Top Arts Music Design Schools

This page lists the top arts, music, and design schools in United States.

Curtis Institute of Music is ranked top in the Top Arts Music Design Schools ranking for academic year 2021-2022. The Juilliard School and Rhode Island School of Design are ranked second and third places. An arts, music, or design school is an educational institution with a primary focus on various program on arts, music, and/or design.
The average SAT average score of the Top 10 Arts Music Design Schools is 1,370 and ACT average scores is 31. The average acceptance rate of the schools is 45% and the average graduation rate is 71%. The average tuition & fees are $47,583 at the Top 10 Arts Music Design Schools.
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RankNameTest ScoresAcceptance RateTuitionStudent PopulationGraduation Rate
1Curtis Institute of Music (100.0)Private,4-years Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 9.66% $6,000 151 83%
2The Juilliard School (97.2)Private,4-years New York, New York - 10.61% $56,550 986 89%
3Rhode Island School of Design (95.9)Private,4-years Providence, Rhode Island 1,440 (SAT)
31 (ACT)
17.42% $59,760 2,620 91%
4San Francisco Conservatory of Music (93.4)Private,4-years San Francisco, California - 41.58% $54,550 437 62%
5California Institute of the Arts (93.3)Private,4-years Valencia, California - 24.76% $56,724 1,440 63%
6Pratt Institute-Main (93.0)Private,4-years Brooklyn, New York 1,300 (SAT)
30 (ACT)
50.45% $59,683 5,494 76%
7Otis College of Art and Design (92.6)Private,4-years Los Angeles, California - 83.29% $55,513 1,312 61%
8Design Institute of San Diego (92.5)Private,4-years San Diego, California - 100.00% $29,350 101 75%
9Art Center College of Design (92.1)Private,4-years Pasadena, California - 70.97% $51,640 2,420 75%
10San Francisco Art Institute (91.9)Private,4-years San Francisco, California - $46,064 70 32%
Average1,370 (SAT)
31 (ACT)
45% $47,583 1,50370.70%
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