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Graduation Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools

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Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of best Fine Arts schools is 82.25% where 148,098 students out of 180,052 candidates have complete their courses and degrees. The rate is calculated as the total number of completers within 150% of normal time (for example, 6 years for 4 years BS program) divided by the candidates. The numbers in parenthesis() represent data by gender (men/women) for each cell respectively. The following table compares the graduation rates between best Fine Arts schools.
Among the best Fine Arts schools, Yale University has the most highest graduation rate of 97.81%, while Alfred University has the lowest rate of 53.48%.
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Graduation Rate Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools
RankName Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
1University of California-Los Angeles 92.48%
(90.95% / 93.48%)
6,036
(2,352 / 3,684)
6,527
(2,586 / 3,941)
2School of the Art Institute of Chicago 66.77%
(59.06% / 68.76%)
414
(75 / 339)
620
(127 / 493)
2Yale University 97.81%
(97.63% / 97.98%)
1,337
(659 / 678)
1,367
(675 / 692)
4Virginia Commonwealth University 64.51%
(60.12% / 67.19%)
2,667
(939 / 1,728)
4,134
(1,562 / 2,572)
4California Institute of the Arts 63.82%
(61.22% / 66.34%)
127
(60 / 67)
199
(98 / 101)
6Rhode Island School of Design 91.01%
(87.31% / 92.55%)
415
(117 / 298)
456
(134 / 322)
7Carnegie Mellon University 91.50%
(89.84% / 93.15%)
1,411
(690 / 721)
1,542
(768 / 774)
7Maryland Institute College of Art 76.52%
(67.07% / 79.47%)
264
(55 / 209)
345
(82 / 263)
7University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 93.17%
(92.75% / 93.56%)
6,216
(3,018 / 3,198)
6,672
(3,254 / 3,418)
10Alfred University 53.48%
(50.20% / 58.24%)
223
(124 / 99)
417
(247 / 170)
11Bard College 71.60%
(73.30% / 70.57%)
363
(140 / 223)
507
(191 / 316)
12California College of the Arts 72.16%
(61.90% / 77.19%)
184
(52 / 132)
255
(84 / 171)
13Columbia University in the City of New York 95.25%
(94.56% / 95.93%)
1,443
(713 / 730)
1,515
(754 / 761)
14University of California-San Diego 87.73%
(85.26% / 89.90%)
5,013
(2,279 / 2,734)
5,714
(2,673 / 3,041)
15Arizona State University Campus Immersion 66.90%
(63.62% / 70.39%)
7,599
(3,721 / 3,878)
11,358
(5,849 / 5,509)
16Art Center College of Design 75.47%
(68.92% / 78.99%)
160
(51 / 109)
212
(74 / 138)
18The New School 69.27%
(64.86% / 70.55%)
1,075
(227 / 848)
1,552
(350 / 1,202)
19Pratt Institute-Main 75.97%
(73.01% / 77.14%)
607
(165 / 442)
799
(226 / 573)
20University of California-Berkeley 94.03%
(92.57% / 95.41%)
5,829
(2,792 / 3,037)
6,199
(3,016 / 3,183)
21University of California-Davis 86.34%
(83.92% / 87.73%)
4,919
(1,743 / 3,176)
5,697
(2,077 / 3,620)
22University of Wisconsin-Madison 89.23%
(87.34% / 90.93%)
5,723
(2,655 / 3,068)
6,414
(3,040 / 3,374)
23CUNY Hunter College 56.36%
(48.55% / 61.41%)
1,236
(418 / 818)
2,193
(861 / 1,332)
24Massachusetts College of Art and Design 66.04%
(61.70% / 67.50%)
247
(58 / 189)
374
(94 / 280)
25Rochester Institute of Technology 73.99%
(70.81% / 80.20%)
1,789
(1,133 / 656)
2,418
(1,600 / 818)
26Rutgers University-New Brunswick 84.43%
(81.68% / 87.28%)
5,264
(2,595 / 2,669)
6,235
(3,177 / 3,058)
27School of Visual Arts 73.84%
(72.20% / 74.48%)
587
(161 / 426)
795
(223 / 572)
28University of Colorado Boulder 74.74%
(71.54% / 78.67%)
4,759
(2,509 / 2,250)
6,367
(3,507 / 2,860)
29University of Iowa 73.69%
(71.83% / 75.23%)
3,848
(1,698 / 2,150)
5,222
(2,364 / 2,858)
30The University of Texas at Austin 87.79%
(85.82% / 89.46%)
7,524
(3,365 / 4,159)
8,570
(3,921 / 4,649)
31Washington University in St Louis 93.69%
(92.62% / 94.63%)
1,647
(766 / 881)
1,758
(827 / 931)
32Boston University 88.96%
(86.93% / 90.29%)
3,144
(1,210 / 1,934)
3,534
(1,392 / 2,142)
33Indiana University-Bloomington 81.13%
(78.25% / 84.05%)
6,206
(3,012 / 3,194)
7,649
(3,849 / 3,800)
34Ohio State University-Main Campus 88.01%
(85.95% / 89.95%)
6,973
(3,296 / 3,677)
7,923
(3,835 / 4,088)
35Ohio University-Main Campus 65.09%
(62.70% / 67.00%)
2,788
(1,192 / 1,596)
4,283
(1,901 / 2,382)
36Otis College of Art and Design 61.58%
(60.00% / 62.32%)
125
(39 / 86)
203
(65 / 138)
37Stanford University 95.11%
(93.68% / 96.49%)
1,653
(800 / 853)
1,738
(854 / 884)
38Temple University 77.91%
(74.80% / 80.41%)
3,999
(1,713 / 2,286)
5,133
(2,290 / 2,843)
39University of Arizona 67.93%
(64.55% / 70.73%)
4,061
(1,748 / 2,313)
5,978
(2,708 / 3,270)
40University of Georgia 88.11%
(85.69% / 89.71%)
4,759
(1,839 / 2,920)
5,401
(2,146 / 3,255)
41University of Washington-Seattle Campus 84.37%
(82.44% / 86.08%)
5,409
(2,484 / 2,925)
6,411
(3,013 / 3,398)
43Florida State University 84.79%
(82.09% / 86.63%)
5,252
(2,058 / 3,194)
6,194
(2,507 / 3,687)
44New York University 87.11%
(84.60% / 88.93%)
5,279
(2,154 / 3,125)
6,060
(2,546 / 3,514)
46University of California-Irvine 86.61%
(84.42% / 88.53%)
5,664
(2,584 / 3,080)
6,540
(3,061 / 3,479)
47University of California-Santa Barbara 85.67%
(83.90% / 86.98%)
4,268
(1,777 / 2,491)
4,982
(2,118 / 2,864)
48University of Chicago 95.58%
(94.02% / 97.12%)
1,515
(739 / 776)
1,585
(786 / 799)
49University of Florida 90.00%
(87.78% / 91.59%)
6,064
(2,470 / 3,594)
6,738
(2,814 / 3,924)
50University of Illinois Chicago 61.62%
(58.28% / 64.58%)
2,013
(897 / 1,116)
3,267
(1,539 / 1,728)
Average82.25%
(79.82% / 84.28%)
148,098
(65,342 / 82,756)
180,052
(81,865 / 98,187)
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of best Fine Arts schools is 11.74% where 13,216 students have transferred out from schools out of 112,533 graduation candidates. The transfer-out rate is calculated as the number of transfer-out students divided by total number of graduation candidates. The following table compares the transfer-out rates between best Fine Arts schools.
Among the best Fine Arts schools, Stanford University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.46%, while Alfred University has the highest rate of 31.89% (more students transferred out from the school).
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools
RankNameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)
Transfer-out
(Men/Women)
Total Students
(Men/Women)
1University of California-Los Angeles 3.46%
(3.63% / 3.35%)
226
(94 / 132)
6,527
(2,586 / 3,941)
2School of the Art Institute of Chicago 20.97%
(29.92% / 18.66%)
130
(38 / 92)
620
(127 / 493)
2Yale University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,367
(675 / 692)
4Virginia Commonwealth University 20.37%
(21.57% / 19.63%)
842
(337 / 505)
4,134
(1,562 / 2,572)
4California Institute of the Arts 18.59%
(17.35% / 19.80%)
37
(17 / 20)
199
(98 / 101)
6Rhode Island School of Design 4.39%
(4.48% / 4.35%)
20
(6 / 14)
456
(134 / 322)
7Carnegie Mellon University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,542
(768 / 774)
7Maryland Institute College of Art 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
345
(82 / 263)
7University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6,672
(3,254 / 3,418)
10Alfred University 31.89%
(34.82% / 27.65%)
133
(86 / 47)
417
(247 / 170)
11Bard College 22.09%
(20.94% / 22.78%)
112
(40 / 72)
507
(191 / 316)
12California College of the Arts 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
255
(84 / 171)
13Columbia University in the City of New York 0.99%
(0.80% / 1.18%)
15
(6 / 9)
1,515
(754 / 761)
14University of California-San Diego 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
5,714
(2,673 / 3,041)
15Arizona State University Campus Immersion 19.05%
(19.34% / 18.75%)
2,164
(1,131 / 1,033)
11,358
(5,849 / 5,509)
16Art Center College of Design 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
212
(74 / 138)
18The New School 14.05%
(10.29% / 15.14%)
218
(36 / 182)
1,552
(350 / 1,202)
19Pratt Institute-Main 4.88%
(4.42% / 5.06%)
39
(10 / 29)
799
(226 / 573)
20University of California-Berkeley 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6,199
(3,016 / 3,183)
21University of California-Davis 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
5,697
(2,077 / 3,620)
22University of Wisconsin-Madison 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6,414
(3,040 / 3,374)
23CUNY Hunter College 27.86%
(29.15% / 27.03%)
611
(251 / 360)
2,193
(861 / 1,332)
24Massachusetts College of Art and Design 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
374
(94 / 280)
25Rochester Institute of Technology 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2,418
(1,600 / 818)
26Rutgers University-New Brunswick 7.70%
(8.56% / 6.80%)
480
(272 / 208)
6,235
(3,177 / 3,058)
27School of Visual Arts 10.57%
(8.07% / 11.54%)
84
(18 / 66)
795
(223 / 572)
28University of Colorado Boulder 15.49%
(16.20% / 14.62%)
986
(568 / 418)
6,367
(3,507 / 2,860)
29University of Iowa 18.27%
(17.60% / 18.82%)
954
(416 / 538)
5,222
(2,364 / 2,858)
30The University of Texas at Austin 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
8,570
(3,921 / 4,649)
31Washington University in St Louis 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,758
(827 / 931)
32Boston University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,534
(1,392 / 2,142)
33Indiana University-Bloomington 10.32%
(11.25% / 9.37%)
789
(433 / 356)
7,649
(3,849 / 3,800)
34Ohio State University-Main Campus 7.06%
(7.93% / 6.24%)
559
(304 / 255)
7,923
(3,835 / 4,088)
35Ohio University-Main Campus 27.46%
(28.25% / 26.83%)
1,176
(537 / 639)
4,283
(1,901 / 2,382)
36Otis College of Art and Design 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
203
(65 / 138)
37Stanford University 0.46%
(0.82% / 0.11%)
8
(7 / 1)
1,738
(854 / 884)
38Temple University 11.77%
(12.10% / 11.50%)
604
(277 / 327)
5,133
(2,290 / 2,843)
39University of Arizona 18.08%
(17.58% / 18.50%)
1,081
(476 / 605)
5,978
(2,708 / 3,270)
40University of Georgia 7.74%
(7.88% / 7.65%)
418
(169 / 249)
5,401
(2,146 / 3,255)
41University of Washington-Seattle Campus 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6,411
(3,013 / 3,398)
43Florida State University 5.07%
(5.46% / 4.80%)
314
(137 / 177)
6,194
(2,507 / 3,687)
44New York University 5.79%
(5.85% / 5.75%)
351
(149 / 202)
6,060
(2,546 / 3,514)
46University of California-Irvine 6.87%
(7.22% / 6.55%)
449
(221 / 228)
6,540
(3,061 / 3,479)
47University of California-Santa Barbara 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
4,982
(2,118 / 2,864)
48University of Chicago 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,585
(786 / 799)
49University of Florida 6.17%
(6.47% / 5.96%)
416
(182 / 234)
6,738
(2,814 / 3,924)
50University of Illinois Chicago 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,267
(1,539 / 1,728)
Average11.74%
(12.25% / 11.33%)
13,216
(6,218 / 6,998)
112,533
(50,767 / 61,766)
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Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of best Fine Arts schools is 89.40% for full-time students and 66.23% for part-time students. Retention rate is the percentage of a school's first-time, first-year undergraduate students who continue at that school the next year (Sophomore year). The following table compares the retention rates between best Fine Arts schools.
Among the best Fine Arts schools, University of Chicago has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while Alfred University has the lowest rate of 72%.
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Retention Rate Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools
RankNameFull-timePart-time
1 University of California-Los Angeles 97%53%
2 School of the Art Institute of Chicago 79%40%
2 Yale University 98%-
4 Virginia Commonwealth University 85%60%
4 California Institute of the Arts 85%-
6 Rhode Island School of Design 95%-
7 Carnegie Mellon University 97%-
7 Maryland Institute College of Art 85%-
7 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 97%85%
10 Alfred University 72%-
11 Bard College 89%-
12 California College of the Arts 78%-
13 Columbia University in the City of New York 98%83%
14 University of California-San Diego 93%78%
15 Arizona State University Campus Immersion 85%50%
16 Art Center College of Design 86%-
18 The New School 83%69%
19 Pratt Institute-Main 89%40%
20 University of California-Berkeley 96%85%
21 University of California-Davis 92%75%
22 University of Wisconsin-Madison 94%65%
23 CUNY Hunter College 80%67%
24 Massachusetts College of Art and Design 84%33%
25 Rochester Institute of Technology 85%100%
26 Rutgers University-New Brunswick 92%80%
27 School of Visual Arts 86%50%
28 University of Colorado Boulder 88%61%
29 University of Iowa 89%80%
30 The University of Texas at Austin 95%85%
31 Washington University in St Louis 96%50%
32 Boston University 94%-
33 Indiana University-Bloomington 90%72%
34 Ohio State University-Main Campus 93%52%
35 Ohio University-Main Campus 79%53%
36 Otis College of Art and Design 76%50%
37 Stanford University 98%-
38 Temple University 84%46%
39 University of Arizona 86%67%
40 University of Georgia 94%91%
41 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 94%77%
43 Florida State University 94%82%
44 New York University 95%67%
46 University of California-Irvine 91%75%
47 University of California-Santa Barbara 92%57%
48 University of Chicago 99%-
49 University of Florida 97%96%
50 University of Illinois Chicago 78%44%
Average89.40% 66.23%
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