY Hunter College has the cheapest undergraduate costs of $15,332.
- University of Chicago has the most expensive graduate tuition & fees of $68,652 and Ohio University-Main Campus has the cheapest graduate costs of $17,712.
- School of Visual Arts has the most expensive on-campus living costs of $31,600 and University of Florida has the lowest costs of $16,330.
- School of Visual Arts has the highest off-campus living costs of $31,600 and School of the Art Institute of Chicago has the lowest costs of $14,280.
- University of Georgia has the most expensive undergraduate tuition per credit hour of $8,983 and Massachusetts College of Art and Design has the lowest costs of $492.
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the highest graduate tuition per credit hour of $3,147 and Carnegie Mellon University has the cheapest costs of $709.
Fine Arts Best Colleges Tuition Comparison
The following table lists the best colleges in Fine Arts programs. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | On-Campus Living Costs | Off-Campus Living Costs | Undergraduate Tuition per Credit Hour | Graduate Tuition per Credit Hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public, 4 years | $46,121 ($14,233) | $29,578 ($14,476) | 25,146 | 26,183 | - | - |
| 1 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years | $54,623 | $49,649 | 22,150 | 14,280 | $1,848 | $1,926 |
| 6 | Yale University New Haven, CT Private, 4 years | $67,250 | $49,500 | 23,700 | - | - | - |
| 645 | Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Public, 4 years | $39,884 ($16,720) | $32,470 ($17,252) | 24,598 | 26,740 | $1,230 | $1,572 |
| 593 | California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA Private, 4 years | $58,996 | $58,996 | 21,288 | 29,805 | $1,877 | $1,943 |
| 71 | Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI Private, 4 years | $62,688 | $62,688 | 20,298 | 21,344 | - | - |
| 20 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Private, 4 years | $65,636 | $50,975 | 19,566 | 18,436 | $898 | $709 |
| 2 | Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD Private, 4 years | $56,800 | $55,060 | 22,200 | 24,095 | $2,280 | $2,280 |
| 44 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public, 4 years | $63,081 ($18,848) | $57,776 ($28,886) | 18,038 | 18,038 | $2,581 | $3,147 |
| 918 | Alfred University Alfred, NY Private, 4 years | $38,138 | $27,120 | 18,280 | 14,850 | $1,230 | $920 |
| 256 | Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY Private, 4 years | $66,436 | $44,500 | 20,852 | 17,210 | $2,050 | $1,677 |
| 3 | California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years | $60,226 | $63,430 | 25,897 | 27,012 | $2,474 | $2,086 |
| 7 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Private, 4 years | $70,517 | $57,973 | 19,088 | 21,354 | $2,188 | $2,370 |
| 90 | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA Public, 4 years | $47,676 ($15,788) | $30,199 ($15,097) | 24,858 | 25,415 | - | - |
| 677 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Public, 4 years | $33,139 ($12,223) | $27,521 ($13,587) | 20,632 | 20,042 | $1,350 | $1,472 |
| 306 | Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years | $54,170 | $57,188 | - | 26,888 | $2,212 | $2,338 |
| 4 | Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, MI Private, 4 years | - | $46,273 | - | - | - | - |
| 536 | The New School New York, NY Private, 4 years | $58,730 | $44,423 | 28,289 | 31,322 | $1,889 | $2,156 |
| 5 | Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY Private, 4 years | $61,845 | $40,372 | 19,595 | 27,523 | $1,930 | $2,135 |
| 41 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public, 4 years | $47,265 ($15,377) | $30,968 ($15,866) | 30,781 | 26,247 | - | - |
| 119 | University of California-Davis Davis, CA Public, 4 years | $47,692 ($15,804) | $30,243 ($15,141) | 26,042 | 21,999 | - | - |
| 79 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI Public, 4 years | $42,103 ($11,603) | $25,651 ($12,325) | 17,302 | 15,592 | $1,688 | $1,503 |
| 702 | CUNY Hunter College New York, NY Public, 4 years | $15,332 ($7,382) | $20,828 ($11,398) | 18,048 | 28,476 | $620 | $855 |
| 6 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA Public, 4 years | $43,400 ($15,400) | $26,550 | 21,520 | 18,068 | $492 | $885 |
| 103 | Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY Private, 4 years | $59,210 | $60,052 | 17,842 | 17,842 | $2,160 | $2,463 |
| 83 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Public, 4 years | $37,441 ($17,929) | $37,689 ($23,241) | 20,172 | 30,718 | $1,096 | $1,461 |
| 686 | School of Visual Arts New York, NY Private, 4 years | $51,400 | $57,370 | 31,600 | 31,600 | $1,715 | $1,910 |
| 376 | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO Public, 4 years | $42,970 ($15,214) | $38,802 ($16,634) | 21,590 | 20,906 | $1,144 | $2,090 |
| 397 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Public, 4 years | $33,371 ($11,283) | $32,372 ($13,425) | 16,986 | 16,986 | $1,037 | $1,700 |
| 57 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Public, 4 years | $44,908 ($11,688) | $22,954 ($12,006) | 20,034 | 20,170 | $2,061 | $1,245 |
| 22 | Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO Private, 4 years | $65,790 | $65,146 | 25,429 | 25,429 | $2,688 | $2,688 |
| 37 | Boston University Boston, MA Private, 4 years | $68,102 | $67,626 | 21,105 | 21,105 | $2,083 | $2,083 |
| 260 | Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN Public, 4 years | $41,891 ($12,144) | $33,454 ($11,756) | 17,208 | 17,208 | $1,262 | $1,331 |
| 175 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH Public, 4 years | $40,022 ($13,244) | $42,740 ($13,901) | 17,808 | 17,108 | $1,623 | $2,608 |
| 350 | Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH Public, 4 years | $24,838 ($14,158) | $17,712 ($9,720) | 17,178 | 15,856 | $1,191 | $1,079 |
| 7 | Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years | $56,488 | $56,488 | 23,997 | 27,054 | $2,200 | $2,930 |
| 3 | Stanford University Stanford, CA Private, 4 years | $65,910 | $61,878 | 26,157 | - | $1,447 | $1,324 |
| 516 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA Public, 4 years | $38,805 ($23,005) | $29,924 ($22,818) | 22,245 | 22,245 | $1,529 | $1,379 |
| 560 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Public, 4 years | $39,903 ($13,573) | $34,110 ($14,856) | 21,196 | 16,900 | $1,591 | $1,918 |
| 137 | University of Georgia Athens, GA Public, 4 years | $31,688 ($11,450) | $29,774 ($11,002) | 16,488 | 16,020 | $8,983 | $1,182 |
| 102 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Public, 4 years | $43,209 ($12,973) | $32,811 ($18,792) | 21,432 | 21,432 | $1,404 | $1,510 |
| 544 | Claremont Graduate University Claremont, CA Private, 4 years | - | $37,180 | - | - | - | $2,020 |
| 143 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Public, 4 years | $21,683 ($6,517) | $26,707 ($10,553) | 18,544 | 18,544 | $636 | $1,005 |
| 25 | New York University New York, NY Private, 4 years | $62,796 | $42,726 | 27,824 | 27,824 | $1,916 | $2,243 |
| 129 | University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA Public, 4 years | $46,640 ($14,752) | $29,929 ($14,827) | 24,683 | 26,366 | - | - |
| 100 | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Public, 4 years | $47,332 ($15,444) | $30,226 ($15,124) | 27,112 | 24,507 | - | - |
| 9 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years | $69,324 | $68,652 | 22,509 | - | $2,248 | $2,240 |
| 75 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL Public, 4 years | $28,659 ($6,381) | $30,130 ($12,737) | 16,330 | 16,430 | $856 | $1,139 |
| 116 | University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL Public, 4 years | $32,009 ($15,949) | $27,748 ($17,550) | 22,526 | 20,426 | $911 | $1,276 |
| Average | $48,854 | $41,513 | 21,873 | 22,127 | $1,811 | $1,770 |