A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images), theory of art, color theory, composition and perspective, anatomy, the techniques and procedures for maintaining equipment and managing a studio, and art portfolio marketing.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 774 | 77% | $67,870 |
| 2 | 247 | 2% | $27,738 | |
| 3 | 203 | 2% | $24,738 | |
| 4 | 174 | 2% | $29,193 | |
| 5 | Â鶹Íø of Central Florida | 144 | 1% | $22,548 |
| 6 | Bard College | 136 | 20% | $72,768 |
| 7 | CUNY City College | 126 | 4% | $29,967 |
| 8 | 122 | 2% | $26,231 | |
| 9 | Indiana Â鶹Íø-Purdue Â鶹Íø-Indianapolis | 117 | 2% | $22,537 |
| 10 | CUNY Hunter College | 116 | 2% | $22,379 |
| 11 | Â鶹Íø of North Texas | 111 | 1% | $24,712 |
| 12 | Edinboro Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 110 | 7% | $25,600 |
| 13 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas at Arlington | 108 | 1% | $26,660 |
| 14 | 105 | 1% | $22,168 | |
| 15 | School of Visual Arts | 104 | 9% | $66,768 |
| 16 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 96 | 3% | $24,220 |
| 17 | The New School | 95 | 3% | $71,361 |
| 18 | Towson Â鶹Íø | 85 | 1% | $26,834 |
| 19 | East Carolina Â鶹Íø | 85 | 1% | $21,672 |
| 20 | 81 | 1% | $30,360 | |
| 21 | CUNY LaGuardia Community College | 81 | 3% | $6,734 |
| 22 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 77 | 1% | $20,471 |
| 23 | Â鶹Íø of Florida | 76 | 1% | $21,211 |
| 24 | Â鶹Íø of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 76 | 2% | $29,357 |
| 25 | 73 | 1% | $26,085 | |
| 26 | Â鶹Íø of Wisconsin-Madison | 71 | 1% | $26,025 |
| 27 | Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | 71 | 27% | $66,313 |
| 28 | Alfred Â鶹Íø | 71 | 10% | $45,104 |
| 29 | Â鶹Íø of North Florida | 68 | 2% | $21,384 |
| 30 | Northern Illinois Â鶹Íø | 68 | 1% | $29,117 |
| 31 | Â鶹Íø of Arizona | 67 | 1% | $29,217 |
| 32 | Â鶹Íø of Nebraska at Omaha | 66 | 2% | $22,300 |
| 33 | Indiana Â鶹Íø-Bloomington | 66 | 1% | $24,779 |
| 34 | Southern Illinois Â鶹Íø-Carbondale | 65 | 2% | $29,367 |
| 35 | Â鶹Íø of Colorado Boulder | 65 | 1% | $31,044 |
| 36 | Â鶹Íø of Maryland-College Park | 65 | 1% | $27,146 |
| 37 | San Francisco Art Institute | 65 | 41% | $71,069 |
| 38 | Â鶹Íø of North Carolina at Greensboro | 64 | 2% | $21,297 |
| 39 | Â鶹Íø of Louisville | 62 | 1% | $27,980 |
| 40 | California Polytechnic State Â鶹Íø-San Luis Obispo | 62 | 1% | $28,302 |
| 41 | Â鶹Íø of California-Berkeley | 61 | 1% | $38,066 |
| 42 | Â鶹Íø of Northern Colorado | 61 | 2% | $25,494 |
| 43 | Â鶹Íø of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 60 | 1% | $27,476 |
| 44 | Pratt Institute-Main | 58 | 4% | $67,742 |
| 45 | Â鶹Íø of Nebraska-Lincoln | 57 | 1% | $24,936 |
| 46 | New York Â鶹Íø | 56 | 0% | $73,566 |
| 47 | Florida International Â鶹Íø | 56 | 0% | $23,506 |
| 48 | Loyola Marymount Â鶹Íø | 56 | 2% | $67,369 |
| 49 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas at Austin | 55 | 0% | $26,506 |
| 50 | Metropolitan State Â鶹Íø of Denver | 53 | 2% | $9,066 |
| 51 | Bridgewater State Â鶹Íø | 53 | 2% | $26,811 |
| 52 | Northern Kentucky Â鶹Íø | 53 | 2% | $23,244 |
| 53 | Â鶹Íø of California-Davis | 52 | 1% | $35,177 |
| 54 | 51 | 1% | $23,130 | |
| 55 | Â鶹Íø of South Carolina-Columbia | 47 | 1% | $28,301 |
| 56 | The Â鶹Íø of Alabama | 47 | 1% | $29,872 |
| 57 | 46 | 1% | $24,923 | |
| 58 | Art Center College of Design | 46 | 8% | $47,416 |
| 59 | Â鶹Íø of California-Santa Barbara | 45 | 1% | $36,659 |
| 60 | Fort Lewis College | 45 | 7% | $25,428 |
| 61 | Hudson County Community College | 45 | 5% | $7,218 |
| 62 | Salisbury Â鶹Íø | 44 | 2% | $25,774 |
| 63 | Â鶹Íø of North Carolina at Charlotte | 44 | 1% | $23,694 |
| 64 | Â鶹Íø of Kansas | 44 | 1% | $26,566 |
| 65 | Â鶹Íø of Massachusetts-Amherst | 43 | 1% | $30,913 |
| 66 | California Institute of the Arts | 43 | 11% | $71,135 |
| 67 | Fort Hays State Â鶹Íø | 42 | 1% | $18,048 |
| 68 | Â鶹Íø of Connecticut | 41 | 1% | $32,404 |
| 69 | 40 | 1% | $19,194 | |
| 70 | Â鶹Íø of Houston-Clear Lake | 40 | 2% | $23,276 |
| 71 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 40 | 1% | $8,604 |
| 72 | California College of the Arts | 40 | 8% | $67,074 |
| 73 | CUNY Queens College | 39 | 1% | $28,907 |
| 74 | Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 39 | 1% | $74,408 |
| 75 | Â鶹Íø of Maryland-Baltimore County | 39 | 1% | $28,058 |
| 76 | Western Kentucky Â鶹Íø | 39 | 1% | $21,840 |
| 77 | 38 | 1% | $24,915 | |
| 78 | Purdue Â鶹Íø Fort Wayne | 38 | 2% | $22,200 |
| 79 | Otis College of Art and Design | 38 | 12% | $66,160 |
| 80 | 37 | 0% | $25,886 | |
| 81 | 37 | 0% | $28,862 | |
| 82 | 37 | 1% | $20,482 | |
| 83 | CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College | 37 | 1% | $6,534 |
| 84 | Â鶹Íø of Kentucky | 36 | 1% | $30,101 |
| 85 | The Â鶹Íø of West Florida | 35 | 1% | $19,014 |
| 86 | Stockton Â鶹Íø | 35 | 2% | $30,838 |
| 87 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas at El Paso | 35 | 1% | $23,843 |
| 88 | Â鶹Íø of South Florida-Main Campus | 34 | 0% | $23,320 |
| 89 | CUNY Queensborough Community College | 33 | 1% | $6,574 |
| 90 | Lesley Â鶹Íø | 33 | 2% | $49,255 |
| 91 | Yale Â鶹Íø | 33 | 1% | $73,900 |
| 92 | The Â鶹Íø of Tennessee-Knoxville | 33 | 1% | $31,510 |
| 93 | West Chester Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 32 | 1% | $27,074 |
| 94 | Â鶹Íø of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 32 | 1% | $19,493 |
| 95 | Western Carolina Â鶹Íø | 32 | 1% | $17,705 |
| 96 | Rhode Island College | 32 | 2% | $23,398 |
| 97 | Â鶹Íø of Mississippi | 32 | 1% | $25,436 |
| 98 | Washington Â鶹Íø in St Louis | 31 | 1% | $74,361 |
| 99 | Kutztown Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 31 | 2% | $27,890 |
| 100 | Â鶹Íø of Rhode Island | 31 | 1% | $30,351 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Fine/Studio Arts, 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.