Best Fine Art colleges in the U.S.

Best Fine Art colleges in the U.S. for 2025

School of the Art Institute of Chicago offers 6 Fine Art degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 758 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 585 Bachelor's degrees, 164 Master's degrees, and 9 Certificates.

New York Film Academy
Burbank, CA

New York Film Academy offers 5 Fine Art degree programs. It's a small, private for-profit, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2023, 203 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 86 Bachelor's degrees, 79 Certificates, 20 Associate's degrees, and 18 Master's degrees.

New York University
New York, NY

New York University offers 10 Fine Art degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 473 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 248 Master's degrees, 219 Bachelor's degrees, 3 Certificates, and 3 Doctoral degrees.

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Temple University offers 17 Fine Art degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 154 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 111 Bachelor's degrees, 30 Master's degrees, 9 Certificates, and 4 Doctoral degrees.

Maryland Institute College of Art offers 9 Fine Art degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 74 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 42 Bachelor's degrees, and 32 Master's degrees.

SUNY at Purchase College offers 11 Fine Art degree programs. It's a small, public, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2023, 172 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 164 Bachelor's degrees, and 8 Master's degrees.

University of Washington-Seattle Campus offers 15 Fine Art degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 51 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 37 Bachelor's degrees, 12 Master's degrees, and 2 Doctoral degrees.

The New School
New York, NY

The New School offers 8 Fine Art degree programs. It's a medium sized, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 297 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 222 Bachelor's degrees, 73 Master's degrees, and 2 Certificates.

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California State University-Fullerton offers 3 Fine Art degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2023, 323 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 319 Bachelor's degrees, and 4 Master's degrees.

Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

Bard College offers 2 Fine Art degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a outlying rural area. In 2023, 142 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 114 Bachelor's degrees, and 28 Master's degrees.

List of all Fine Art colleges in the U.S.

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Logo School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
5/5
25 : 1 3,401
New York Film Academy Logo New York Film Academy Burbank, CA
5/5
9 : 1 1,245
New York University Logo New York University New York, NY
5/5
18 : 1 57,335
Temple University Logo Temple University Philadelphia, PA
4/5
21 : 1 30,205
Maryland Institute College of Art Logo Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD
5/5
17 : 1 1,861