2026 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

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283 U.S. schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges for Performing Arts ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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$67,000

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

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1200

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#1 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Rice University

Houston

Acceptance rate

7.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$52,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,640

#2 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Harvard University

Cambridge

Acceptance rate

3.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$51,143

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,872

#3 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla

Acceptance rate

26.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#4 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

University of Florida

Gainesville

Acceptance rate

24.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,477

Avg. Cost after Aid

$10,000

#5 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville

Acceptance rate

64.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,380

Avg. Cost after Aid

$4,702

#6 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Bowdoin College

Brunswick

Acceptance rate

8.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,776

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#7 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

University of Texas - Austin

Austin

Acceptance rate

26.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,752

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#8 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

5.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,652

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#9 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Northwestern University

Evanston

Acceptance rate

7.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,276

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#10 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Emory University

Atlanta

Acceptance rate

11.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,660

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#11 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

Acceptance rate

11.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$57,560

Avg. Cost after Aid

$37,000

#12 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Duke University

Durham

Acceptance rate

6.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,085

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#13 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Northeastern University

Boston

Acceptance rate

5.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$56,500

Avg. Cost after Aid

$39,000

#14 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

University of Southern California

Los Angeles

Acceptance rate

10.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,446

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#15 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Boston University

Boston

Acceptance rate

10.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,560

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#16 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Haverford College

Haverford

Acceptance rate

12.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#17 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Texas A&M University

College Station

Acceptance rate

63.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$8,578

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#18 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

Acceptance rate

49.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#19 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Barnard College

New York

Acceptance rate

8.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,734

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#20 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

Acceptance rate

21.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,800

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#21 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Michigan Technological University

Houghton

Acceptance rate

87.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$17,903

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#22 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

San Jose State University

San Jose

Acceptance rate

80.2%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$5,742

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,874

#23 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

George Washington University

Washington

Acceptance rate

47.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$57,894

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#24 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Florida International University

Miami

Acceptance rate

58.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,721

Avg. Cost after Aid

$9,000

#25 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

Acceptance rate

58.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$40,000

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