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Admission Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools

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Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics

The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Fine Arts schools. The average acceptance rate of best Fine Arts schools is 34.39% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 26.38%.
Stanford University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 3.68% and University of Chicago has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 84.80% among best Fine Arts schools. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
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Admission Stats Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools
RankName ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateEnrollment Rate
1 University of California-Los Angeles 149,801 (68,595/81,206) 12,845 (5,096/7,749) 6,462 (2,410/4,052) 9% (7%/10%) 50% (47%/5%)
2 School of the Art Institute of Chicago 6,075 (1,284/4,791) 4,797 (922/3,875) 651 (138/513) 79% (72%/81%) 14% (15%/11%)
2 Yale University 50,060 (21,108/28,952) 2,289 (1,118/1,171) 1,554 (759/795) 5% (5%/4%) 68% (68%/3%)
4 Virginia Commonwealth University 18,242 (6,723/11,519) 16,600 (6,006/10,594) 4,167 (1,455/2,712) 91% (89%/92%) 25% (24%/24%)
4 California Institute of the Arts 2,120 (629/1,285) 525 (153/324) 189 (49/118) 25% (24%/25%) 36% (32%/9%)
6 Rhode Island School of Design 5,099 (1,125/3,974) 888 (278/610) 481 (156/325) 17% (25%/15%) 54% (56%/8%)
7 Carnegie Mellon University 34,261 (20,471/13,790) 3,873 (1,842/2,031) 1,716 (839/877) 11% (9%/15%) 44% (46%/6%)
7 Maryland Institute College of Art 3,139 (739/2,392) 2,498 (528/1,963) 227 (46/181) 80% (71%/82%) 9% (9%/8%)
7 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 84,289 (42,285/42,004) 14,914 (6,434/8,480) 7,050 (3,069/3,981) 18% (15%/20%) 47% (48%/9%)
10 Alfred University 7,091 (3,264/3,824) 3,589 (1,448/2,139) 369 (195/173) 51% (44%/56%) 10% (13%/5%)
11 Bard College 6,482 (2,078/4,404) 2,987 (853/2,134) 448 (147/301) 46% (41%/48%) 15% (17%/7%)
12 California College of the Arts 2,987 (813/2,163) 2,261 (574/1,680) 191 (59/130) 76% (71%/78%) 8% (10%/6%)
13 Columbia University in the City of New York 60,879 (24,499/34,973) 2,404 (1,151/1,199) 1,540 (742/761) 4% (5%/3%) 64% (64%/2%)
14 University of California-San Diego 131,197 (61,341/69,856) 31,103 (12,945/18,158) 6,546 (2,790/3,756) 24% (21%/26%) 21% (22%/5%)
15 Arizona State University Campus Immersion 68,789 (34,073/34,632) 61,739 (30,036/31,628) 15,151 (7,693/7,428) 90% (88%/91%) 25% (26%/21%)
16 Art Center College of Design 1,285 (436/848) 912 (264/647) 290 (116/174) 71% (61%/76%) 32% (44%/21%)
17 Cranbrook Academy of Art No admission statistics available for the school.
18 The New School 9,524 (2,001/6,904) 5,446 (1,082/3,993) 1,424 (262/1,061) 57% (54%/58%) 26% (24%/15%)
19 Pratt Institute-Main 10,129 (2,448/6,925) 5,110 (1,135/3,603) 886 (246/575) 50% (46%/52%) 17% (22%/8%)
20 University of California-Berkeley 128,209 (61,188/67,021) 14,523 (5,357/9,166) 6,728 (2,701/4,027) 11% (9%/14%) 46% (50%/6%)
21 University of California-Davis 94,747 (44,180/50,567) 35,377 (14,117/21,260) 6,399 (2,495/3,904) 37% (32%/42%) 18% (18%/8%)
22 University of Wisconsin-Madison 60,214 (29,555/30,659) 29,539 (13,386/16,153) 8,628 (3,918/4,710) 49% (45%/53%) 29% (29%/15%)
23 CUNY Hunter College 33,944 (12,832/20,916) 16,246 (5,293/10,892) 3,140 (972/2,165) 48% (41%/52%) 19% (18%/10%)
24 Massachusetts College of Art and Design 2,598 (570/2,028) 2,043 (378/1,665) 409 (87/322) 79% (66%/82%) 20% (23%/16%)
25 Rochester Institute of Technology 23,976 (14,528/9,446) 16,105 (9,652/6,451) 3,202 (2,124/1,076) 67% (66%/68%) 20% (22%/11%)
26 Rutgers University-New Brunswick 41,654 (19,448/22,206) 27,612 (12,593/15,019) 7,780 (3,830/3,950) 66% (65%/68%) 28% (30%/18%)
27 School of Visual Arts 3,462 (795/2,667) 3,026 (666/2,360) 775 (181/594) 87% (84%/88%) 26% (27%/22%)
28 University of Colorado Boulder 53,781 (26,110/27,671) 43,416 (19,687/23,729) 7,106 (3,611/3,495) 81% (75%/86%) 16% (18%/13%)
29 University of Iowa 25,729 (11,278/14,388) 22,128 (9,789/12,281) 5,178 (2,152/2,986) 86% (87%/85%) 23% (22%/21%)
30 The University of Texas at Austin 60,055 (28,507/31,260) 18,830 (7,598/11,172) 9,109 (3,617/5,482) 31% (27%/36%) 48% (48%/18%)
31 Washington University in St Louis 32,014 (14,754/17,260) 3,764 (1,795/1,969) 1,813 (827/986) 12% (12%/11%) 48% (46%/6%)
32 Boston University 80,796 (31,328/49,468) 11,607 (5,061/6,546) 3,635 (1,475/2,160) 14% (16%/13%) 31% (29%/4%)
33 Indiana University-Bloomington 50,080 (23,646/26,434) 41,272 (19,322/21,950) 9,736 (4,887/4,849) 82% (82%/83%) 24% (25%/18%)
34 Ohio State University-Main Campus 65,189 (30,930/34,259) 34,370 (15,801/18,569) 8,060 (3,771/4,289) 53% (51%/54%) 23% (24%/13%)
35 Ohio University-Main Campus 24,978 (10,093/14,885) 21,610 (8,529/13,081) 4,441 (1,826/2,615) 87% (85%/88%) 21% (21%/18%)
36 Otis College of Art and Design 2,083 (501/1,582) 1,735 (393/1,342) 314 (88/226) 83% (78%/85%) 18% (22%/14%)
37 Stanford University 56,378 (28,379/27,999) 2,075 (948/1,127) 1,736 (794/942) 4% (3%/4%) 84% (84%/3%)
38 Temple University 38,666 (15,129/23,537) 30,817 (11,880/18,937) 4,664 (1,982/2,682) 80% (79%/80%) 15% (17%/11%)
39 University of Arizona 52,091 (23,387/28,704) 45,194 (19,865/25,329) 9,027 (3,804/5,223) 87% (85%/88%) 20% (19%/18%)
40 University of Georgia 39,320 (16,218/23,087) 16,729 (6,149/10,574) 6,273 (2,362/3,909) 43% (38%/46%) 37% (38%/17%)
41 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 52,488 (22,714/29,774) 24,942 (9,469/15,473) 7,386 (3,030/4,356) 48% (42%/52%) 30% (32%/15%)
42 Claremont Graduate University No admission statistics available for the school.
43 Florida State University 78,088 (31,200/46,872) 19,552 (7,829/11,718) 6,033 (2,415/3,618) 25% (25%/25%) 31% (31%/8%)
44 New York University 100,662 (38,481/62,181) 12,539 (4,743/7,796) 6,184 (2,419/3,765) 12% (12%/13%) 49% (51%/6%)
45 San Francisco Art Institute no recent data available (probably not active)
46 University of California-Irvine 119,191 (55,549/63,642) 25,212 (10,064/15,148) 5,664 (2,176/3,488) 21% (18%/24%) 22% (22%/5%)
47 University of California-Santa Barbara 110,995 (50,599/60,396) 28,688 (11,643/17,045) 4,967 (2,089/2,878) 26% (23%/28%) 17% (18%/5%)
48 University of Chicago 37,522 (16,830/20,670) 2,039 (1,064/975) 1,729 (936/793) 5% (6%/5%) 85% (88%/4%)
49 University of Florida 64,473 (28,248/36,225) 15,054 (6,358/8,696) 6,612 (2,730/3,882) 23% (23%/24%) 44% (43%/11%)
50 University of Illinois Chicago 23,562 (10,021/13,541) 18,541 (7,448/11,093) 4,244 (1,924/2,320) 79% (74%/82%) 23% (26%/17%)
Average46,987 (21,083/21,083)16,157 (6,782/9,351)4,262 (1,838/2,417)34.39% (32.2%/44.4%)26.38% (27.1%/25.8%)
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SAT Scores Comparison

The average SAT score of best Fine Arts schools is 1366. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 677 and the average SAT Math score is 688.
Stanford University has the highest SAT scores of 1,550 and Virginia Commonwealth University has the lowest SAT scores of 1,160 among best Fine Arts schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Fine Arts schools for the academic year 2022-2023.
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SAT Score Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)		SAT TotalEvidence-Based Reading and WritingMath
1University of California-Los Angeles Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission.
2School of the Art Institute of Chicago Test Score is NOT considered for School of the Art Institute of Chicago admission.
2Yale University 59%
(913)		1540760780
4Virginia Commonwealth University 32%
(1,352)		1160600560
4California Institute of the Arts Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of the Arts admission.
6Rhode Island School of Design 18%
(87)		1440700740
7Carnegie Mellon University 51%
(867)		1540750790
7Maryland Institute College of Art 15%
(34)		1186622564
7University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 54%
(3,829)		1470720750
10Alfred University 29%
(108)		1200600600
11Bard College Test Score is NOT considered for Bard College admission.
12California College of the Arts Test Score is NOT considered for California College of the Arts admission.
13Columbia University in the City of New York 44%
(672)		1530750780
14University of California-San Diego Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission.
15Arizona State University Campus Immersion Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona State University Campus Immersion admission.
16Art Center College of Design Test Score is NOT considered for Art Center College of Design admission.
17Cranbrook Academy of Art No data is available.
18The New School Test Score is NOT considered for The New School admission.
19Pratt Institute-Main 17%
(153)		1300660640
20University of California-Berkeley Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission.
21University of California-Davis Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission.
22University of Wisconsin-Madison 17%
(1,457)		1430690740
23CUNY Hunter College Test Score is NOT considered for CUNY Hunter College admission.
24Massachusetts College of Art and Design Test Score is NOT considered for Massachusetts College of Art and Design admission.
25Rochester Institute of Technology 45%
(1,448)		1360670690
26Rutgers University-New Brunswick 50%
(3,906)		1370670700
27School of Visual Arts 7%
(55)		1290640650
28University of Colorado Boulder 31%
(2,234)		1280640640
29University of Iowa 21%
(1,077)		1230620610
30The University of Texas at Austin 63%
(5,720)		1370680690
31Washington University in St Louis 27%
(492)		1530750780
32Boston University 23%
(823)		1440700740
33Indiana University-Bloomington 38%
(3,721)		1290640650
34Ohio State University-Main Campus 15%
(1,241)		1400680720
35Ohio University-Main Campus 13%
(557)		1180600580
36Otis College of Art and Design Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported.
37Stanford University 49%
(855)		1550760790
38Temple University Test Score is NOT considered for Temple University admission.
39University of Arizona 19%
(1,710)		1240620620
40University of Georgia 46%
(2,875)		1310660650
41University of Washington-Seattle Campus Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission.
42Claremont Graduate University No data is available.
43Florida State University 68%
(4,107)		1290650640
44New York University 26%
(1,627)		1530750780
45San Francisco Art Institute no recent data available (probably not active)
46University of California-Irvine Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission.
47University of California-Santa Barbara Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission.
48University of Chicago 52%
(891)		1540760780
49University of Florida 81%
(5,358)		1390690700
50University of Illinois Chicago 29%
(1,226)		1220610610
Average35.83% 1366677688

*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

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ACT Scores Comparison

The average ACT score of best Fine Arts schools is 30. By subject, the average ACT English score is 31 and the ACT math score is 29.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best Fine Arts schools for academic year 2022-2023.
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ACT Score Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)		CompositeEnglishMath
1University of California-Los Angeles Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission.
2School of the Art Institute of Chicago Test Score is NOT considered for School of the Art Institute of Chicago admission.
2Yale University 29%
(455)		353534
4Virginia Commonwealth University 4%
(173)		262623
4California Institute of the Arts Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of the Arts admission.
6Rhode Island School of Design 5%
(25)		313430
7Carnegie Mellon University 20%
(338)		353535
7Maryland Institute College of Art 2%
(5)		201919
7University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 24%
(1,692)		333532
10Alfred University 3%
(11)		282827
11Bard College Test Score is NOT considered for Bard College admission.
12California College of the Arts Test Score is NOT considered for California College of the Arts admission.
13Columbia University in the City of New York 23%
(356)		353534
14University of California-San Diego Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission.
15Arizona State University Campus Immersion Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona State University Campus Immersion admission.
16Art Center College of Design Test Score is NOT considered for Art Center College of Design admission.
17Cranbrook Academy of Art No data is available.
18The New School Test Score is NOT considered for The New School admission.
19Pratt Institute-Main 5%
(41)		303125
20University of California-Berkeley Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission.
21University of California-Davis Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission.
22University of Wisconsin-Madison 40%
(3,440)		292928
23CUNY Hunter College Test Score is NOT considered for CUNY Hunter College admission.
24Massachusetts College of Art and Design Test Score is NOT considered for Massachusetts College of Art and Design admission.
25Rochester Institute of Technology 11%
(345)		313229
26Rutgers University-New Brunswick 6%
(450)		313229
27School of Visual Arts 1%
(9)		2900
28University of Colorado Boulder 14%
(964)		292927
29University of Iowa 63%
(3,264)		252424
30The University of Texas at Austin 22%
(1,983)		303228
31Washington University in St Louis 33%
(597)		343534
32Boston University 12%
(448)		333431
33Indiana University-Bloomington 21%
(2,059)		303028
34Ohio State University-Main Campus 40%
(3,220)		303229
35Ohio University-Main Campus 41%
(1,843)		242324
36Otis College of Art and Design 1%
(4)		000
37Stanford University 23%
(405)		353535
38Temple University Test Score is NOT considered for Temple University admission.
39University of Arizona 23%
(2,072)		252425
40University of Georgia 26%
(1,622)		303429
41University of Washington-Seattle Campus Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission.
42Claremont Graduate University No data is available.
43Florida State University 32%
(1,926)		292926
44New York University 11%
(688)		3400
45San Francisco Art Institute no recent data available (probably not active)
46University of California-Irvine Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission.
47University of California-Santa Barbara Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission.
48University of Chicago 32%
(546)		343534
49University of Florida 41%
(2,729)		313228
50University of Illinois Chicago 6%
(263)		272726
Average20.47% 303129

*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

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Application Requirements

The following table list and compare the requirements when applying best Fine Arts schools based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
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Application Requirements Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools
Rank NameHS GPAHS RankHS Record Prep. ProgramRec.Compe.SAT/ACTTOEFL
1 University of California-Los Angeles ✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
2 School of the Art Institute of Chicago ✗✗ ✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✔
2 Yale University ✓✓ ✔✗ ✔✓ ✓✔
4 Virginia Commonwealth University ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✔ ✓✔
4 California Institute of the Arts ✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✗✔
6 Rhode Island School of Design ✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✔
7 Carnegie Mellon University ✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✔ ✓✔
7 Maryland Institute College of Art ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✔ ✓✔
7 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor ✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✗ ✓✔
10 Alfred University ✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✔
11 Bard College ✓✓ ✔✗ ✔✓ ✗✔
12 California College of the Arts ✔✗ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✗✔
13 Columbia University in the City of New York ✔✔ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✓
14 University of California-San Diego ✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
15 Arizona State University Campus Immersion ✓✓ ✔✓ ✗✗ ✗✔
16 Art Center College of Design ✓✗ ✔✓ ✓✔ ✗✔
17 Cranbrook Academy of Art Information about requirements for applying to school is not available.
18 The New School ✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✗✔
19 Pratt Institute-Main ✔✗ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✔
20 University of California-Berkeley ✔✗ ✔✓ ✓✗ ✗✔
21 University of California-Davis ✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
22 University of Wisconsin-Madison ✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
23 CUNY Hunter College ✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
24 Massachusetts College of Art and Design ✔✗ ✔✔ ✔✔ ✗✔
25 Rochester Institute of Technology ✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✔ ✓✔
26 Rutgers University-New Brunswick ✔✓ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✓✔
27 School of Visual Arts ✔✗ ✗✗ ✓✔ ✓✔
28 University of Colorado Boulder ✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
29 University of Iowa ✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✓ ✓✔
30 The University of Texas at Austin ✓✓ ✔✔ ✓✓ ✓✔
31 Washington University in St Louis ✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✔
32 Boston University ✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
33 Indiana University-Bloomington ✔✔ ✔✔ ✓✗ ✓✔
34 Ohio State University-Main Campus ✔✔ ✔✔ ✓✗ ✓✔
35 Ohio University-Main Campus ✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✗ ✓✔
36 Otis College of Art and Design ✓✗ ✓✓ ✓✔ ✓✔
37 Stanford University ✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✓
38 Temple University ✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✗ ✗✔
39 University of Arizona ✔✓ ✔✓ ✗✗ ✓✔
40 University of Georgia ✔✗ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✔✓
41 University of Washington-Seattle Campus ✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
42 Claremont Graduate University Information about requirements for applying to school is not available.
43 Florida State University ✔✓ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✔✔
44 New York University ✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✓
45 San Francisco Art Institute no recent data available (probably not active)
46 University of California-Irvine ✔✔ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
47 University of California-Santa Barbara ✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
48 University of Chicago ✓✓ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✔
49 University of Florida ✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✔✗
50 University of Illinois Chicago ✔✔ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✓✔

✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended

  • HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
  • HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
  • HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
  • Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
  • Rec.: Recommendations
  • Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
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