Fine Arts
Ranked in 2008
| 1 |
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI |
Score 4.6 |
| 2 |
Yale University New
Haven, CT |
Score 4.5 |
| 3 |
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL |
Score 4.4 |
| 4 |
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, MI |
Score 4.2 |
| 4 |
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD |
Score 4.2 |
| 4 |
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA |
Score 4.2 |
| 7 |
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA |
Score 4.1 |
| 7 |
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA |
Score 4.1 |
| 7 |
University of California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA |
Score 4.1 |
| 10 |
Alfred University--New York State College of
Ceramics Alfred, NY |
Score 4.0 |
| 11 |
Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA |
Score 3.9 |
| 11 |
California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA |
Score 3.9 |
| 11 |
Columbia University New
York, NY |
Score 3.9 |
| 14 |
Temple University
Elkins Park, PA |
Score 3.8 |
| 15 |
Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY |
Score 3.7 |
| 15 |
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, NY |
Score 3.7 |
| 15 |
School of Visual Arts
New York, NY |
Score 3.7 |
| 15 |
University of California--San Diego
La Jolla, CA |
Score 3.7 |
| 15 |
University of Texas--Austin
Austin, TX |
Score 3.7 |
| 15 |
Washington University in St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO |
Score 3.7 |
| 21 |
CUNY--Hunter College
New York, NY |
Score 3.6 |
| 21 |
New School--Parsons School of Design
New York, NY |
Score 3.6 |
| 21 |
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH |
Score 3.6 |
| 21 |
Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CA |
Score 3.6 |
| 21 |
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY |
Score 3.6 |
| 21 |
University of California--Davis
Davis, CA |
Score 3.6 |
| 21 |
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL |
Score 3.6 |
| 21 |
University of Iowa Iowa
City, IA |
Score 3.6 |
| 21 |
University of Wisconsin--Madison
Madison, WI |
Score 3.6 |
| 30 |
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ |
Score 3.5 |
| 30 |
Indiana University--Bloomington (Hope)
Bloomington, IN |
Score 3.5 |
| 30 |
Massachusetts College of Art
Boston, MA |
Score 3.5 |
| 30 |
New York University New
York, NY |
Score 3.5 |
| 30 |
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--New
Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ |
Score 3.5 |
| 30 |
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA |
Score 3.5 |
| 30 |
University of California--Berkeley
Berkeley, CA |
Score 3.5 |
| 37 |
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, MN |
Score 3.4 |
| 37 |
Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine
Arts--Boston Boston, MA |
Score 3.4 |
| 37 |
University of Georgia
Athens, GA |
Score 3.4 |
| 37 |
University of Illinois--Chicago
Chicago, IL |
Score 3.4 |
| 37 |
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI |
Score 3.4 |
| 37 |
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA |
Score 3.4 |
| 37 |
University of Washington
Seattle, WA |
Score 3.4 |
| 37 |
University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA |
Score 3.4 |
| 45 |
Herron School of Art & Design
Indianapolis, IN |
Score 3.3 |
| 45 |
Stanford University
Stanford, CA |
Score 3.3 |
| 45 |
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ |
Score 3.3 |
| 45 |
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH |
Score 3.3 |
| 45 |
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
Score 3.3 |
| 50 |
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, CA |
Score 3.2 |
| 50 |
Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, OH |
Score 3.2 |
| 50 |
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY |
Score 3.2 |
| 50 |
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY |
Score 3.2 |
| 50 |
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN |
Score 3.2 |
| 50 |
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM |
Score 3.2 |
| 50 |
University of Tennessee--Knoxville
Knoxville, TN |
Score 3.2 |
| 58 |
Boston University
Boston, MA |
Score 3.1 |
| 58 |
California State University--Long Beach
Long Beach, CA |
Score 3.1 |
| 58 |
California State University--Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA |
Score 3.1 |
| 58 |
Mills College Oakland,
CA |
Score 3.1 |
| 58 |
Ohio University Athens,
OH |
Score 3.1 |
| 58 |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, PA |
Score 3.1 |
| 58 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY |
Score 3.1 |
| 58 |
SUNY--Purchase College
Purchase, NY |
Score 3.1 |
| 58 |
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA |
Score 3.1 |
| 58 |
Southern Illinois University--Carbondale
Carbondale, IL |
Score 3.1 |
| 58 |
University of California--Irvine
Irvine, CA |
Score 3.1 |
| 58 |
University of California--Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA |
Score 3.1 |
| 58 |
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL |
Score 3.1 |
| 58 |
University of Colorado--Boulder
Boulder, CO |
Score 3.1 |
| 58 |
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL |
Score 3.1 |
| 58 |
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS |
Score 3.1 |
| 58 |
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC |
Score 3.1 |
| 58 |
University of North Texas
Denton, TX |
Score 3.1 |
| 76 |
Columbia College
Chicago, IL |
Score 3.0 |
| 76 |
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL |
Score 3.0 |
| 76 |
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA |
Score 3.0 |
| 76 |
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL |
Score 3.0 |
| 76 |
University at Buffalo--SUNY
Buffalo, NY |
Score 3.0 |
| 81 |
CUNY--Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY |
Score 2.9 |
| 81 |
Maine College of Art
Portland, ME |
Score 2.9 |
| 81 |
New York Studio School
New York, NY |
Score 2.9 |
| 81 |
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL |
Score 2.9 |
| 81 |
SUNY--Stony Brook Stony
Brook, NY |
Score 2.9 |
| 81 |
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA |
Score 2.9 |
| 81 |
University of Delaware
Newark, DE |
Score 2.9 |
| 81 |
University of Maryland--College Park
College Park, MD |
Score 2.9 |
| 81 |
University of Massachusetts--Amherst
Amherst, MA |
Score 2.9 |
| 81 |
University of Nevada--Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV |
Score 2.9 |
| 81 |
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR |
Score 2.9 |
| 81 |
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL |
Score 2.9 |
| 93 |
CUNY--City College New
York, NY |
Score 2.8 |
| 93 |
CUNY--Queens College
Flushing, NY |
Score 2.8 |
| 93 |
Clemson University
Clemson, SC |
Score 2.8 |
| 93 |
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA |
Score 2.8 |
| 93 |
Iowa State University
Ames, IA |
Score 2.8 |
| 93 |
SUNY--New Paltz New
Paltz, NY |
Score 2.8 |
| 93 |
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA |
Score 2.8 |
| 93 |
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX |
Score 2.8 |
| 93 |
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT |
Score 2.8 |
| 93 |
University of Houston
Houston, TX |
Score 2.8 |
| 93 |
University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Lincoln, NE |
Score 2.8 |
| 93 |
University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI |
Score 2.8 |
| 93 |
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV |
Score 2.8 |
| 106 |
American University
Washington, DC |
Score 2.7 |
| 106 |
Kent State University
Kent, OH |
Score 2.7 |
| 106 |
Memphis College of Art
Memphis, TN |
Score 2.7 |
| 106 |
Miami University--Oxford
Oxford, OH |
Score 2.7 |
| 106 |
New York Academy of Art
New York, NY |
Score 2.7 |
| 106 |
SUNY--Albany Albany, NY |
Score 2.7 |
| 106 |
Tulane University New
Orleans, LA |
Score 2.7 |
| 106 |
University of Massachusetts--Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA |
Score 2.7 |
| 106 |
University of Montana
Missoula, MT |
Score 2.7 |
| 106 |
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN |
Score 2.7 |
| 106 |
University of Texas--San Antonio
San Antonio, TX |
Score 2.7 |
| 106 |
University of Utah Salt
Lake City, UT |
Score 2.7 |
| 106 |
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI |
Score 2.7 |
| 119 |
California State University--Fullerton
Fullerton, CA |
Score 2.6 |
| 119 |
California State University--Northridge
Northridge, CA |
Score 2.6 |
| 119 |
George Washington University
Washington, DC |
Score 2.6 |
| 119 |
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA |
Score 2.6 |
| 119 |
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS |
Score 2.6 |
| 119 |
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI |
Score 2.6 |
| 119 |
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT |
Score 2.6 |
| 119 |
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX |
Score 2.6 |
|
|
Rank/School |
Average
assessment score (5 = highest) |
| 1. |
Rhode
Island School of Design |
4.4 |
| |
School
of the Art Institute of Chicago |
4.4 |
| |
Yale
University (CT) |
4.4 |
| 4. |
California Institute of the Arts |
4.1 |
| 5. |
Cranbrook Academy of Art (MI) |
4.0 |
| 6. |
Alfred
U.--New York State Col. of Ceramics |
3.9 |
| |
Art
Center College of Design (CA) |
3.9 |
| |
University of California--Los Angeles |
3.9 |
| |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
3.9 |
| 10. |
Carnegie Mellon University (PA) |
3.7 |
| |
School
of Visual Arts (NY) |
3.7 |
| |
University of Iowa |
3.7 |
| 13. |
Arizona
State University |
3.6 |
| |
California College of Arts and Crafts |
3.6 |
| |
Indiana
University--Bloomington |
3.6 |
| |
Maryland Institute College of Art |
3.6 |
| |
Pratt
Institute (NY) |
3.6 |
| |
Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) |
3.6 |
| |
San
Francisco Art Institute |
3.6 |
| |
University of Wisconsin--Madison |
3.6 |
| 21. |
Columbia University (NY) |
3.5 |
| |
Massachusetts College of Art |
3.5 |
| |
Temple
University (PA) |
3.5 |
| |
University of Georgia |
3.5 |
| |
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign |
3.5 |
| |
University of Texas--Austin |
3.5 |
| |
Washington University in St. Louis |
3.5 |
| 28. |
Bard
College (NY) |
3.4 |
| |
New
School Univ.--Parsons School of Design (NY) |
3.4 |
| |
Ohio
State University |
3.4 |
| |
University of California--Davis |
3.4 |
| |
University of Washington |
3.4 |
| |
University of the Arts (PA) |
3.4 |
| 34. |
American Film Institute Conservatory (CA) |
3.3 |
| |
Claremont Graduate University (CA) |
3.3 |
| |
Cleveland Institute of Art |
3.3 |
| |
Otis
College of Art and Design (CA) |
3.3 |
| |
Rutgers
State University--New Brunswick |
3.3 |
| |
Syracuse University (NY) |
3.3 |
| |
University of Arizona |
3.3 |
| |
University of California--Irvine |
3.3 |
| |
University of California--San Diego |
3.3 |
| |
University of Michigan |
3.3 |
| |
University of Pennsylvania |
3.3 |
| 45. |
Cornell
University (NY) |
3.2 |
| |
Minneapolis College of Art and Design |
3.2 |
| |
New
York University |
3.2 |
| |
Southern Illinois University--Carbondale |
3.2 |
| |
Tufts
U./School of the Museum of Fine Arts--Boston |
3.2 |
| |
University of California--Berkeley |
3.2 |
| |
University of New Mexico |
3.2 |
| |
University of North Texas |
3.2 |
| |
University of Tennessee--Knoxville |
3.2 |
| 54. |
CUNY--Hunter College |
3.1 |
| |
Mills
College (CA) |
3.1 |
| |
University of Cincinnati |
3.1 |
| |
University of Colorado--Boulder |
3.1 |
| |
University of Illinois--Chicago |
3.1 |
| |
University of Kansas |
3.1 |
| |
University of Southern California |
3.1 |
| 61. |
Boston
University |
3.0 |
| |
Florida
State University |
3.0 |
| |
Maine
College of Art |
3.0 |
| |
Ohio
University |
3.0 |
| |
Pennsylvania State University--University Park |
3.0 |
| |
San
Diego State University |
3.0 |
| |
San
Jose State University (CA) |
3.0 |
| |
Stanford University (CA) |
3.0 |
| |
U. of
North Carolina--Chapel Hill |
3.0 |
| |
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities |
3.0 |
| |
University of Texas--San Antonio |
3.0 |
| |
University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee |
3.0 |
| |
West
Virginia University |
3.0 |
| 74. |
California State University--Long Beach |
2.9 |
| |
Iowa
State University |
2.9 |
| |
Kent
State University (OH) |
2.9 |
| |
Louisiana State University |
2.9 |
| |
Michigan State University |
2.9 |
| |
Northern Illinois University |
2.9 |
| |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
2.9 |
| |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) |
2.9 |
| |
SUNY
Col. of Arts and Sci.--New Paltz |
2.9 |
| |
SUNY--Purchase
College |
2.9 |
| |
SUNY--Stony
Brook |
2.9 |
| |
University of California--Santa Barbara |
2.9 |
| |
University of Florida |
2.9 |
| |
University of Massachusetts--Amherst |
2.9 |
| |
University of Nebraska--Lincoln |
2.9 |
| |
University of Oregon |
2.9 |
| 90. |
California State University--Los Angeles |
2.8 |
| |
Clemson
University (SC) |
2.8 |
| |
East
Carolina University (NC) |
2.8 |
| |
Memphis
College of Art |
2.8 |
| |
Miami
University--Oxford (OH) |
2.8 |
| |
Northwestern University--Evanston (IL) |
2.8 |
| |
San
Francisco State University |
2.8 |
| |
University at Buffalo |
2.8 |
| |
University of Connecticut |
2.8 |
| |
University of Delaware |
2.8 |
| |
University of Houston |
2.8 |
| |
University of Maryland--College Park |
2.8 |
| |
University of Massachusetts--Dartmouth |
2.8 |
| |
University of Nevada--Las Vegas |
2.8 |
| |
University of South Florida |
2.8 |
| 105. |
Bennington College (VT) |
2.7 |
| |
Columbia College (IL) |
2.7 |
| |
New
York Academy of Art |
2.7 |
| |
Rockport Col. and the Maine Photographic Workshops |
2.7 |
| |
Southern Methodist University (TX) |
2.7 |
| |
Tulane
University (LA) |
2.7 |
| |
University of Hartford (CT) |
2.7 |
| |
University of Maryland--Baltimore County |
2.7 |
| |
University of Oklahoma |
2.7 |
| |
Wayne
State University (MI) |
2.7 |
| 115. |
American University (DC) |
2.6 |
| |
Bowling
Green State University (OH) |
2.6 |
| |
CUNY--Queens College |
2.6 |
| |
California State University--Fullerton |
2.6 |
| |
California State University--Northridge |
2.6 |
| |
Georgia
State University |
2.6 |
| |
Illinois State University |
2.6 |
| |
Montana
State University |
2.6 |
| |
North
Carolina State University |
2.6 |
| |
Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville |
2.6 |
| |
Texas
Tech University |
2.6 |
| |
University of Kentucky |
2.6 |
| |
University of Notre Dame (IN) |
2.6 |
| |
Washington State University |
2.6 |
| 129. |
CUNY--City College |
2.5 |
| |
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania |
2.5 |
| |
George
Washington University (DC) |
2.5 |
| |
Kansas
State University |
2.5 |
| |
New
Mexico State University |
2.5 |
| |
University of Memphis |
2.5 |
| |
University of Miami (FL) |
2.5 |
| |
University of Montana |
2.5 |
| |
Western
Michigan University |
2.5 |
| |
Wichita
State University (KS) |
2.5 |