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Best Performing Arts Colleges, Bachelors Program

Rankings of the top 50 Performing Arts Colleges and Universities, Bachelors Program

Rankings of the Best Performing Arts Colleges and Universities, Bachelors Degree - January 2025

Rank

School Name

Year
Founded

Students

Acceptance
Rate

Graduation
Rate

On-Time
Graduation

Cost to
Attend
In-State

Cost to
Attend
Out-of
State

Funding
Available

Public
Or
Private

AVG
GPA

AVG SAT Scores

Math
Verbal
Writing
 

AVG
ACT

Student Life

Academic Life

Diversity

Spiritual

Technology

Over All Score

0
100
 
G
VG
E
 

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Leaders

1

Boston College

http://www.bc.edu
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
(617) 552-3100

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1863

9,110

29%

90%

87.4%

$45,622

$45,622

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

690

665

685

31

0%

NC

 

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2

Bates College

http://www.bates.edu
2 Andrews Road
Lewiston, Maine
(207) 786-6000

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1855

1,753

27%

87%

84.9%

$45,650

$45,650

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

673

673

682

31

0%

NC

 

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3

Columbia University

http://www.columbia.edu
116th Street and Broadway
New York, New York
(212) 854-2522

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1754

6,068

7%

94.8%

90.9%

$49,138

$49,138

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

700

690

690

31

0%

NC

 

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4

Davis and Elkins College

http://www.dewv.edu
100 Campus Drive
Elkins, West Virginia
(304) 637-1230

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1904

640

75%

41.7%

32.0%

$24,820

$24,820

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.9

459

472

459

20

0%

NC

 

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5

Columbia University

http://www.columbia.edu
116th Street and Broadway
New York, New York
(212) 854-2522

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1754

6,068

7%

94.8%

90.9%

$49,138

$49,138

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

700

690

690

31

0%

NC

 

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6

Southwestern University

http://www.southwestern.edu
1001 East University Avenue
Georgetown, Texas
(512) 863-1200

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1840

1,394

61%

72.1%

67.2%

$35,240

$35,240

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

601

602

N/A

27

0%

NC

 

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7

Blue Mountain College

http://www.bmc.edu
201 W Main StreetPO Box 160
Blue Mountain, Mississippi
(662) 685-4771 x166

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1873

502

31%

35.9%

25.6%

$9,470

$9,470

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.5

493

525

513

21

0%

NC

 

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8

Bennington College

http://www.bennington.edu
One College Drive
Bennington, Vermont
(802) 440-4312

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1925

688

63%

62%

59.1%

$45,680

$45,680

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.5

614

674

653

28

0%

NC

 

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9

Black Hills State University

http://www.bhsu.edu
1200 University Street
Spearfish, South Dakota
(605) 642-6343

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1883

4,009

94%

21.8%

12.8%

$7,617

$9,617

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.13

N/A

N/A

N/A

19

0%

NC

 

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10

New York University

http://www.nyu.edu
70 Washington Square South
New York, New York
(212) 998-4500

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1831

22,498

35%

82.6%

78.8%

$44,845

$44,845

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.6

630

620

640

28

0%

NC

 

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11

Maryville College

http://www.maryvillecollege.edu
502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville, Tennessee
(865) 981-8092

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1819

1,093

66%

45.1%

40.1%

$31,132

$31,132

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.5

492

509

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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12

Southern Oregon University

http://www.sou.edu
1250 Siskiyou Boulevard
Ashland, Oregon
(541) 552-6411

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1926

5,660

92%

25.3%

15.6%

$7,794

$21,278

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.25

499

515

430

21

0%

NC

 

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13

Frostburg State University

http://www.frostburg.edu
101 Braddock Road
Frostburg, Maryland
(301) 687-4201

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1898

4,631

59%

35.4%

20.5%

$7,728

$18,376

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.2

496

490

470

20

0%

NC

 

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14

Southern Nazarene University

http://www.snu.edu
6729 Northwest 39th Expressway
Bethany, Oklahoma
(405) 491-6324

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1899

1,702

49%

37.7%

32.0%

$22,110

$22,110

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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15

Davis and Elkins College

http://www.dewv.edu
100 Campus Drive
Elkins, West Virginia
(304) 637-1230

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1904

640

75%

41.7%

32.0%

$24,820

$24,820

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.9

459

472

459

20

0%

NC

 

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16

Thomas More College

http://www.thomasmore.edu
333 Thomas More Parkway
Crestview Hills, Kentucky
(859) 344-3332

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1921

1,652

88%

45.7%

37.8%

$27,220

$27,220

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

525

497

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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17

Centenary College

http://www.centenarycollege.edu
400 Jefferson Street
Hackettstown, New Jersey
(908) 852-1400 x2217

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1867

1,915

88%

49.8%

49.1%

$30,540

$30,540

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.7

410

410

N/A

16

0%

NC

 

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18

Xavier University of Louisiana

http://www.xula.edu
1 Drexel Drive
New Orleans, Louisiana
(504) 520-7388

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1915

2,525

64%

39.4%

29.5%

$21,100

$21,100

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.33

440

430

420

19

0%

NC

 

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19

Bennington College

http://www.bennington.edu
One College Drive
Bennington, Vermont
(802) 440-4312

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1925

688

63%

62%

59.1%

$45,680

$45,680

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.5

614

674

653

28

0%

NC

 

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20

University of Mary

http://www.umary.edu
7500 University Drive
Bismarck, North Dakota
(701) 355-8030

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1959

2,130

75%

45.5%

34.4%

$14,705

$14,705

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.36

519

503

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

21

Eastern Washington University

http://www.ewu.edu
526 5th Street
Cheney, Washington
(509) 359-2397

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1882

11,360

Not reported

35.2%

19.8%

$7,961

$11,335

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.22

491

479

466

21

0%

NC

 

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22

Gustavus Adolphus College

http://www.gustavus.edu
800 West College Avenue
St. Peter, Minnesota
(507) 933-7676

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1862

2,524

63%

82.7%

82.0%

$39,120

$39,120

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.66

N/A

N/A

N/A

27

0%

NC

 

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23

University of Idaho

http://www.uidaho.edu
875 Perimeter Drive, PO Box 442282
Moscow, Idaho
(208) 885-6326

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1889

9,928

66%

42.7%

23.3%

$6,524

$19,600

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.38

546

538

516

23

0%

NC

 

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24

Ohio Wesleyan University

http://www.owu.edu
61 South Sandusky Street
Delaware, Ohio
(740) 368-3020

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1842

1,821

74%

65.3%

60.9%

$40,510

$40,510

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.49

581

569

561

26

0%

NC

 

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25

New Mexico State University

http://www.nmsu.edu
PO Box 30001
Las Cruces, New Mexico
(575) 646-3121

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1888

14,276

80%

31.4%

13.8%

$6,220

$19,644

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.37

496

489

478

21

0%

NC

 

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26

Dartmouth College

http://www.dartmouth.edu
Hanover, New Hampshire
(603) 646-2875

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