2026 Best Colleges for Art & Design

Name: 2026 Best Colleges for Art & Design (Kollegio college rankings)
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1,254 U.S. schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges for Art & Design ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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Undergraduate enrollment

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Tuition cost

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$67,000

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

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$150

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Colleges for Art & Design

Williams College

Williamstown

Acceptance rate

10.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,350

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#2 Best Colleges for Art & Design

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

New York

Acceptance rate

19.1%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$44,550

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,199

#3 Best Colleges for Art & Design

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore

Acceptance rate

7.6%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$58,720

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#4 Best Colleges for Art & Design

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor

Acceptance rate

15.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$16,404

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#5 Best Colleges for Art & Design

University of Southern California

Los Angeles

Acceptance rate

10.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,446

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#6 Best Colleges for Art & Design

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

Acceptance rate

11.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$57,560

Avg. Cost after Aid

$37,000

#7 Best Colleges for Art & Design

University of California - Irvine

Irvine

Acceptance rate

28.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$19,268

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#8 Best Colleges for Art & Design

Northwestern University

Evanston

Acceptance rate

7.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,276

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#9 Best Colleges for Art & Design

New York University

New York

Acceptance rate

9.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$53,770

Avg. Cost after Aid

$51,000

#10 Best Colleges for Art & Design

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Acceptance rate

9.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#11 Best Colleges for Art & Design

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

Acceptance rate

6.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,856

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#12 Best Colleges for Art & Design

Washington University - St. Louis

St. Louis

Acceptance rate

12.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$57,750

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#13 Best Colleges for Art & Design

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

Acceptance rate

33.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#14 Best Colleges for Art & Design

Hamilton College

Clinton

Acceptance rate

11.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,380

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#15 Best Colleges for Art & Design

Wesleyan University

Middletown

Acceptance rate

17.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$61,449

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#16 Best Colleges for Art & Design

Columbia University School of General Studies

New York

Acceptance rate

4.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,450

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#17 Best Colleges for Art & Design

Tufts University

Medford

Acceptance rate

10.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$61,646

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#18 Best Colleges for Art & Design

University of California - Davis

Davis

Acceptance rate

41.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#19 Best Colleges for Art & Design

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Acceptance rate

65.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#20 Best Colleges for Art & Design

Barnard College

New York

Acceptance rate

8.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,734

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#21 Best Colleges for Art & Design

Carleton College

Northfield

Acceptance rate

22.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,850

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#22 Best Colleges for Art & Design

University of Florida

Gainesville

Acceptance rate

24.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,477

Avg. Cost after Aid

$10,000

#23 Best Colleges for Art & Design

Amherst College

Amherst

Acceptance rate

9.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,700

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#24 Best Colleges for Art & Design

Rice University

Houston

Acceptance rate

7.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$52,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,640

#25 Best Colleges for Art & Design

University of Rochester

Rochester

Acceptance rate

35.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,276

Avg. Cost after Aid

$40,000

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