IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · Pennsylvania

Visual and Performing Arts colleges in Pennsylvania, ranked by graduates

46 colleges in Pennsylvania awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in visual and performing arts in 2023: 3,055 degrees, 4.6% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (4.3% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). Temple University graduated the most (368, 6.9% of its class). 16 of the 46 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 79%; the most selective is University of Pennsylvania at 5%.

Colleges

in Pennsylvania, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

3,055

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

4.6%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

79%

16 public, 30 private

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Visual and Performing Arts colleges in Pennsylvania

Every Pennsylvania college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in visual and performing arts, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its visual and performing arts page.

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Temple University	Public	368	6.9%	80%	1250
2	Drexel University	Private	248	8.2%	79%	1340
3	Penn State University	Public	233	2.1%	55%	1370
4	Kutztown University	Public	146	10.7%	91%	1100
5	California University of PA	Public	138	7%	94%	1120
6	Clarion University	Public	138	7%	94%	1120
7	Edinboro University	Public	138	7%	94%	1120
8	Carnegie Mellon University	Private	137	8.2%	12%	1550
9	West Chester University	Public	110	3.6%	78%	1220
10	Indiana U of Pennsylvania	Public	109	7.7%	91%	1120
11	Millersville University	Public	104	9.2%	86%	1130
12	Muhlenberg College	Private	103	20.2%	72%	1340
13	University of Pittsburgh	Public	86	1.8%	58%	1400
14	Slippery Rock University	Public	83	4.9%	71%	1130
15	Commonwealth U Bloomsburg	Public	60	2.8%	93%	1120
16	Commonwealth U Lock Haven	Public	60	2.8%	93%	1120
17	Commonwealth U Mansfield	Public	60	2.8%	93%	1120
18	University of Pennsylvania	Private	55	1.9%	5%	1560
19	Albright College	Private	54	19.8%	76%	1230
20	Messiah University	Private	47	8.2%	79%	1230
21	DeSales University	Private	42	8.3%	77%	1230
22	Jefferson University	Private	35	3.5%	81%	1150
23	Duquesne University	Private	31	2.5%	84%	1210
24	Susquehanna University	Private	31	5.9%	81%	1230
25	Swarthmore College	Private	31	7.3%	7%	1530
26	East Stroudsburg University	Public	30	3.2%	92%	1070
27	Gettysburg College	Private	29	5.2%	39%	1350
28	Lebanon Valley College	Private	29	7.5%	84%	1230
29	Moravian University	Private	28	5.9%	54%	1230
30	York College (PA)	Private	26	3.7%	74%	1230
31	Arcadia University	Private	25	6.8%	80%	1230
32	Lafayette College	Private	24	4%	31%	1410
33	Lehigh University	Private	23	1.7%	26%	1430
34	Dickinson College	Private	22	4.8%	42%	1380
35	Lancaster Bible College	Private	19	7%	56%	1120
36	Franklin & Marshall College	Private	18	3.5%	28%	1420
37	Seton Hill University	Private	18	4.6%	80%	1150
38	Cairn University	Private	18	12.2%	88%	1120
39	Lycoming College	Private	17	7.4%	74%	1230
40	Robert Morris University	Private	14	2.3%	90%	1140
41	Saint Joseph's University	Private	14	1.3%	89%	1260
42	Bucknell University	Private	13	1.5%	29%	1410
43	Shippensburg University	Public	11	1.3%	87%	1100
44	Allegheny College	Private	10	3.4%	55%	1230
45	Elizabethtown College	Private	10	2.5%	78%	1230
46	Juniata College	Private	10	3.7%	79%	1230

Questions about visual and performing arts colleges in Pennsylvania

What is the best college for visual and performing arts in Pennsylvania?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest visual and performing arts programs in Pennsylvania are Temple University (368), Drexel University (248), Penn State University (233). "Best" depends on your profile: this page ranks every Pennsylvania college in the field by output and shows each one's acceptance rate and admitted SAT so you can match it to your own numbers.

How many colleges in Pennsylvania offer visual and performing arts?

46 four-year colleges in Pennsylvania awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in visual and performing arts in 2023, 16 public and 30 private, for 3,055 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for visual and performing arts in Pennsylvania?

At the 16 public universities on this list, Pennsylvania residents are usually admitted at a higher rate than out-of-state applicants and pay in-state tuition. CollegeCalcAI applies the residency effect when you set your home state, and the per-major adjustment when you set the major.

Visual and Performing Arts elsewhere

The same field in other states, and the national ranking.

All visual and performing arts colleges, nationally →TX · 39 AL · 15 NC · 26 AZ · 4 AR · 12 TN · 20 IN · 24 KY · 13 NY · 45 ID · 4 MA · 25 OH · 28 IL · 26 UT · 7 RI · 6 CA · 51 MI · 23 SC · 18 CO · 11 MD · 14 All colleges in Pennsylvania →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.