Colleges that graduate the most visual and performing arts majors

Largest visual and performing arts programs

The 50 largest visual and performing arts programs by bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023. Click a college for its visual and performing arts page: share of campus, rank among its majors, gender split, and the admissions bar.

Most concentrated in visual and performing arts

Where visual and performing arts is the biggest part of campus: share of all graduates, among colleges awarding at least 50 degrees in the field.

How to get in for visual and performing arts

What readers look for from applicants who declare this field, at any selectivity.

1. A portfolio or audition where the program asks for one; that outweighs most academics
2. Sustained work in the discipline over years, not a senior-year addition
3. Academic rigor still matters at selective universities with strong arts programs
4. Run your odds with the major set: your estimate for visual and performing arts →

Most selective colleges for visual and performing arts

Lowest acceptance rates among colleges awarding at least 25 visual and performing arts degrees.

Most accessible colleges for visual and performing arts

Colleges admitting 60% or more of applicants that still award at least 50 visual and performing arts degrees a year.

Visual and Performing Arts by state

States with the most visual and performing arts graduates at tracked colleges.

Every college for visual and performing arts

All 751 colleges awarding 10 or more bachelor's degrees in visual and performing arts in 2023, alphabetically. Each link opens that college's visual and performing arts page.

• Abilene Christian University 36
• Adelphi University 50
• Adrian College 22
• Alabama A&M University 11
• Alabama State University 49
• Alabama-Huntsville 61
• Alaska Anchorage 18
• Alaska Fairbanks 12
• Albany State University 17
• Albertus Magnus College 11
• Albion College 15
• Albright College 54
• Alfred University 58
• Allegheny College 10
• Alma College 12
• Amherst College 19
• Anderson University (IN) 25
• Anderson University (SC) 66
• Angelo State University 35
• Appalachian State University 242
• Aquinas College 14
• Arcadia University 25
• Arizona State University 761
• Arkansas State University 36
• Arkansas Tech University 49
• Ashland University 10
• Auburn Montgomery 14
• Auburn University 180
• Augsburg University 34
• Augusta University 32
• Augustana College 17
• Augustana University 12
• Aurora University 22
• Austin College 12
• Austin Peay State University 77
• Avila University 10
• Azusa Pacific University 91
• Baldwin Wallace University 121
• Ball State University 175
• Bard College 143
• Barry University 19
• Baruch College 10
• Bates College 15
• Baylor University 155
• Belhaven University 43
• Bellarmine University 15
• Bellevue University 31
• Belmont University 689
• Bemidji State University 13
• Benedict College 15
• Benedictine College 26
• Berea College 29
• Berry College 12
• Bethel University (MN) 12
• Binghamton University 111
• Biola University 111
• Black Hills State University 28
• Bob Jones University 54
• Boise State University 159
• Boston College 27
• Boston University 156
• Bowdoin College 20
• Bowie State University 51
• Bowling Green State University 194
• Bradley University 36
• Brandeis University 29
• Brenau University 37
• Bridgewater College 21
• Bridgewater State University 53
• Brigham Young University 326
• Brooklyn College 198
• Brown University 63
• Bucknell University 13
• Buffalo State University 77
• Butler University 82
• Cairn University 18
• Cal Poly Humboldt 82
• Cal Poly Pomona 193
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 79
• Cal State Chico 188
• Cal State Dominguez Hills 128
• Cal State East Bay 170
• Cal State Fullerton 590
• Cal State Long Beach 950
• Cal State Los Angeles 226
• Cal State Monterey Bay 61
• Cal State Northridge 471
• Cal State San Bernardino 149
• Cal State San Marcos 95
• Cal State Stanislaus 44
• Caldwell University 10
• California Baptist University 109
• California Lutheran University 65
• California University of PA 138
• Calvin University 28
• Cameron University 11
• Campbell University 12
• Campbellsville University 12
• Capital University 53
• Carleton College 24
• Carnegie Mellon University 137
• Carroll University 20
• Carson-Newman University 23
• Carthage College 33
• Case Western Reserve University 31
• Catholic University 42
• Cedarville University 63
• Central Michigan University 115
• Central Missouri 44
• Central Oklahoma 123
• Central Washington University 120
• Chapman University 394
• Charleston Southern University 19
• Chowan University 16
• Christopher Newport University 49
• Clarion University 138
• Clark Atlanta University 41
• Clark University 44
• Clayton State University 23
• Clemson University 124
• Cleveland State University 137
• Coastal Carolina University 91
• Coe College 15
• Coker University 13
• Colby College 19
• Colgate University 28
• College of Charleston 136
• College of the Holy Cross 11
• College of the Ozarks 14
• College of Wooster 18
• Colorado College 50
• Colorado Mesa University 46
• Colorado State Pueblo 27
• Colorado State University 170
• Columbia College (MO) 10
• Columbia University 114
• Columbus State University 69
• Commonwealth U Bloomsburg 60
• Commonwealth U Lock Haven 60
• Commonwealth U Mansfield 60
• Concord University 14
• Concordia University Irvine 30
• Concordia University Nebraska 13
• Concordia University St. Paul 15
• Connecticut College 36
• Converse University 36
• Coppin State University 11
• Cornell College 13
• Cornell University 44
• Cornerstone University 17
• Creighton University 11
• Culver-Stockton College 19
• Cumberland University 11
• CUNY Staten Island 35
• Curry College 12
• Daemen University 26
• Dakota Wesleyan University 12
• Dallas Baptist University 36
• Dartmouth College 51
• Davidson College 15
• Delta State University 23
• Denison University 31
• DePaul University 483
• DePauw University 25
• DeSales University 42
• Dickinson College 22
• Dillard University 30
• District of Columbia 18
• Doane University 15
• Dominican University (CA) 14
• Dordt University 10
• Drake University 55
• Drew University 33
• Drexel University 248
• Drury University 26
• Duke University 21
• Duquesne University 31
• East Carolina University 180
• East Central University 20
• East Stroudsburg University 30
• East Tennessee State University 90
• East Texas A&M University 68
• Eastern Connecticut State 40
• Eastern Illinois University 35
• Eastern Kentucky University 52
• Eastern Michigan University 112
• Eastern New Mexico University 27
• Eastern Oregon University 10
• Eastern Washington University 73
• Eckerd College 21
• Edinboro University 138
• Elizabeth City State University 20
• Elizabethtown College 10
• Elmhurst University 49
• Elon University 76
• Emerson College 595
• Emmanuel College (MA) 12
• Emory & Henry University 10
• Emory University 62
• Emporia State University 24
• Endicott College 25
• Evangel University 20
• Fairfield University 10
• Fayetteville State University 23
• Ferris State University 105
• Flagler College 69
• Florida A&M University 55
• Florida Atlantic University 103
• Florida Gulf Coast University 105
• Florida International University 203
• Florida Southern College 69
• Florida State University 319
• Fordham University 164
• Fort Hays State University 35
• Fort Lewis College 32
• Francis Marion University 25
• Franklin & Marshall College 18
• Franklin College 13
• Freed-Hardeman University 45
• Fresno State University 193
• Friends University 13
• Frostburg State University 24
• Furman University 13
• Gallaudet University 12
• Gardner-Webb University 10
• George Fox University 46
• George Mason University 279
• George Washington University 53
• Georgetown University 15
• Georgia College 31
• Georgia Gwinnett College 59
• Georgia Southern University 128
• Georgia State University 392
• Georgian Court University 10
• Gettysburg College 29
• Glenville State University 10
• Gonzaga University 15
• Gordon College 15
• Goshen College 16
• Grace College 11
• Graceland University 10
• Grambling State University 18
• Grand Canyon University 321
• Grand Valley State University 169
• Grand View University 12
• Grinnell College 13
• Guilford College 12
• Gustavus Adolphus College 36
• Hamilton College 38
• Hamline University 14
• Harding University 34
• Harvard University 42
• Hastings College 24
• Hawaii Pacific University 18
• Henderson State University 23
• High Point University 93
• Hillsdale College 18
• Hobart College 19
• Hofstra University 109
• Hood College 10
• Hope College 17
• Houston Christian University 37
• Howard University 69
• Huntington University 39
• Idaho State University 38
• Illinois State University 218
• Illinois Wesleyan University 38
• Indiana State University 29
• Indiana U of Pennsylvania 109
• Indiana University 349
• Indiana University Indianapolis 131
• Indiana Wesleyan University 17
• Iowa State University 267
• Ithaca College 230
• IU South Bend 28
• IU Southeast 21
• Jackson State University 14
• Jacksonville State University 59
• Jacksonville University 57
• James Madison University 267
• Jefferson University 35
• Jessup University 26
• John Brown University 44
• Johns Hopkins University 95
• Judson University 11
• Juniata College 10
• Kalamazoo College 15
• Kansas State University 46
• Kean University 139
• Keene State College 84
• Keiser University 12
• Kennesaw State University 298
• Kent State University 413
• Kentucky Wesleyan College 20
• Kenyon College 48
• Knox College 18
• Kutztown University 146
• La Sierra University 14
• Lafayette College 24
• Lake Forest College 21
• Lamar University 51
• Lancaster Bible College 19
• Lander University 25
• Lawrence Technological University 23
• Lawrence University 96
• Lebanon Valley College 29
• Lee University 48
• Lehigh University 23
• Lenoir-Rhyne University 10
• Lewis & Clark College 33
• Lewis University 13
• Liberty University 432
• Lindenwood University 71
• Lindsey Wilson University 10
• Linfield University 12
• Lipscomb University 104
• Long Island University 102
• Longwood University 32
• Louisiana Christian University 10
• Louisiana State University 245
• Louisiana Tech University 32
• Loyola Marymount University 316
• Loyola University Chicago 56
• Loyola University New Orleans 133
• LSU Shreveport 13
• Lubbock Christian University 11
• Luther College 41
• Lycoming College 17
• Lynn University 63
• Macalester College 30
• Madonna University 14
• Marist University 85
• Marquette University 29
• Mars Hill University 12
• Marshall University 57
• Maryville University 49
• Masters University 14
• McDaniel College 27
• McNeese State University 31
• McPherson College 14
• Mercer University 12
• Mercy University 12
• Messiah University 47
• Metro State Denver 129
• Miami University (Ohio) 95
• Michigan State University 300
• Michigan Tech 21
• Middle Tennessee State University 588
• Middlebury College 26
• Midwestern State University 29
• Millersville University 104
• Millikin University 72
• Minnesota Duluth 68
• Minnesota State Mankato 75
• Minnesota State Moorhead 56
• Mississippi College 22
• Mississippi State University 53
• Missouri Southern State 17
• Missouri State University 205
• Missouri Western State 19
• Missouri-St. Louis 44
• Mobile University 17
• Molloy University 44
• Monmouth University 41
• Montana State Billings 12
• Montana State University 138
• Montclair State University 424
• Montevallo 75
• Moravian University 28
• Morehead State University 43
• Morehouse College 28
• Morgan State University 19
• Mount Holyoke College 60
• Mount Mary University 13
• Mount Vernon Nazarene University 22
• Muhlenberg College 103
• Murray State University 60
• NC State University 109
• Nebraska-Kearney 42
• New Jersey Institute of Technology 26
• New Mexico Highlands 14
• New Mexico State University 84
• New York University 1,319
• Newberry College 15
• Nicholls State University 23
• Norfolk State University 61
• North Carolina A&T State University 60
• North Carolina Central University 36
• North Central College 41
• North Dakota State University 52
• North Georgia 102
• North Park University 10
• Northeastern State University 11
• Northeastern University 104
• Northern Arizona University 179
• Northern Illinois University 123
• Northern Kentucky University 101
• Northern Michigan University 59
• Northwest Missouri State 21
• Northwest Nazarene University 20
• Northwestern State University 52
• Northwestern University 177
• Nova Southeastern University 25
• Oakland University 153
• Oberlin College 223
• Occidental College 60
• Ohio Northern University 19
• Ohio State University 274
• Ohio University 204
• Ohio Wesleyan University 12
• Oklahoma Baptist University 17
• Oklahoma Christian University 26
• Oklahoma City University 145
• Oklahoma State University 148
• Old Dominion University 76
• Olivet Nazarene University 30
• Oral Roberts University 38
• Oregon State University 181
• Otterbein University 37
• Ouachita Baptist University 31
• Pace University 284
• Pacific Lutheran University 48
• Palm Beach Atlantic University 44
• Park University 25
• Parkside University (WI) 38
• Penn State University 233
• Pepperdine University 53
• Pittsburg State University 24
• Plymouth State University 33
• Point Loma Nazarene University 32
• Portland State University 208
• Prairie View A&M University 18
• Princeton University 19
• Providence College 14
• Purdue University 139
• Purdue University Fort Wayne 97
• Queens College (NY) 207
• Queens University of Charlotte 25
• Quinnipiac University 92
• Radford University 92
• Ramapo College 58
• Randolph-Macon College 10
• Regent University 17
• Reinhardt University 16
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 48
• Rhode Island College 55
• Rhodes College 11
• Rice University 43
• Rider University 113
• Robert Morris University 14
• Roberts Wesleyan University 11
• Rochester Institute of Technology 329
• Roger Williams University 24
• Rogers State University 19
• Rollins College 47
• Rowan University 163
• Rutgers University 203
• Rutgers-Camden 34
• Rutgers-Newark 33
• Sacramento State University 305
• Sacred Heart University 22
• Saginaw Valley State University 39
• Saint Joseph's University 14
• Saint Louis University 11
• Saint Mary's College of California 60
• Saint Michael's College 14
• Saint Xavier University 21
• Salisbury University 44
• Salve Regina University 13
• Sam Houston State University 187
• Samford University 63
• San Diego State University 396
• San Francisco State University 522
• San Jose State University 473
• Santa Clara University 17
• Savannah College of Art and Design 1,182
• SE Oklahoma State 18
• Seattle Pacific University 57
• Seattle University 57
• Seton Hall University 24
• Seton Hill University 18
• Sewanee - University of the South 19
• Shawnee State University 19
• Shepherd University 28
• Shippensburg University 11
• Sioux Falls University 11
• Skidmore College 64
• Slippery Rock University 83
• Smith College 50
• South Dakota State University 50
• Southeast Missouri State University 95
• Southeastern Louisiana University 68
• Southeastern University 44
• Southern Arkansas University 40
• Southern Connecticut State 52
• Southern Illinois University 59
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 69
• Southern Methodist University 138
• Southern New Hampshire University 953
• Southern Oregon University 85
• Southern University 13
• Southern Utah University 85
• Spring Hill College 14
• Springfield College 11
• St. Ambrose University 14
• St. Cloud State University 46
• St. Edward's University 63
• St. John's University 27
• St. Lawrence University 16
• St. Mary's College of Maryland 24
• St. Norbert College 13
• St. Olaf College 62
• Stanford University 35
• Stephen F. Austin State University 178
• Stephens College 31
• Sterling College 11
• Stetson University 61
• Stevens Institute of Technology 31
• Stevenson University 41
• Stockton University 71
• Stony Brook University 59
• Suffolk University 71
• SUNY Brockport 53
• SUNY Fredonia 135
• SUNY Geneseo 19
• SUNY New Paltz 165
• SUNY Oneonta 146
• SUNY Oswego 103
• SUNY Plattsburgh 32
• SUNY Potsdam 48
• Susquehanna University 31
• SW Oklahoma State 16
• Swarthmore College 31
• Syracuse University 305
• Tabor College 10
• Tarleton State University 58
• Taylor University 39
• Temple University 368
• Tennessee State University 20
• Tennessee Tech University 69
• Texas A&M International 22
• Texas A&M Kingsville 42
• Texas A&M University 11
• Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 65
• Texas Christian University 130
• Texas Southern University 41
• Texas State University 461
• Texas Tech University 169
• Texas Wesleyan University 14
• Texas Woman's University 101
• The College of New Jersey 87
• Thomas More University 13
• Towson University 191
• Trevecca Nazarene University 17
• Trinity College 21
• Trinity University (TX) 15
• Troy University 57
• Truman State University 47
• Tufts University 135
• Tulane University 81
• U of Arkansas Fort Smith 16
• U of Indianapolis 22
• UC Colorado Springs 40
• UC Davis 407
• UC Irvine 362
• UC Riverside 270
• UC San Diego 228
• UC Santa Barbara 372
• UC Santa Cruz 469
• UCLA 374
• UMass Lowell 93
• UNC Charlotte 166
• UNC Greensboro 261
• UNC Pembroke 26
• UNC Wilmington 147
• Union University (TN) 25
• University at Albany 31
• University at Buffalo 151
• University of Akron 46
• University of Alabama 159
• University of Alabama at Birmingham 84
• University of Arizona 311
• University of Arkansas 131
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock 42
• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 19
• University of California, Berkeley 287
• University of Central Arkansas 102
• University of Central Florida 1,123
• University of Chicago 41
• University of Cincinnati 325
• University of Colorado 246
• University of Connecticut 105
• University of Dayton 54
• University of Delaware 77
• University of Denver 75
• University of Evansville 36
• University of Florida 313
• University of Georgia 242
• University of Hawaiʻi 90
• University of Houston 246
• University of Idaho 65
• University of Illinois 193
• University of Iowa 239
• University of Kansas 189
• University of Kentucky 196
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette 92
• University of Louisiana at Monroe 20
• University of Louisville 96
• University of Maine 36
• University of Maryland 169
• University of Maryland Baltimore County 116
• University of Massachusetts Amherst 127
• University of Memphis 136
• University of Miami 191
• University of Michigan 399
• University of Minnesota 283
• University of Mississippi 61
• University of Missouri 163
• University of Missouri-Kansas City 85
• University of Montana 104
• University of Nebraska 152
• University of Nebraska Omaha 82
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas 352
• University of Nevada, Reno 76
• University of New Hampshire 71
• University of New Mexico 189
• University of New Orleans 53
• University of North Alabama 58
• University of North Carolina 68
• University of North Florida 100
• University of North Texas 661
• University of Northern Colorado 115
• University of Northern Iowa 76
• University of Northwestern St. Paul 32
• University of Notre Dame 55
• University of Oklahoma 162
• University of Oregon 305
• University of Pennsylvania 55
• University of Pittsburgh 86
• University of Rhode Island 106
• University of Richmond 17
• University of Rochester 159
• University of Saint Francis (IN) 41
• University of San Diego 21
• University of San Francisco 42
• University of South Alabama 43
• University of South Carolina 201
• University of South Dakota 26
• University of South Florida 209
• University of Southern California 681
• University of Southern Indiana 39
• University of Southern Mississippi 106
• University of St. Thomas 43
• University of Tampa 116
• University of Tennessee 134
• University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 100
• University of Texas at Arlington 248
• University of Texas at Austin 399
• University of Texas at El Paso 133
• University of Texas at San Antonio 148
• University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 217
• University of the Incarnate Word 72
• University of the Pacific 32
• University of Toledo 31
• University of Tulsa 18
• University of Utah 390
• University of Vermont 96
• University of Virginia 47
• University of Washington 327
• University of Wisconsin 130
• University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 57
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 279
• University of Wyoming 51
• Upper Iowa University 15
• USC Aiken 19
• USC Beaufort 12
• USC Upstate 29
• UT Martin 31
• UT Permian Basin 17
• UT Tyler 29
• Utah State University 103
• Utah Valley University 272
• UW-Eau Claire 105
• UW-Green Bay 57
• UW-La Crosse 35
• UW-Oshkosh 30
• UW-Platteville 21
• UW-River Falls 25
• UW-Stevens Point 90
• UW-Stout 197
• UW-Whitewater 65
• Valdosta State University 74
• Valley City State University 12
• Valparaiso University 10
• Vanderbilt University 68
• Vanguard University 24
• Vassar College 58
• Virginia Commonwealth University 665
• Virginia State University 15
• Virginia Tech 172
• Viterbo University 33
• Wabash College 10
• Wagner College 49
• Wake Forest University 11
• Walla Walla University 19
• Washburn University 16
• Washington College 12
• Washington State University 57
• Washington University in St. Louis 105
• Wayne State College (NE) 25
• Wayne State University (MI) 135
• Weber State University 82
• Wellesley College 28
• Wesleyan University 98
• West Chester University 110
• West Florida 78
• West Liberty University 17
• West Texas A&M 57
• West Virginia University 242
• Western Carolina University 141
• Western Colorado University 12
• Western Illinois University 62
• Western Kentucky University 140
• Western Michigan University 217
• Western Oregon University 57
• Western Washington University 159
• Westminster University (UT) 18
• Westmont College 11
• Wheaton College (IL) 35
• Wheaton College (MA) 40
• Whitman College 27
• Whitworth University 19
• Wichita State University 138
• Willamette University 14
• William & Mary 20
• William Carey University 15
• William Jessup University 26
• William Paterson University 96
• William Penn University 11
• Williams College 32
• Winona State University 24
• Winston-Salem State University 15
• Winthrop University 105
• Wittenberg University 12
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute 20
• Wright State University 79
• Xavier University 38
• Yale University 65
• York College (PA) 26
• Young Harris College 17
• Youngstown State University 53

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