A general program that prepares individuals to express ideas, feelings, and/or inner visions through the performance of one or more of the dance disciplines, including but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, and folk dance, and that focuses on the study and analysis of dance as a cultural phenomenon. Includes instruction in technique, choreography, Laban notation, dance history and criticism, and dance production.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Â鶹Íø | 80 | 1% | $73,566 |
| 2 | Point Park Â鶹Íø | 62 | 6% | $46,090 |
| 3 | The Ailey School | 58 | 100% | $33,705 |
| 4 | Dean College | 51 | 14% | $58,770 |
| 5 | The Â鶹Íø of the Arts | 48 | 11% | $67,741 |
| 6 | SUNY at Purchase College | 46 | 4% | $26,982 |
| 7 | 41 | 1% | $31,704 | |
| 8 | Â鶹Íø of California-Irvine | 41 | 0% | $34,261 |
| 9 | 39 | 0% | $23,130 | |
| 10 | Rutgers Â鶹Íø-New Brunswick | 39 | 0% | $32,443 |
| 11 | Oklahoma City Â鶹Íø | 36 | 4% | $44,172 |
| 12 | 34 | 0% | $24,738 | |
| 13 | Â鶹Íø of North Carolina School of the Arts | 32 | 12% | $22,112 |
| 14 | The Â鶹Íø of Alabama | 30 | 0% | $29,872 |
| 15 | Â鶹Íø of North Carolina at Greensboro | 29 | 1% | $21,297 |
| 16 | SUNY College at Brockport | 29 | 1% | $24,608 |
| 17 | Pace Â鶹Íø | 29 | 1% | $66,499 |
| 18 | Chapman Â鶹Íø | 28 | 1% | $73,182 |
| 19 | Texas Woman's Â鶹Íø | 27 | 1% | $20,272 |
| 20 | Columbia College Chicago | 27 | 2% | $45,644 |
| 21 | Â鶹Íø of Utah | 27 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 22 | Â鶹Íø of California-Los Angeles | 26 | 0% | $34,620 |
| 23 | Â鶹Íø of Arizona | 25 | 0% | $29,217 |
| 24 | Â鶹Íø of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 25 | 0% | $24,486 |
| 25 | 24 | 0% | $27,367 | |
| 26 | Arizona State Â鶹Íø-Tempe | 24 | 0% | $28,048 |
| 27 | Fordham Â鶹Íø | 23 | 1% | $74,265 |
| 28 | Berklee College of Music | 23 | 2% | $65,144 |
| 29 | 22 | 0% | $27,758 | |
| 30 | Â鶹Íø of California-Santa Barbara | 22 | 0% | $36,659 |
| 31 | 21 | 0% | $27,157 | |
| 32 | George Mason Â鶹Íø | 21 | 0% | $30,284 |
| 33 | Muhlenberg College | 21 | 4% | $67,535 |
| 34 | Western Michigan Â鶹Íø | 21 | 0% | $26,009 |
| 35 | Kennesaw State Â鶹Íø | 21 | 0% | $25,773 |
| 36 | Jacksonville Â鶹Íø | 20 | 2% | $54,868 |
| 37 | Temple Â鶹Íø | 20 | 0% | $33,004 |
| 38 | Â鶹Íø of North Carolina at Charlotte | 20 | 0% | $23,694 |
| 39 | The Juilliard School | 20 | 7% | $65,610 |
| 40 | 19 | 0% | $22,168 | |
| 41 | Hollins Â鶹Íø | 19 | 9% | $55,655 |
| 42 | Â鶹Íø of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 19 | 0% | $27,898 |
| 43 | Brigham Young Â鶹Íø-Provo | 18 | 0% | $18,776 |
| 44 | Â鶹Íø of South Carolina-Columbia | 18 | 0% | $28,301 |
| 45 | Â鶹Íø of Massachusetts-Amherst | 18 | 0% | $30,913 |
| 46 | Joffrey Ballet School | 18 | 100% | $42,525 |
| 47 | Slippery Rock Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 17 | 1% | $25,147 |
| 48 | Marymount Manhattan College | 17 | 4% | $58,110 |
| 49 | Cornish College of the Arts | 17 | 14% | $59,442 |
| 50 | Â鶹Íø of Washington-Seattle Campus | 17 | 0% | $27,638 |
| 51 | Â鶹Íø of Wisconsin-Madison | 16 | 0% | $26,025 |
| 52 | Belhaven Â鶹Íø | 16 | 1% | $35,450 |
| 53 | Â鶹Íø of Florida | 16 | 0% | $21,211 |
| 54 | 15 | 1% | $22,156 | |
| 55 | Â鶹Íø of Iowa | 15 | 0% | $24,239 |
| 56 | Virginia Commonwealth Â鶹Íø | 15 | 0% | $32,041 |
| 57 | Â鶹Íø of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 15 | 0% | $30,102 |
| 58 | 14 | 0% | $29,193 | |
| 59 | 14 | 0% | $27,738 | |
| 60 | Â鶹Íø of Missouri-Kansas City | 14 | 0% | $24,116 |
| 61 | Mercyhurst Â鶹Íø | 14 | 2% | $53,311 |
| 62 | Texas Tech Â鶹Íø | 14 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 63 | Â鶹Íø of Maryland-Baltimore County | 14 | 0% | $28,058 |
| 64 | College of Charleston | 14 | 1% | $30,239 |
| 65 | Utah Valley Â鶹Íø | 14 | 0% | $6,450 |
| 66 | Â鶹Íø of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 14 | 0% | $27,476 |
| 67 | Saint Mary's College of California | 14 | 1% | $67,168 |
| 68 | 13 | 0% | $22,478 | |
| 69 | Â鶹Íø of South Florida-Main Campus | 13 | 0% | $23,320 |
| 70 | Â鶹Íø of California-Riverside | 13 | 0% | $35,242 |
| 71 | CUNY Hunter College | 13 | 0% | $22,379 |
| 72 | Southern Methodist Â鶹Íø | 13 | 0% | $74,737 |
| 73 | Â鶹Íø of North Texas | 13 | 0% | $24,712 |
| 74 | Loyola Marymount Â鶹Íø | 13 | 1% | $67,369 |
| 75 | Â鶹Íø of Southern Mississippi | 13 | 0% | $24,048 |
| 76 | Â鶹Íø of Kansas | 13 | 0% | $26,566 |
| 77 | 12 | 2% | $22,110 | |
| 78 | Shenandoah Â鶹Íø | 12 | 1% | $47,000 |
| 79 | Â鶹Íø of Colorado Boulder | 12 | 0% | $31,044 |
| 80 | Â鶹Íø of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 12 | 0% | $30,298 |
| 81 | Â鶹Íø of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 12 | 0% | $29,097 |
| 82 | Hofstra Â鶹Íø | 12 | 0% | $63,748 |
| 83 | Goucher College | 12 | 3% | $62,506 |
| 84 | Â鶹Íø of Hawaii at Manoa | 12 | 0% | $29,858 |
| 85 | 11 | 0% | $29,318 | |
| 86 | 11 | 0% | $27,480 | |
| 87 | 11 | 0% | $21,320 | |
| 88 | Â鶹Íø of Hartford | 11 | 1% | $56,599 |
| 89 | East Carolina Â鶹Íø | 11 | 0% | $21,672 |
| 90 | Â鶹Íø of Maryland-College Park | 11 | 0% | $27,146 |
| 91 | Dominican Â鶹Íø of California | 11 | 2% | $65,818 |
| 92 | Rider Â鶹Íø | 11 | 1% | $62,140 |
| 93 | Towson Â鶹Íø | 10 | 0% | $26,834 |
| 94 | Bennington College | 10 | 5% | $73,270 |
| 95 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas at Austin | 10 | 0% | $26,506 |
| 96 | Georgian Court Â鶹Íø | 9 | 1% | $51,734 |
| 97 | Mills College | 9 | 2% | $47,784 |
| 98 | Radford Â鶹Íø | 9 | 0% | $24,088 |
| 99 | Marygrove College | 9 | 2% | N/A |
| 100 | Adelphi Â鶹Íø | 9 | 0% | $58,430 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Dance, General program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.