Unranked Specialty Schools: Arts

Colleges that offer most or all of their degrees in fine arts or performing arts are listed here as specialty schools. These schools are not ranked, since the category is so small.

School	Tuition	Average freshman retention rate
Illinois Institute of Art at Chicago ¹ Chicago, IL	N/A	N/A
Juilliard School New York, NY	$33,630	88% ⁸
Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO	$31,992	77%
Laguna College of Art and Design ¹ Laguna Beach, CA	$25,000	N/A
Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts Old Lyme, CT	$28,536	82% ⁸
Maine College of Art Portland, ME	$30,060	74% ⁸
Manhattan School of Music ¹ New York, NY	N/A	N/A
Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD	$39,340	85%
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA	in-state: $10,400, out-of-state: $27,500	88%
Memphis College of Art ¹ Memphis, TN	$26,250	66% ⁸
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design Milwaukee, WI	$29,942	74%
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN	$31,650	81%
Montserrat College of Art Beverly, MA	N/A	75%
Moore College of Art and Design ¹ Philadelphia, PA	N/A	N/A
New England Conservatory of Music ¹ Boston, MA	$38,455	92% ⁸
New England Institute of Art ¹ Brookline, MA	N/A	N/A
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	$38,300	80%
Pacific Northwest College of Art ¹ Portland, OR	N/A	63% ⁸
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster, PA	N/A	N/A
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$41,332	95%
Ringling College of Art and Design Sarasota, FL	$36,150	81%
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Lakewood, CO	N/A	61%
San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, CA	$36,618	55%
San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA	N/A	78%
Santa Fe University of Art and Design ¹ Santa Fe, NM	N/A	N/A

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School

Tuition

Average freshman retention rate

Illinois Institute of Art at Chicago ¹

Chicago, IL

N/A

Juilliard School

New York, NY

$33,630

88% ⁸

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, MO

$31,992

77%

Laguna College of Art and Design ¹

Laguna Beach, CA

$25,000

N/A

Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts

Old Lyme, CT

$28,536

82% ⁸

Maine College of Art

Portland, ME

$30,060

74% ⁸

Manhattan School of Music ¹

New York, NY

N/A

Maryland Institute College of Art

Baltimore, MD

$39,340

85%

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Boston, MA

in-state: $10,400, out-of-state: $27,500

88%

Memphis College of Art ¹

Memphis, TN

$26,250

66% ⁸

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

Milwaukee, WI

$29,942

74%

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, MN

$31,650

81%

Montserrat College of Art

Beverly, MA

N/A

75%

Moore College of Art and Design ¹

Philadelphia, PA

N/A

New England Conservatory of Music ¹

Boston, MA

$38,455

92% ⁸

New England Institute of Art ¹

Brookline, MA

N/A

Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, CA

$38,300

80%

Pacific Northwest College of Art ¹

Portland, OR

N/A

63% ⁸

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Lancaster, PA

N/A

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, RI

$41,332

95%

Ringling College of Art and Design

Sarasota, FL

$36,150

81%

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

Lakewood, CO

N/A

61%

San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco, CA

$36,618

55%

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, CA

N/A

78%

Santa Fe University of Art and Design ¹

Santa Fe, NM

N/A