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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 81.95% where 152,709 students out of 186,354 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, Columbia University in the City of New York has the most highest graduation rate of 96.10%, while CUNY Hunter College has the lowest rate of 56.86%.
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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
92.62%
(91.97% / 93.05%)		5,772
(2,292 / 3,480)		 6,232
(2,492 / 3,740)
2School of the Art Institute of Chicago
66.99%
(66.00% / 67.30%)		418
(99 / 319)		 624
(150 / 474)
2Yale University
95.74%
(94.87% / 96.59%)		1,505
(740 / 765)		 1,572
(780 / 792)
4Virginia Commonwealth University
63.18%
(56.46% / 67.01%)		2,852
(926 / 1,926)		 4,514
(1,640 / 2,874)
4California Institute of the Arts
66.67%
(57.45% / 72.86%)		156
(54 / 102)		 234
(94 / 140)
6Rhode Island School of Design
88.77%
(88.10% / 89.14%)		419
(148 / 271)		 472
(168 / 304)
7Carnegie Mellon University
94.13%
(93.03% / 95.24%)		1,475
(734 / 741)		 1,567
(789 / 778)
7Maryland Institute College of Art
72.24%
(66.07% / 74.44%)		307
(74 / 233)		 425
(112 / 313)
7University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
93.20%
(91.93% / 94.43%)		6,207
(3,017 / 3,190)		 6,660
(3,282 / 3,378)
10Alfred University
56.98%
(51.72% / 62.93%)		249
(120 / 129)		 437
(232 / 205)
11Bard College
67.56%
(68.04% / 67.24%)		327
(132 / 195)		 484
(194 / 290)
12California College of the Arts
61.22%
(57.45% / 63.31%)		161
(54 / 107)		 263
(94 / 169)
13Columbia University in the City of New York
96.10%
(94.72% / 97.31%)		1,478
(682 / 796)		 1,538
(720 / 818)
14University of California-San Diego
86.05%
(83.97% / 87.97%)		5,766
(2,708 / 3,058)		 6,701
(3,225 / 3,476)
15Arizona State University Campus Immersion
68.04%
(64.94% / 71.05%)		8,457
(3,971 / 4,486)		 12,429
(6,115 / 6,314)
16Art Center College of Design
79.17%
(75.00% / 81.41%)		190
(63 / 127)		 240
(84 / 156)
17Cranbrook Academy of Art
No completers information available at the school.
18The New School
69.45%
(62.15% / 71.80%)		1,221
(266 / 955)		 1,758
(428 / 1,330)
19Pratt Institute-Main
73.98%
(69.37% / 75.72%)		600
(154 / 446)		 811
(222 / 589)
20University of California-Berkeley
92.84%
(91.91% / 93.56%)		5,559
(2,420 / 3,139)		 5,988
(2,633 / 3,355)
21University of California-Davis
85.67%
(83.84% / 86.69%)		5,394
(1,883 / 3,511)		 6,296
(2,246 / 4,050)
22University of Wisconsin-Madison
89.55%
(88.15% / 90.80%)		6,135
(2,857 / 3,278)		 6,851
(3,241 / 3,610)
23CUNY Hunter College
56.86%
(47.73% / 62.31%)		1,472
(462 / 1,010)		 2,589
(968 / 1,621)
24Massachusetts College of Art and Design
68.87%
(68.89% / 68.86%)		250
(62 / 188)		 363
(90 / 273)
25Rochester Institute of Technology
71.64%
(68.88% / 77.70%)		1,930
(1,275 / 655)		 2,694
(1,851 / 843)
26Rutgers University-New Brunswick
83.91%
(81.48% / 86.33%)		5,691
(2,755 / 2,936)		 6,782
(3,381 / 3,401)
27School of Visual Arts
75.68%
(69.07% / 78.11%)		666
(163 / 503)		 880
(236 / 644)
28University of Colorado Boulder
74.19%
(71.46% / 77.23%)		4,895
(2,484 / 2,411)		 6,598
(3,476 / 3,122)
29University of Iowa
74.63%
(72.72% / 76.05%)		3,527
(1,466 / 2,061)		 4,726
(2,016 / 2,710)
30The University of Texas at Austin
88.90%
(86.72% / 90.61%)		7,838
(3,369 / 4,469)		 8,817
(3,885 / 4,932)
31Washington University in St Louis
94.26%
(93.65% / 94.82%)		1,675
(796 / 879)		 1,777
(850 / 927)
32Boston University
88.66%
(86.28% / 90.49%)		3,191
(1,346 / 1,845)		 3,599
(1,560 / 2,039)
33Indiana University-Bloomington
80.21%
(77.68% / 82.76%)		6,458
(3,140 / 3,318)		 8,051
(4,042 / 4,009)
34Ohio State University-Main Campus
87.74%
(85.81% / 89.52%)		6,958
(3,260 / 3,698)		 7,930
(3,799 / 4,131)
35Ohio University-Main Campus
65.47%
(61.90% / 68.27%)		2,598
(1,077 / 1,521)		 3,968
(1,740 / 2,228)
36Otis College of Art and Design
66.30%
(67.42% / 65.78%)		183
(60 / 123)		 276
(89 / 187)
37Stanford University
91.92%
(91.22% / 92.65%)		1,559
(790 / 769)		 1,696
(866 / 830)
38Temple University
75.05%
(71.43% / 77.69%)		3,755
(1,505 / 2,250)		 5,003
(2,107 / 2,896)
39University of Arizona
67.52%
(63.93% / 70.55%)		4,046
(1,751 / 2,295)		 5,992
(2,739 / 3,253)
40University of Georgia
89.57%
(87.08% / 91.09%)		5,049
(1,860 / 3,189)		 5,637
(2,136 / 3,501)
41University of Washington-Seattle Campus
85.18%
(82.93% / 86.99%)		6,040
(2,623 / 3,417)		 7,091
(3,163 / 3,928)
42Claremont Graduate University
No completers information available at the school.
43Florida State University
85.61%
(81.23% / 88.36%)		5,324
(1,947 / 3,377)		 6,219
(2,397 / 3,822)
44New York University
87.78%
(86.82% / 88.51%)		5,353
(2,280 / 3,073)		 6,098
(2,626 / 3,472)
45San Francisco Art Institute
no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 07/15/2022)
46University of California-Irvine
86.87%
(84.80% / 89.01%)		5,020
(2,494 / 2,526)		 5,779
(2,941 / 2,838)
47University of California-Santa Barbara
83.03%
(79.94% / 85.41%)		4,221
(1,769 / 2,452)		 5,084
(2,213 / 2,871)
48University of Chicago
95.85%
(94.40% / 97.38%)		1,733
(877 / 856)		 1,808
(929 / 879)
49University of Florida
91.09%
(89.25% / 92.31%)		6,100
(2,391 / 3,709)		 6,697
(2,679 / 4,018)
50University of Illinois Chicago
61.62%
(59.10% / 63.69%)		2,529
(1,094 / 1,435)		 4,104
(1,851 / 2,253)
Average81.95%
(79.56% / 83.88%)		 152,709
(66,490 / 86,219)		 186,354
(83,571 / 102,783)
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of best Fine Arts schools is 10.30% where 13,166 students have transferred out from schools out of 127,821 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, Columbia University in the City of New York has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.46%, while CUNY Hunter College has the highest rate of 26.73% (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
3.35%
(3.49% / 3.26%)		209
(87 / 122)		6,232
(2,492 / 3,740)
2School of the Art Institute of Chicago
22.76%
(22.00% / 23.00%)		142
(33 / 109)		624
(150 / 474)
2Yale University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
4Virginia Commonwealth University
21.25%
(22.93% / 20.29%)		959
(376 / 583)		4,514
(1,640 / 2,874)
4California Institute of the Arts
16.67%
(20.21% / 14.29%)		39
(19 / 20)		234
(94 / 140)
6Rhode Island School of Design
4.45%
(4.76% / 4.28%)		21
(8 / 13)		472
(168 / 304)
7Carnegie Mellon University
1.91%
(2.15% / 1.67%)		30
(17 / 13)		1,567
(789 / 778)
7Maryland Institute College of Art
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
7University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
10Alfred University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
11Bard College
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
12California College of the Arts
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
13Columbia University in the City of New York
0.46%
(0.42% / 0.49%)		7
(3 / 4)		1,538
(720 / 818)
14University of California-San Diego
3.66%
(3.78% / 3.54%)		245
(122 / 123)		6,701
(3,225 / 3,476)
15Arizona State University Campus Immersion
18.14%
(18.36% / 17.93%)		2,255
(1,123 / 1,132)		12,429
(6,115 / 6,314)
16Art Center College of Design
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
17Cranbrook Academy of Art
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
18The New School
14.05%
(15.89% / 13.46%)		247
(68 / 179)		1,758
(428 / 1,330)
19Pratt Institute-Main
6.78%
(4.95% / 7.47%)		55
(11 / 44)		811
(222 / 589)
20University of California-Berkeley
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
21University of California-Davis
4.94%
(3.87% / 5.53%)		311
(87 / 224)		6,296
(2,246 / 4,050)
22University of Wisconsin-Madison
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
23CUNY Hunter College
26.73%
(28.31% / 25.79%)		692
(274 / 418)		2,589
(968 / 1,621)
24Massachusetts College of Art and Design
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
25Rochester Institute of Technology
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
26Rutgers University-New Brunswick
8.49%
(9.41% / 7.59%)		576
(318 / 258)		6,782
(3,381 / 3,401)
27School of Visual Arts
9.55%
(9.75% / 9.47%)		84
(23 / 61)		880
(236 / 644)
28University of Colorado Boulder
15.85%
(16.05% / 15.63%)		1,046
(558 / 488)		6,598
(3,476 / 3,122)
29University of Iowa
17.46%
(16.42% / 18.23%)		825
(331 / 494)		4,726
(2,016 / 2,710)
30The University of Texas at Austin
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
31Washington University in St Louis
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
32Boston University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
33Indiana University-Bloomington
9.94%
(10.56% / 9.30%)		800
(427 / 373)		8,051
(4,042 / 4,009)
34Ohio State University-Main Campus
7.06%
(7.19% / 6.95%)		560
(273 / 287)		7,930
(3,799 / 4,131)
35Ohio University-Main Campus
20.21%
(20.46% / 20.02%)		802
(356 / 446)		3,968
(1,740 / 2,228)
36Otis College of Art and Design
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
37Stanford University
0.71%
(0.92% / 0.48%)		12
(8 / 4)		1,696
(866 / 830)
38Temple University
12.61%
(13.15% / 12.22%)		631
(277 / 354)		5,003
(2,107 / 2,896)
39University of Arizona
17.04%
(17.93% / 16.29%)		1,021
(491 / 530)		5,992
(2,739 / 3,253)
40University of Georgia
6.83%
(7.49% / 6.43%)		385
(160 / 225)		5,637
(2,136 / 3,501)
41University of Washington-Seattle Campus
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
42Claremont Graduate University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
43Florida State University
4.74%
(5.30% / 4.40%)		295
(127 / 168)		6,219
(2,397 / 3,822)
44New York University
5.07%
(4.11% / 5.79%)		309
(108 / 201)		6,098
(2,626 / 3,472)
45San Francisco Art Institute
no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 07/15/2022)
46University of California-Irvine
4.59%
(4.35% / 4.83%)		265
(128 / 137)		5,779
(2,941 / 2,838)
47University of California-Santa Barbara
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
48University of Chicago
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
49University of Florida
5.12%
(5.41% / 4.93%)		343
(145 / 198)		6,697
(2,679 / 4,018)
50University of Illinois Chicago
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Average10.30%
(10.56% / 10.10%)		13,166
(5,958 / 7,208)		 127,821
(56,438 / 71,383)
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Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of best Fine Arts schools is 90.36% for full-time students and 70.49% 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, Yale University has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while Otis College of Art and Design has the lowest rate of 74%.
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Retention Rate Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools
RankNameFull-timePart-time
1 University of California-Los Angeles
97%83%
2 School of the Art Institute of Chicago
84%100%
2 Yale University
99%-
4 Virginia Commonwealth University
85%50%
4 California Institute of the Arts
82%-
6 Rhode Island School of Design
95%-
7 Carnegie Mellon University
98%-
7 Maryland Institute College of Art
83%-
7 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
97%80%
10 Alfred University
78%-
11 Bard College
85%-
12 California College of the Arts
87%100%
13 Columbia University in the City of New York
98%95%
14 University of California-San Diego
94%84%
15 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
87%52%
16 Art Center College of Design
86%-
17 Cranbrook Academy of Art
No retention information available at the school.
18 The New School
85%84%
19 Pratt Institute-Main
88%100%
20 University of California-Berkeley
97%81%
21 University of California-Davis
93%83%
22 University of Wisconsin-Madison
96%81%
23 CUNY Hunter College
78%53%
24 Massachusetts College of Art and Design
89%100%
25 Rochester Institute of Technology
89%33%
26 Rutgers University-New Brunswick
93%82%
27 School of Visual Arts
85%50%
28 University of Colorado Boulder
90%60%
29 University of Iowa
90%64%
30 The University of Texas at Austin
97%90%
31 Washington University in St Louis
95%60%
32 Boston University
95%-
33 Indiana University-Bloomington
91%63%
34 Ohio State University-Main Campus
94%31%
35 Ohio University-Main Campus
84%35%
36 Otis College of Art and Design
74%-
37 Stanford University
98%-
38 Temple University
83%53%
39 University of Arizona
83%52%
40 University of Georgia
94%96%
41 University of Washington-Seattle Campus
95%87%
42 Claremont Graduate University
No retention information available at the school.
43 Florida State University
96%92%
44 New York University
96%64%
45 San Francisco Art Institute
no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 07/15/2022)
46 University of California-Irvine
94%68%
47 University of California-Santa Barbara
93%41%
48 University of Chicago
99%-
49 University of Florida
98%72%
50 University of Illinois Chicago
80%48%
Average90.36% 70.49%
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