Graphic Design Best Colleges Financial Aid Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, at the best colleges in Graphic Design program, total 35,549 undergraduate students have awarded grant aid from federal, state, local, and/or institutes. The average amount of the awarded grant aid is $27,345 where the 2024 average tuition & fees is $53,882. For full-time first time undergraduate students (freshmen), 66%% of students (8,179 students) have awarded federal, state, local and/or institutional grant aid.
- For all undergraduate students, Maryland Institute College of Art has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 96% and Rhode Island School of Design has the lowest graduation rate of 39%.
- For all undergraduate students, Yale University has the highest amount of grant aid of $60,487 and Virginia Commonwealth University has the lowest amount of grant aid of $11,794.
- For first-time full-time students, Maryland Institute College of Art has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 100% and Rhode Island School of Design has the lowest graduation rate of 34%.
- For first-time full-time students, Yale University has the highest amount of grant aid of $63,523 and Virginia Commonwealth University has the lowest amount of grant aid of $12,583.
Graphic Design Best Colleges Financial Aid Comparison
The following table lists the best colleges in Graphic Design 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 | Tuition & Fees | All Undergraduate | Full-time First-Time Undergraduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | |||
| 1 | Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI Private, 4 years four-years | $59,760 ($48,470) | 787 | 39% | $33,758 | 168 | 34% | $37,480 |
| 8 | Yale University New Haven, CT Private, 4 years four-years | $64,700 ($51,400) | 3,728 | 57% | $60,487 | 920 | 52% | $63,523 |
| 2 | Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD Private, 4 years four-years | $55,150 ($46,990) | 1,481 | 96% | $27,342 | 311 | 100% | $25,767 |
| 18 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Private, 4 years four-years | $63,829 ($53,910) | 3,306 | 48% | $40,660 | 896 | 47% | $43,966 |
| 637 | Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Public, 4 years four-years | $39,042 ($16,458) | 15,675 | 73% | $11,794 | 3,373 | 83% | $12,583 |
| 3 | Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, MI Private, 4 years four-years | $42,450 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $51,640 ($42,008) | 1,374 | 68% | $15,773 | 153 | 56% | $16,665 |
| 5 | California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $56,724 ($47,446) | 531 | 55% | $20,801 | 109 | 59% | $20,474 |
| 6 | School of Visual Arts New York, NY Private, 4 years four-years | $49,140 ($38,000) | 2,241 | 64% | $15,178 | 550 | 72% | $14,401 |
| 354 | The New School New York, NY Private, 4 years four-years | $56,386 ($47,351) | 6,426 | 87% | $20,315 | 1,699 | 91% | $21,504 |
| Average | $53,882 | 35,549 | 65% | $27,345 | 8,179 | 66% | $28,485 | |