Best Colleges for Design and Applied Arts (2024)
665 colleges offer Design and Applied Arts programs. Ranked by graduate earnings.
Top 20 Colleges for Design and Applied Arts
#1
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA
$114,862/yr
11.7% accept
#2
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
$111,371/yr
5.4% accept
#3
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA
$105,584/yr
25.9% accept
#4
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA
$103,470/yr
60.2% accept
#5
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA
$102,772/yr
14.1% accept
#6
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY
$102,051/yr
63.5% accept
#7
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN
$99,980/yr
11.3% accept
#8
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA
$92,538/yr
5.2% accept
#9
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
$92,498/yr
9.8% accept
#10
George Washington UniversityWashington, DC
$90,873/yr
47.1% accept
#11
University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
$89,812/yr
61.7% accept
#12
Providence CollegeProvidence, RI
$87,054/yr
50.9% accept
#13
Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO
$86,182/yr
12.1% accept
#14
University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA
$84,943/yr
26.7% accept
#15
Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, CA
$84,713/yr
83.5% accept
#16
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA
$84,648/yr
79.4% accept
#17
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ
$84,276/yr
65.1% accept
#18
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott, AZ
$84,131/yr
76.6% accept
#19
Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT
$83,759/yr
72.2% accept
#20
University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI
$83,648/yr
15.6% accept
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All Colleges Offering Design and Applied Arts
| Name | City | Tuition (In-State) | Accept Rate | Grad Rate | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester | $17,200 | 100% | 44% | 163,164 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | $17,850 | 79% | 43% | 73,371 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Tempe | $12,223 | 90% | 68% | 64,674 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion | Scottsdale | N/A | 67% | 29% | 53,782 |
| Liberty University | Lynchburg | $22,465 | 99% | 64% | 50,012 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Columbus | $13,244 | 61% | 88% | 45,638 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | West Lafayette | $9,992 | 50% | 83% | 44,503 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | $11,688 | 27% | 88% | 42,855 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson | $13,926 | 86% | 67% | 42,537 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | University Park | $20,644 | 61% | 86% | 42,284 |
| Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw | $5,808 | 69% | 50% | 41,254 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | $16,458 | 85% | 81% | 40,922 |
| University of Houston | Houston | $9,717 | 74% | 65% | 38,380 |
| Indiana University-Bloomington | Bloomington | $12,144 | 78% | 81% | 37,806 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | New Brunswick | $17,929 | 58% | 84% | 37,751 |
| University of South Florida | Tampa | $6,410 | 43% | 76% | 37,207 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison | $11,603 | 45% | 89% | 36,902 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | $16,004 | 42% | 85% | 36,258 |
| Texas State University | San Marcos | $11,450 | 89% | 56% | 36,177 |
| California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach | $7,350 | 46% | 69% | 35,924 |
| University of Florida | Gainesville | $6,381 | 24% | 91% | 35,629 |
| San Diego State University | San Diego | $8,728 | 36% | 77% | 35,377 |
| University of California-San Diego | La Jolla | $16,758 | 27% | 87% | 34,948 |
| University of North Texas | Denton | $11,309 | 72% | 60% | 34,341 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | $17,736 | 16% | 93% | 34,177 |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | $15,203 | 9% | 93% | 33,475 |
| The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa | $12,180 | 77% | 74% | 33,227 |
| Brigham Young University | Provo | $6,688 | 68% | 82% | 32,952 |
| California State University-Northridge | Northridge | $7,458 | 93% | 57% | 32,691 |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock | $11,852 | 73% | 68% | 32,394 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington | $11,950 | 80% | 55% | 32,294 |
| University of California-Davis | Davis | $16,774 | 42% | 85% | 32,253 |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee | $5,656 | 24% | 84% | 32,212 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Seattle | $12,973 | 39% | 84% | 31,942 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Minneapolis | $17,214 | 80% | 85% | 31,855 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg | $15,948 | 55% | 86% | 30,923 |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis | $14,400 | 77% | 70% | 30,743 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Knoxville | $13,812 | 42% | 74% | 30,418 |
| University of California-Irvine | Irvine | $15,722 | 29% | 86% | 30,197 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | Cincinnati | $13,976 | 85% | 73% | 29,882 |
| University of Arkansas | Fayetteville | $10,104 | 74% | 70% | 28,677 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg | $9,987 | 94% | 50% | 28,666 |
| Utah Valley University | Orem | $6,507 | N/A | 43% | 28,453 |
| California State University-Sacramento | Sacramento | $8,018 | 94% | 56% | 28,350 |
| George Mason University | Fairfax | $14,220 | 87% | 69% | 27,752 |
| San Jose State University | San Jose | $8,410 | 85% | 67% | 27,601 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh | $8,799 | 42% | 85% | 27,371 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City | $9,620 | 86% | 64% | 27,264 |
| Auburn University | Auburn | $12,890 | 46% | 81% | 26,816 |
| Full Sail University | Winter Park | $26,906 | N/A | 47% | 25,777 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Fort Collins | $13,373 | 89% | 67% | 25,538 |
| Iowa State University | Ames | $10,787 | 89% | 75% | 25,367 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Pomona | $7,780 | 75% | 68% | 25,042 |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington | $13,502 | 93% | 71% | 24,763 |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | Las Vegas | $9,748 | 96% | 50% | 24,622 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | $7,239 | 80% | 68% | 24,453 |
| Clemson University | Clemson | $15,554 | 38% | 87% | 23,300 |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | $13,009 | 90% | 59% | 22,903 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | Norman | $9,797 | 77% | 75% | 22,734 |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago | $14,338 | 77% | 61% | 22,170 |
| Georgia Southern University | Statesboro | $6,022 | 88% | 53% | 21,790 |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | Stillwater | $10,234 | 75% | 67% | 21,773 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson | $14,644 | 65% | 75% | 21,751 |
| California State University-Fresno | Fresno | $7,350 | 95% | 56% | 21,605 |
| University of Kansas | Lawrence | $12,102 | 93% | 69% | 21,217 |
| Washington State University | Pullman | $13,391 | 87% | 61% | 21,099 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia | $23,011 | 80% | 75% | 20,970 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond | $16,945 | 93% | 64% | 20,753 |
| University of Oregon | Eugene | $16,137 | 88% | 72% | 20,497 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | $72,097 | 10% | 92% | 20,443 |
| Ashford University | San Diego | $11,960 | N/A | 10% | 20,152 |
| East Carolina University | Greenville | $7,361 | 89% | 62% | 19,896 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | Athens | $14,158 | 85% | 66% | 19,633 |
| Appalachian State University | Boone | $7,579 | 90% | 74% | 19,444 |
| Kent State University at Kent | Kent | $13,232 | 86% | 65% | 19,320 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Lincoln | $10,434 | 87% | 66% | 19,178 |
| University of Delaware | Newark | $16,810 | 71% | 80% | 19,071 |
| Illinois State University | Normal | $16,144 | 88% | 65% | 19,057 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Atlanta | $12,058 | 14% | 93% | 18,785 |
| San Francisco State University | San Francisco | $7,950 | 96% | 50% | 18,639 |
| Montclair State University | Montclair | $15,912 | 88% | 64% | 18,376 |
| Boston University | Boston | $68,102 | 11% | 89% | 18,248 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | $16,005 | 66% | 75% | 17,940 |
| Sam Houston State University | Huntsville | $9,228 | 90% | 55% | 17,743 |
| Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale | $25,056 | 97% | 58% | 17,678 |
| Boise State University | Boise | $9,048 | 87% | 61% | 17,674 |
| West Virginia University | Morgantown | $10,104 | 89% | 63% | 17,385 |
| Northeastern University | Boston | $66,162 | 5% | 90% | 17,326 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Milwaukee | $10,398 | 91% | 50% | 16,758 |
| Miami University-Oxford | Oxford | $18,161 | 75% | 81% | 16,656 |
| Weber State University | Ogden | $6,557 | N/A | 45% | 16,360 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | $10,266 | 69% | 54% | 16,301 |
| University of North Georgia | Dahlonega | $5,285 | 68% | 37% | 16,146 |
| Rowan University | Glassboro | $16,574 | 78% | 68% | 15,841 |
| University of Nevada-Reno | Reno | $9,578 | 74% | 62% | 15,599 |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse | $65,528 | 46% | 82% | 15,477 |
| Savannah College of Art and Design | Savannah | $41,630 | 83% | 70% | 15,243 |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan | $11,221 | 82% | 71% | 15,142 |
| California State University-San Bernardino | San Bernardino | $8,093 | 94% | 55% | 15,023 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver | $11,124 | 99% | 31% | 15,002 |
| Baylor University | Waco | $58,100 | 51% | 80% | 14,785 |
| DePaul University | Chicago | $45,999 | 76% | 69% | 14,090 |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | $7,661 | 89% | 57% | 14,062 |
| Ball State University | Muncie | $11,082 | 86% | 63% | 13,988 |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis | Indianapolis | $10,762 | 76% | 54% | 13,830 |
| California State University-Chico | Chico | $8,472 | 93% | 63% | 13,631 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology | Brooklyn | $7,332 | 80% | 20% | 13,580 |
| Western Washington University | Bellingham | $9,582 | 93% | 65% | 13,544 |
| University of North Florida | Jacksonville | $6,389 | 53% | 69% | 13,359 |
| Missouri State University-Springfield | Springfield | $9,502 | 91% | 58% | 13,313 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia | $62,412 | 79% | 78% | 13,233 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester | $59,274 | 67% | 70% | 13,215 |
| Portland State University | Portland | $11,679 | 91% | 53% | 13,182 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables | $62,616 | 19% | 84% | 12,913 |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | Bowling Green | $14,460 | 81% | 63% | 12,812 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis | $10,728 | 72% | 50% | 12,701 |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | $15,252 | 85% | 58% | 12,568 |
| CUNY Queens College | Queens | $7,538 | 64% | 56% | 12,550 |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills | Carson | $7,449 | 93% | 45% | 12,538 |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Lafayette | $10,418 | 87% | 52% | 12,428 |
| Oakland University | Rochester Hills | $15,262 | 88% | 57% | 12,351 |
| North Carolina A & T State University | Greensboro | $6,813 | 50% | 56% | 12,182 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | $53,710 | 82% | 75% | 11,737 |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | Lowell | $16,966 | 83% | 67% | 11,434 |
| Kean University | Union | $14,299 | 76% | 45% | 11,433 |
| George Washington University | Washington | $67,710 | 47% | 85% | 11,182 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth | $61,740 | 44% | 86% | 11,026 |
| Wichita State University | Wichita | $9,684 | 94% | 51% | 10,780 |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County | Baltimore | $13,256 | 72% | 70% | 10,701 |
| CUNY Lehman College | Bronx | $7,410 | 57% | 50% | 10,696 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | $68,686 | 5% | 97% | 10,650 |
| The University of Tampa | Tampa | $34,408 | 40% | 63% | 10,572 |
| Coastal Carolina University | Conway | $11,640 | 75% | 50% | 10,377 |
| Bellevue University | Bellevue | $9,903 | N/A | 39% | 10,220 |
| University of Central Oklahoma | Edmond | $8,818 | 78% | 37% | 10,170 |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $10,448 | 81% | 52% | 10,074 |
| Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti | $16,240 | 80% | 46% | 10,055 |
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant | $14,760 | 90% | 60% | 10,035 |
| Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | $4,630 | 82% | 60% | 10,024 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | $10,472 | 86% | 52% | 10,004 |
| University of North Dakota | Grand Forks | $10,951 | 77% | 62% | 9,981 |
| East Texas A&M University | Commerce | $10,026 | 92% | 44% | 9,912 |
| Troy University | Troy | $10,176 | 96% | 48% | 9,805 |
| Farmingdale State College | Farmingdale | $8,626 | 63% | 55% | 9,552 |
| St. John's University-New York | Queens | $53,020 | 83% | 67% | 9,477 |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus | Fargo | $11,110 | 95% | 64% | 9,471 |
| Southern Utah University | Cedar City | $6,962 | 82% | 60% | 9,289 |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | Bloomsburg | $11,046 | 93% | 54% | 9,210 |
| South Dakota State University | Brookings | $9,299 | 98% | 61% | 9,198 |
| Arkansas State University | Jonesboro | $8,090 | 82% | 55% | 9,110 |
| University of Akron Main Campus | Akron | $13,135 | 60% | 50% | 9,052 |
| Morgan State University | Baltimore | $8,229 | 82% | 41% | 9,019 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark | $19,974 | 65% | 73% | 9,019 |
| Cleveland State University | Cleveland | $12,988 | 91% | 50% | 8,969 |
| Prairie View A & M University | Prairie View | $11,299 | 79% | 43% | 8,877 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame | $65,025 | 11% | 96% | 8,818 |
| Texas Woman's University | Denton | $8,640 | 96% | 47% | 8,767 |
| Stephen F Austin State University | Nacogdoches | $11,128 | 94% | 53% | 8,728 |
| Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | $11,376 | 76% | 56% | 8,698 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Carbondale | $13,334 | 87% | 59% | 8,494 |
| Louisiana Tech University | Ruston | $10,125 | 86% | 61% | 8,312 |
| Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights | $11,088 | 68% | 50% | 8,246 |
| California Baptist University | Riverside | $41,228 | 85% | 61% | 8,179 |
| Lamar University | Beaumont | $8,905 | 86% | 37% | 8,150 |
| Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | $9,927 | 82% | 41% | 8,143 |
| Ferris State University | Big Rapids | $14,778 | 91% | 47% | 8,106 |
| Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | $9,748 | 89% | 37% | 8,034 |
| University of Wyoming | Laramie | $7,768 | 97% | 59% | 7,944 |
| Wilmington University | New Castle | $12,630 | N/A | 21% | 7,906 |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus | Gurabo | $7,750 | N/A | 31% | 7,868 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St. Louis | $65,790 | 12% | 94% | 7,857 |
| Central Washington University | Ellensburg | $9,417 | 91% | 52% | 7,833 |
| Central Connecticut State University | New Britain | $13,050 | 73% | 49% | 7,822 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana | New Orleans | $68,678 | 14% | 88% | 7,767 |
| University of Central Arkansas | Conway | $10,523 | 89% | 53% | 7,762 |
| University of Idaho | Moscow | $9,084 | 76% | 59% | 7,747 |
| University of Dayton | Dayton | $49,140 | 65% | 81% | 7,682 |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | New York | $6,294 | 60% | 82% | 7,637 |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | Tallahassee | $5,785 | 21% | 53% | 7,582 |
| University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls | $9,936 | 93% | 68% | 7,529 |
| Chapman University | Orange | $64,984 | 65% | 81% | 7,478 |
| Pennsylvania Western University | California | $11,436 | 94% | 51% | 7,451 |
| Bellevue College | Bellevue | $4,436 | N/A | 35% | 7,364 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth | $14,610 | 89% | 65% | 7,336 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Stevens Point | $9,488 | 92% | 53% | 7,306 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh | $66,246 | 12% | 93% | 7,304 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas | $67,040 | 63% | 84% | 7,277 |
| American University | Washington | $58,771 | 62% | 77% | 7,266 |
| Belmont University | Nashville | $42,540 | 95% | 71% | 7,137 |
| American InterContinental University System | Chandler | $12,397 | N/A | 13% | 7,111 |
| The College of New Jersey | Ewing | $19,632 | 62% | 86% | 7,105 |
| Sacred Heart University | Fairfield | $50,404 | 65% | 74% | 7,087 |
| West Texas A & M University | Canyon | $9,101 | 99% | 51% | 6,917 |
| California State University-Monterey Bay | Seaside | $7,779 | 97% | 61% | 6,819 |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | Kansas City | $12,587 | 72% | 56% | 6,817 |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | Indiana | $11,380 | 91% | 54% | 6,764 |
| Valdosta State University | Valdosta | $6,124 | 72% | 42% | 6,622 |
| Middle Georgia State University | Macon | $5,038 | 100% | 25% | 6,574 |
| The New School | New York | $58,694 | 63% | 70% | 6,563 |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden | $55,480 | 72% | 77% | 6,531 |
| Southeast Missouri State University | Cape Girardeau | $9,903 | 74% | 57% | 6,373 |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | Green Bay | $8,700 | 89% | 50% | 6,341 |
| Eastern Washington University | Cheney | $8,586 | 91% | 45% | 6,222 |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Kutztown | $11,314 | 91% | 54% | 6,180 |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | New Paltz | $8,572 | 62% | 70% | 6,086 |
| North Carolina Central University | Durham | $6,699 | 87% | 44% | 6,081 |
| Radford University | Radford | $12,548 | 90% | 49% | 6,038 |
| Seton Hall University | South Orange | $53,170 | 73% | 70% | 6,036 |
| University of Denver | Denver | $61,398 | 78% | 77% | 6,025 |
| Saginaw Valley State University | University Center | $12,930 | 72% | 51% | 5,989 |
| State University of New York at Cortland | Cortland | $8,874 | 60% | 68% | 5,901 |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem | $64,980 | 26% | 89% | 5,898 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stout | Menomonie | $10,701 | 88% | 54% | 5,842 |
| SUNY Brockport | Brockport | $8,752 | 71% | 56% | 5,784 |
| Mercy University | Dobbs Ferry | $22,880 | 86% | 47% | 5,735 |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Millersville | $11,128 | 86% | 56% | 5,728 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy | $64,081 | 63% | 83% | 5,714 |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | Saint Louis | $27,166 | 95% | 69% | 5,658 |
| University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg | $10,050 | 64% | 52% | 5,648 |
| Franklin University | Columbus | $9,577 | N/A | 21% | 5,562 |
| Long Island University | Brookville | $42,432 | 86% | 56% | 5,520 |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | $9,532 | 84% | 34% | 5,484 |
| State University of New York at Oswego | Oswego | $8,825 | 81% | 60% | 5,473 |
| Los Angeles Film School | Hollywood | N/A | N/A | 42% | 5,472 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester | $60,965 | 60% | 89% | 5,447 |
| Arkansas Tech University | Russellville | $8,674 | 96% | 49% | 5,388 |
| Columbia College Chicago | Chicago | $34,088 | 89% | 50% | 5,368 |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco | $60,492 | 62% | 71% | 5,287 |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | North Dartmouth | $15,612 | 91% | 51% | 5,221 |
| Marist University | Poughkeepsie | $47,750 | 57% | 80% | 5,182 |
| High Point University | High Point | $45,312 | 75% | 72% | 5,129 |
| SUNY Buffalo State University | Buffalo | $8,533 | 73% | 35% | 5,097 |
| Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud | $10,245 | 95% | 44% | 5,088 |
| Rhode Island College | Providence | $11,300 | 92% | 47% | 5,049 |
| Bowie State University | Bowie | $9,218 | 72% | 38% | 5,043 |
| Columbia College | Columbia | $25,826 | N/A | 44% | 4,950 |
| University of New Haven | West Haven | $47,332 | 60% | 61% | 4,841 |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | East Stroudsburg | $11,536 | 92% | 44% | 4,814 |
| Southeastern University | Lakeland | $32,950 | 53% | 43% | 4,813 |
| Northeastern State University | Tahlequah | $7,810 | 100% | 36% | 4,772 |
| Regent University | Virginia Beach | $21,650 | 38% | 56% | 4,729 |
| SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta | $8,831 | 70% | 70% | 4,643 |
| Lindenwood University | Saint Charles | $21,600 | 57% | 50% | 4,624 |
| Park University | Parkville | $17,500 | N/A | 34% | 4,555 |
| Mercer University | Macon | $42,312 | 69% | 72% | 4,500 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | Williamsport | $18,240 | N/A | 52% | 4,464 |
| University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio | $37,090 | 98% | 51% | 4,440 |
| University of Michigan-Flint | Flint | $14,704 | 70% | 42% | 4,411 |
| Delaware State University | Dover | $10,670 | 47% | 39% | 4,398 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville | $10,611 | 86% | 56% | 4,378 |
| Creighton University | Omaha | $48,856 | 80% | 82% | 4,348 |
| Butler University | Indianapolis | $47,560 | 85% | 80% | 4,317 |
| Salem State University | Salem | $12,338 | 96% | 52% | 4,291 |
| Suffolk University | Boston | $47,550 | 82% | 60% | 4,268 |
| Providence College | Providence | $63,550 | 51% | 87% | 4,229 |
| Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg | $8,400 | 89% | 57% | 4,210 |
| Xavier University | Cincinnati | $50,640 | 86% | 70% | 4,207 |
| Samford University | Birmingham | $40,150 | 82% | 78% | 4,206 |
| University of Hartford | West Hartford | $49,075 | 96% | 56% | 4,146 |
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | Fort Smith | $7,334 | 80% | 37% | 4,091 |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | Kearney | $8,676 | 89% | 59% | 4,088 |
| Seattle University | Seattle | $56,721 | 77% | 74% | 4,062 |
| Cedarville University | Cedarville | $37,150 | 65% | 73% | 4,024 |
| Lewis University | Romeoville | $39,200 | 71% | 65% | 4,015 |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago | $12,383 | 75% | 18% | 3,982 |
| Aurora University | Aurora | $29,170 | 81% | 59% | 3,974 |
| Roger Williams University | Bristol | $44,418 | 88% | 68% | 3,946 |
| Merrimack College | North Andover | $53,962 | 70% | 71% | 3,916 |
| Pratt Institute-Main | Brooklyn | $61,845 | 73% | 73% | 3,910 |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | Ponce | $6,650 | 98% | 48% | 3,874 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence | Providence | $42,419 | 88% | 55% | 3,868 |
| Highline College | Des Moines | $4,772 | N/A | 37% | 3,838 |
| Nevada State University | Henderson | $6,765 | 87% | 32% | 3,762 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | $47,505 | 81% | 68% | 3,755 |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Boston | $42,884 | 91% | 68% | 3,747 |
| Monmouth University | West Long Branch | $46,552 | 89% | 71% | 3,684 |
| Clark Atlanta University | Atlanta | $28,310 | 64% | 48% | 3,603 |
| Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico | Hato Rey | $9,870 | N/A | 26% | 3,594 |
| Vermont State University | Randolph | $11,952 | 82% | 48% | 3,590 |
| Academy of Art University | San Francisco | $30,736 | N/A | 38% | 3,587 |
| Bradley University | Peoria | $42,160 | 77% | 74% | 3,574 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred | Alfred | $8,892 | 76% | 54% | 3,563 |
| Winthrop University | Rock Hill | $14,678 | 79% | 59% | 3,523 |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State University | Weatherford | $8,469 | N/A | 37% | 3,514 |
| Oral Roberts University | Tulsa | $35,470 | 99% | 56% | 3,487 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon | Bayamon | $5,780 | 40% | 34% | 3,476 |
| Biola University | La Mirada | $48,984 | 74% | 68% | 3,474 |
| New York Institute of Technology | Old Westbury | $46,560 | 81% | 58% | 3,440 |
| Harding University | Searcy | $26,262 | 71% | 70% | 3,382 |
| University of the District of Columbia | Washington | $5,662 | N/A | 30% | 3,351 |
| York College of Pennsylvania | York | $25,588 | 74% | 62% | 3,265 |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center | New York | $7,235 | 68% | N/A | 3,254 |
| School of Visual Arts | New York | $51,400 | 93% | 75% | 3,244 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | Prescott | $44,149 | 77% | 69% | 3,218 |
| University of the Pacific | Stockton | $57,080 | 71% | 68% | 3,204 |
| SUNY at Purchase College | Purchase | $8,953 | 74% | 62% | 3,197 |
| Abilene Christian University | Abilene | $44,200 | 66% | 60% | 3,195 |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids | $39,350 | 71% | 76% | 3,193 |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | San Diego | $46,250 | 84% | 76% | 3,188 |
| Anderson University | Anderson | $34,970 | 55% | 67% | 3,183 |
| Bemidji State University | Bemidji | $10,237 | 56% | 51% | 3,139 |
| Endicott College | Beverly | $40,650 | 71% | 76% | 3,125 |
| Rasmussen University-Florida | Ocala | $15,314 | N/A | 46% | 3,121 |
| Rider University | Lawrenceville | $41,120 | 79% | 62% | 3,106 |
| Western Oregon University | Monmouth | $11,879 | 98% | 46% | 3,103 |
| Stevenson University | Owings Mills | $40,560 | 79% | 67% | 3,102 |
| Saint Xavier University | Chicago | $37,940 | 84% | 58% | 3,096 |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead | Moorhead | $10,428 | 59% | 56% | 3,072 |
| Baker College | Owosso | $13,000 | 82% | 33% | 3,026 |
| Missouri Southern State University | Joplin | $8,960 | 97% | 40% | 3,019 |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul | Saint Paul | $25,600 | 79% | 52% | 3,018 |
| Longwood University | Farmville | $15,744 | 90% | 61% | 3,015 |
| Wayne State College | Wayne | $8,216 | N/A | 54% | 3,010 |
| Elmhurst University | Elmhurst | $42,955 | 74% | 68% | 3,006 |
| University of Indianapolis | Indianapolis | $37,200 | 67% | 56% | 3,005 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville | $40,572 | 68% | 70% | 2,997 |
| Jacksonville University | Jacksonville | $47,830 | 57% | 54% | 2,930 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | Aguadilla | $5,742 | 42% | 41% | 2,906 |
| Robert Morris University | Moon Township | $35,970 | 90% | 66% | 2,896 |
| Charleston Southern University | Charleston | $32,520 | 96% | 48% | 2,893 |
| Brigham Young University-Hawaii | Laie | $6,630 | 47% | 54% | 2,889 |
| Houston Christian University | Houston | $39,430 | 84% | 49% | 2,886 |
| Lynn University | Boca Raton | $44,480 | 73% | 52% | 2,859 |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago | $21,315 | 97% | 38% | 2,849 |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside | Kenosha | $8,270 | 75% | 40% | 2,844 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | Berea | $39,832 | 76% | 68% | 2,842 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | New Orleans | $49,440 | 93% | 63% | 2,812 |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | $27,300 | 66% | 50% | 2,773 |
| Azusa Pacific University | Azusa | $44,458 | 88% | 63% | 2,759 |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | Belton | $32,020 | 96% | 51% | 2,759 |
| SUNY at Fredonia | Fredonia | $8,831 | 78% | 52% | 2,755 |
| Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg | $11,346 | 87% | 54% | 2,752 |
| Champlain College | Burlington | $47,850 | 83% | 64% | 2,752 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton | Canton | $8,742 | 92% | 41% | 2,741 |
| Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | Magnolia | $9,960 | 75% | 48% | 2,708 |
| Keene State College | Keene | $14,784 | 90% | 59% | 2,699 |
| George Fox University | Newberg | $42,750 | 94% | 70% | 2,699 |
| Fort Valley State University | Fort Valley | $5,526 | 66% | 43% | 2,684 |
| Campbell University | Buies Creek | $41,600 | 87% | 58% | 2,680 |
| Carthage College | Kenosha | $38,750 | 87% | 62% | 2,660 |
| Florida Southern College | Lakeland | $44,040 | 64% | 70% | 2,656 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | Teaneck | $38,004 | 91% | 58% | 2,627 |
| Husson University | Bangor | $23,304 | 81% | 58% | 2,618 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro | San Juan | $5,780 | 70% | 35% | 2,607 |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University | West Palm Beach | $40,650 | 82% | 57% | 2,603 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais | $38,900 | 56% | 61% | 2,603 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German | San German | $5,780 | 42% | 43% | 2,569 |
| Framingham State University | Framingham | $11,920 | 84% | 49% | 2,566 |
| Dominican University | River Forest | $38,978 | 90% | 59% | 2,561 |
| Drake University | Des Moines | $52,130 | 64% | 76% | 2,543 |
| Stonehill College | Easton | $57,490 | 66% | 78% | 2,528 |
| Carroll University | Waukesha | $38,890 | 67% | 70% | 2,523 |
| Mississippi College | Clinton | $23,500 | 29% | 61% | 2,518 |
| Truman State University | Kirksville | $9,838 | 84% | 68% | 2,513 |
| University of Houston-Victoria | Victoria | $7,149 | 96% | 26% | 2,513 |
| Augsburg University | Minneapolis | $45,452 | 82% | 52% | 2,494 |
| Saint Edward's University | Austin | $51,384 | 81% | 63% | 2,493 |
| Augustana College | Rock Island | $51,598 | 63% | 76% | 2,490 |
| Ohio Northern University | Ada | $39,800 | 74% | 75% | 2,489 |
| St Catherine University | Saint Paul | $51,454 | 92% | 63% | 2,473 |
| Holy Family University | Philadelphia | $35,330 | 71% | 61% | 2,464 |
| North Central College | Naperville | $45,726 | 77% | 68% | 2,428 |
| Norwich University | Northfield | $49,740 | 74% | 61% | 2,428 |
| University of Puerto Rico-Carolina | Carolina | $7,986 | 55% | 39% | 2,404 |
| Dallas Baptist University | Dallas | $40,190 | 89% | 59% | 2,403 |
| Flagler College | Saint Augustine | $29,900 | 81% | 56% | 2,391 |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | Princess Anne | $9,076 | 96% | 35% | 2,391 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | Altoona | $15,972 | 98% | 17% | 2,367 |
| Point Park University | Pittsburgh | $39,570 | 97% | 59% | 2,331 |
| Webster University | Saint Louis | $31,750 | 86% | 63% | 2,304 |
| Benedictine College | Atchison | $36,350 | 98% | 63% | 2,272 |
| Marian University | Indianapolis | $40,664 | 95% | 64% | 2,266 |
| Messiah University | Mechanicsburg | $42,240 | 79% | 77% | 2,259 |
| University of Charleston | Charleston | $33,800 | 62% | 46% | 2,259 |
| Shawnee State University | Portsmouth | $10,626 | N/A | 45% | 2,247 |
| The University of Findlay | Findlay | $41,164 | 83% | 60% | 2,223 |
| Missouri Western State University | Saint Joseph | $10,306 | N/A | 39% | 2,219 |
| Grove City College | Grove City | $21,700 | 72% | 81% | 2,216 |
| Ashland University | Ashland | $31,210 | 76% | 61% | 2,199 |
| Concordia University-Wisconsin | Mequon | $35,470 | 78% | 66% | 2,197 |
| Mercyhurst University | Erie | $45,770 | 81% | 59% | 2,191 |
| Susquehanna University | Selinsgrove | $59,850 | 81% | 78% | 2,163 |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville | $48,770 | 86% | 66% | 2,161 |
| Otterbein University | Westerville | $35,548 | 85% | 68% | 2,157 |
| University of New England | Biddeford | $44,210 | 92% | 65% | 2,135 |
| Saint Peter's University | Jersey City | $42,552 | 90% | 61% | 2,135 |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Providence | $62,688 | 19% | 89% | 2,084 |
| Dakota State University | Madison | $9,654 | 88% | 50% | 2,071 |
| Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | Lakewood | $20,190 | N/A | 34% | 2,050 |
| University of Redlands | Redlands | $60,878 | 83% | 69% | 2,049 |
| Wayland Baptist University | Plainview | $23,782 | 56% | 19% | 2,041 |
| Sullivan University | Louisville | $15,480 | N/A | 56% | 2,026 |
| Taylor University | Upland | $40,490 | 74% | 75% | 2,025 |
| Art Center College of Design | Pasadena | $54,170 | 75% | 81% | 2,017 |
| Bob Jones University | Greenville | $24,470 | N/A | 67% | 2,005 |
| University of Mount Union | Alliance | $36,600 | 78% | 62% | 1,995 |
| Upper Iowa University | Fayette | $19,475 | 96% | 38% | 1,994 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | Madison | $38,004 | 95% | 70% | 1,990 |
| Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City | $6,536 | 64% | 46% | 1,975 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | Marion | $32,352 | 89% | 67% | 1,974 |
| Arcadia University | Glenside | $49,610 | 80% | 65% | 1,948 |
| Benedictine University | Lisle | $35,940 | 95% | 51% | 1,942 |
| Black Hills State University | Spearfish | $8,764 | 96% | 40% | 1,928 |
| Saint Ambrose University | Davenport | $36,658 | 77% | 62% | 1,916 |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill | Cobleskill | $8,768 | 84% | 42% | 1,904 |
| Oklahoma Christian University | Edmond | $27,180 | 97% | 55% | 1,885 |
| Nazareth University | Rochester | $42,450 | 75% | 73% | 1,873 |
| Bethel University | Saint Paul | $44,226 | 88% | 73% | 1,871 |
| Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown | $37,950 | 78% | 77% | 1,868 |
| Whitworth University | Spokane | $52,880 | 90% | 70% | 1,858 |
| Gardner-Webb University | Boiling Springs | $34,760 | 77% | 59% | 1,856 |
| Emmanuel College | Boston | $48,550 | 76% | 67% | 1,854 |
| SUNY Polytechnic Institute | Utica | $8,625 | 81% | 57% | 1,849 |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Boston | $15,400 | 76% | 69% | 1,831 |
| SUNY College at Potsdam | Potsdam | $8,768 | 78% | 47% | 1,823 |
| Marymount University | Arlington | $40,920 | 93% | 56% | 1,810 |
| University of Mount Olive | Mount Olive | $27,366 | 76% | 50% | 1,796 |
| Marywood University | Scranton | $41,420 | 61% | 72% | 1,784 |
| Curry College | Milton | $47,970 | 88% | 50% | 1,780 |
| Berkeley College-Woodland Park | Woodland Park | $29,800 | N/A | 44% | 1,778 |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | Norton | $63,960 | 68% | 74% | 1,773 |
| Seattle Pacific University | Seattle | $40,407 | 83% | 62% | 1,762 |
| Springfield College | Springfield | $45,174 | 72% | 71% | 1,751 |
| Mount Saint Mary's University | Los Angeles | $49,564 | 73% | 53% | 1,719 |
| New England Institute of Technology | East Greenwich | $37,275 | 67% | 59% | 1,718 |
| Lebanon Valley College | Annville | $52,080 | 84% | 69% | 1,684 |
| Chaminade University of Honolulu | Honolulu | $30,874 | 91% | 57% | 1,672 |
| Assumption University | Worcester | $51,356 | 83% | 75% | 1,669 |
| Lawrence Technological University | Southfield | $44,760 | 56% | 62% | 1,668 |
| Ringling College of Art and Design | Sarasota | $57,900 | 70% | 71% | 1,662 |
| Saint Norbert College | De Pere | $45,580 | 86% | 72% | 1,662 |
| Daemen University | Amherst | $35,218 | 68% | 59% | 1,643 |
| Madonna University | Livonia | $28,440 | 63% | 59% | 1,632 |
| Linfield University | McMinnville | $50,850 | 85% | 68% | 1,621 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore | $65,494 | 7% | 93% | 1,613 |
| Adrian College | Adrian | $41,684 | 73% | 52% | 1,604 |
| Ouachita Baptist University | Arkadelphia | $34,500 | 68% | 66% | 1,602 |
| Dordt University | Sioux Center | $37,050 | 68% | 68% | 1,597 |
| Willamette University | Salem | $51,156 | 77% | 72% | 1,592 |
| Marymount Manhattan College | New York | $41,870 | 83% | 49% | 1,577 |
| Caldwell University | Caldwell | $40,848 | 71% | 58% | 1,575 |
| University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | $36,460 | 96% | 58% | 1,567 |
| Fresno Pacific University | Fresno | $36,660 | 64% | 53% | 1,544 |
| University of Evansville | Evansville | $44,172 | 78% | 68% | 1,539 |
| Concordia University-Irvine | Irvine | $43,480 | 66% | 60% | 1,536 |
| University of Bridgeport | Bridgeport | $35,760 | 83% | 45% | 1,534 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis | $27,836 | 99% | 65% | 1,533 |
| Whitman College | Walla Walla | $64,050 | 38% | 81% | 1,531 |
| Pacific University | Forest Grove | $56,374 | 90% | 66% | 1,516 |
| Oklahoma City University | Oklahoma City | $35,648 | 77% | 65% | 1,514 |
| West Liberty University | West Liberty | $8,893 | 97% | 60% | 1,511 |
| Concord University | Athens | $10,664 | 93% | 41% | 1,504 |
| Siena Heights University | Adrian | $30,778 | 69% | 45% | 1,495 |
| Seton Hill University | Greensburg | $42,944 | 80% | 69% | 1,492 |
| Ursinus College | Collegeville | $61,210 | 92% | 75% | 1,491 |
| Grand View University | Des Moines | $34,762 | 99% | 55% | 1,486 |
| Limestone University | Gaffney | $27,800 | 97% | 32% | 1,482 |
| Newberry College | Newberry | $31,100 | 90% | 45% | 1,479 |
| John Brown University | Siloam Springs | $31,756 | 76% | 69% | 1,471 |
| Belhaven University | Jackson | $30,250 | 50% | 50% | 1,471 |
| Grace College and Theological Seminary | Winona Lake | $31,200 | 82% | 69% | 1,464 |
| Wartburg College | Waverly | $26,250 | 76% | 66% | 1,452 |
| Atlantic University | Guaynabo | $8,280 | N/A | 38% | 1,451 |
| Methodist University | Fayetteville | $41,250 | 75% | 42% | 1,448 |
| College of the Ozarks | Point Lookout | $22,320 | 12% | 62% | 1,444 |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul | Saint Paul | $37,920 | 93% | 68% | 1,442 |
| Asbury University | Wilmore | $33,640 | 63% | 65% | 1,420 |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan | San Juan | $7,050 | 61% | 24% | 1,404 |
| University of Rio Grande | Rio Grande | $20,560 | N/A | 34% | 1,400 |
| Walsh University | North Canton | $35,745 | 71% | 60% | 1,390 |
| Carson-Newman University | Jefferson City | $34,700 | 90% | 50% | 1,387 |
| Drury University | Springfield | $36,745 | 58% | 64% | 1,383 |
| Millikin University | Decatur | $26,892 | 67% | 57% | 1,382 |
| Luther College | Decorah | $52,120 | 72% | 73% | 1,379 |
| Dine College | Tsaile | $1,410 | N/A | 10% | 1,375 |
| Buena Vista University | Storm Lake | $41,798 | 78% | 54% | 1,366 |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | Hickory | $31,900 | 85% | 49% | 1,359 |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mount Vernon | $37,158 | 84% | 66% | 1,358 |
| Southwest Baptist University | Bolivar | $30,566 | 68% | 53% | 1,341 |
| Concordia University-Chicago | River Forest | $37,488 | 93% | 41% | 1,323 |
| Oklahoma Baptist University | Shawnee | $35,570 | 49% | 51% | 1,308 |
| University of Mobile | Mobile | $26,910 | 78% | 56% | 1,307 |
| William Woods University | Fulton | $30,340 | 71% | 52% | 1,300 |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids | $23,000 | 78% | 62% | 1,298 |
| Concordia University-Nebraska | Seward | $40,640 | 86% | 64% | 1,283 |
| Hardin-Simmons University | Abilene | $32,960 | 90% | 48% | 1,283 |
| Gordon College | Wenham | $30,700 | 69% | 68% | 1,278 |
| Northern State University | Aberdeen | $8,845 | 93% | 51% | 1,273 |
| Saint Vincent College | Latrobe | $42,396 | 62% | 70% | 1,259 |
| Lubbock Christian University | Lubbock | $28,540 | 73% | 50% | 1,252 |
| Walla Walla University | College Place | $34,227 | N/A | 62% | 1,252 |
| Viterbo University | La Crosse | $34,250 | 72% | 67% | 1,249 |
| Russell Sage College | Troy | $38,164 | 53% | 59% | 1,244 |
| Chatham University | Pittsburgh | $44,626 | 62% | 65% | 1,232 |
| College for Creative Studies | Detroit | $53,350 | 92% | 70% | 1,230 |
| Evangel University | Springfield | $28,548 | 72% | 65% | 1,229 |
| Simpson College | Indianola | $47,656 | 86% | 64% | 1,227 |
| Lasell University | Newton | $27,040 | 81% | 56% | 1,226 |
| Andrews University | Berrien Springs | $35,056 | 82% | 69% | 1,224 |
| Otis College of Art and Design | Los Angeles | $56,488 | 82% | 64% | 1,223 |
| Albright College | Reading | $29,082 | 76% | 47% | 1,217 |
| Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson | $25,620 | 60% | 70% | 1,212 |
| Lakeland University | Plymouth | $33,396 | 86% | 48% | 1,212 |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte | $45,846 | 62% | 64% | 1,211 |
| Juniata College | Huntingdon | $58,580 | 79% | 71% | 1,191 |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | Baltimore | $56,800 | 77% | 72% | 1,189 |
| Meredith College | Raleigh | $45,630 | 74% | 68% | 1,188 |
| LIM College | New York | $33,504 | 96% | 52% | 1,187 |
| McMurry University | Abilene | $32,340 | 57% | 41% | 1,176 |
| Northwestern College | Orange City | $36,710 | 80% | 65% | 1,175 |
| Converse University | Spartanburg | $25,240 | 68% | 54% | 1,173 |
| Morningside University | Sioux City | $39,660 | 71% | 52% | 1,163 |
| Allegheny College | Meadville | $56,550 | 55% | 70% | 1,156 |
| Mount Saint Mary College | Newburgh | $43,450 | 89% | 66% | 1,148 |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois | Rockford | $14,078 | N/A | 41% | 1,145 |
| Mount St. Joseph University | Cincinnati | $38,150 | 59% | 56% | 1,129 |
| Lesley University | Cambridge | $34,256 | 97% | 60% | 1,122 |
| Piedmont University | Demorest | $31,700 | 93% | 44% | 1,117 |
| La Sierra University | Riverside | $37,710 | 92% | 64% | 1,116 |
| Dominican University of California | San Rafael | $52,161 | 84% | 77% | 1,114 |
| Bay Path University | Longmeadow | $38,302 | 85% | 51% | 1,108 |
| Mount Mercy University | Cedar Rapids | $40,878 | 83% | 57% | 1,107 |
| Edgewood College | Madison | $35,860 | 76% | 64% | 1,107 |
| Geneva College | Beaver Falls | $33,450 | N/A | 61% | 1,096 |
| Peru State College | Peru | $8,640 | N/A | 38% | 1,092 |
| Huntington University | Huntington | $31,870 | 76% | 66% | 1,082 |
| Emory & Henry University | Emory | $39,000 | 84% | 55% | 1,078 |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Winona | $45,080 | 93% | 67% | 1,073 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo | Fajardo | $5,780 | 27% | 35% | 1,072 |
| Anderson University | Anderson | $37,240 | 79% | 52% | 1,057 |
| Schreiner University | Kerrville | $39,266 | 88% | 43% | 1,053 |
| Mars Hill University | Mars Hill | $37,736 | 68% | 43% | 1,044 |
| Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | Bend | $13,566 | 63% | 54% | 1,044 |
| The College of Idaho | Caldwell | $37,845 | 49% | 63% | 1,041 |
| University of Jamestown | Jamestown | $24,990 | 88% | 47% | 1,041 |
| Westminster College | New Wilmington | $40,290 | 93% | 65% | 1,041 |
| Fisk University | Nashville | $25,858 | 37% | 35% | 1,035 |
| Hanover College | Hanover | $44,638 | 84% | 65% | 1,031 |
| Brenau University | Gainesville | $34,027 | 88% | 34% | 1,029 |
| Northwest Nazarene University | Nampa | $40,794 | 65% | 65% | 1,024 |
| New England College | Henniker | $41,938 | 92% | 33% | 1,022 |
| Quincy University | Quincy | $37,140 | 51% | 44% | 1,010 |
| Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor | $34,014 | 52% | 61% | 1,010 |
| Marian University | Fond Du Lac | $35,178 | 75% | 43% | 1,010 |
| Waynesburg University | Waynesburg | $30,480 | 90% | 63% | 1,009 |
| Bethel University | Mishawaka | $34,600 | 98% | 55% | 1,008 |
| Maryville College | Maryville | $39,284 | 61% | 49% | 1,005 |
| Guilford College | Greensboro | $41,362 | 80% | 47% | 1,001 |
| Lycoming College | Williamsport | $50,029 | 74% | 60% | 996 |
| Albertus Magnus College | New Haven | $41,908 | 59% | 49% | 991 |
| California College of the Arts | San Francisco | $60,226 | 91% | 62% | 990 |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University | Olathe | $37,174 | 79% | 49% | 983 |
| Barton College | Wilson | $37,250 | 94% | 48% | 982 |
| Doane University | Crete | $43,985 | 98% | 56% | 978 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College | Sparkill | $39,450 | 93% | 58% | 972 |
| Keuka College | Keuka Park | $39,332 | 68% | 53% | 966 |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine | Standish | $44,420 | 84% | 67% | 964 |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | Salina | $34,630 | 72% | 43% | 956 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | Buckhannon | $34,090 | 93% | 53% | 954 |
| Marietta College | Marietta | $39,652 | 79% | 60% | 952 |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | Milwaukee | $36,110 | 78% | 63% | 943 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas | Barranquitas | $5,742 | 86% | 38% | 937 |
| Southwestern College | Winfield | $39,822 | 76% | 35% | 924 |
| Heidelberg University | Tiffin | $33,650 | 86% | 51% | 915 |
| Centenary University | Hackettstown | $37,732 | 83% | 56% | 910 |
| Anna Maria College | Paxton | $44,571 | 50% | 44% | 906 |
| Christian Brothers University | Memphis | $38,420 | 87% | 55% | 905 |
| Franklin College | Franklin | $38,710 | 70% | 62% | 900 |
| The University of Olivet | Olivet | $34,068 | 83% | 36% | 892 |
| Columbus College of Art & Design | Columbus | $40,825 | 68% | 59% | 882 |
| McPherson College | McPherson | $37,310 | 77% | 44% | 872 |
| Wilson College | Chambersburg | $27,100 | 92% | 50% | 865 |
| California Institute of the Arts | Valencia | $58,996 | 32% | 65% | 860 |
| University of Advancing Technology | Tempe | $19,365 | 98% | 37% | 855 |
| Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | Saint Mary of the Woods | $35,270 | 72% | 49% | 853 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | Owensboro | $34,673 | 72% | 49% | 842 |
| Coker University | Hartsville | $33,416 | 94% | 38% | 840 |
| Hampshire College | Amherst | $58,896 | 75% | 56% | 839 |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | Milwaukee | $43,743 | 61% | 65% | 837 |
| Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus | Chillicothe | $6,362 | N/A | 13% | 833 |
| Trinity Christian College | Palos Heights | $20,605 | 85% | 61% | 820 |
| Milligan University | Milligan | $40,450 | 72% | 62% | 818 |
| Webber International University | Babson Park | $33,770 | 69% | 27% | 813 |
| Kansas City Art Institute | Kansas City | $44,550 | 55% | 62% | 812 |
| Culver-Stockton College | Canton | $30,875 | 99% | 45% | 807 |
| Pacific Union College | Angwin | $37,173 | 47% | 55% | 805 |
| Graceland University-Lamoni | Lamoni | $20,950 | 81% | 40% | 798 |
| Malone University | Canton | $37,160 | 76% | 48% | 798 |
| Spring Hill College | Mobile | $24,054 | 77% | 54% | 782 |
| Bennington College | Bennington | $66,262 | 45% | 69% | 780 |
| Woodbury University | Burbank | $47,056 | 82% | 58% | 779 |
| Hiram College | Hiram | $27,600 | 94% | 57% | 777 |
| Cairn University-Langhorne | Langhorne | $34,009 | 88% | 62% | 775 |
| Goshen College | Goshen | $38,890 | 84% | 63% | 773 |
| Colby-Sawyer College | New London | $19,125 | 80% | 60% | 771 |
| Whittier College | Whittier | $51,350 | 81% | 62% | 764 |
| National American University-Rapid City | Rapid City | $16,065 | N/A | 20% | 764 |
| Montana State University-Northern | Havre | $6,982 | N/A | 42% | 761 |
| Ohio Dominican University | Columbus | $35,720 | 94% | 44% | 760 |
| The College of Westchester | White Plains | $25,191 | 94% | 35% | 759 |
| Young Harris College | Young Harris | $32,305 | 63% | 44% | 755 |
| Houghton University | Houghton | $18,430 | 89% | 65% | 753 |
| La Roche University | Pittsburgh | $34,052 | 76% | 57% | 751 |
| Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | Kansas City | $10,120 | 96% | 59% | 747 |
| Laguna College of Art and Design | Laguna Beach | $37,500 | 94% | 57% | 746 |
| Clarke University | Dubuque | $40,910 | 72% | 56% | 742 |
| American InterContinental University-Atlanta | Atlanta | $13,527 | N/A | 21% | 734 |
| Judson University | Elgin | $31,360 | 48% | 56% | 708 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design | Minneapolis | $45,484 | 48% | 59% | 705 |
| Ferrum College | Ferrum | $28,520 | 89% | 30% | 699 |
| Ohio University-Lancaster Campus | Lancaster | $6,362 | N/A | 14% | 691 |
| Louisiana Christian University | Pineville | $20,266 | 77% | 42% | 672 |
| Ursuline College | Pepper Pike | $38,990 | 75% | 61% | 670 |
| Dakota Wesleyan University | Mitchell | $33,790 | 73% | 47% | 670 |
| Bethany Lutheran College | Mankato | $31,360 | 39% | 57% | 669 |
| William Peace University | Raleigh | $34,176 | 94% | 45% | 666 |
| Pfeiffer University | Misenheimer | $35,070 | 96% | 39% | 655 |
| Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies | Springfield | $8,054 | N/A | 39% | 632 |
| Alverno College | Milwaukee | $34,086 | 86% | 50% | 631 |
| Mount Mary University | Milwaukee | $35,420 | 62% | 50% | 631 |
| St. Andrews University | Laurinburg | $32,388 | N/A | 28% | 628 |
| Briar Cliff University | Sioux City | $36,956 | N/A | 48% | 624 |
| Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | Cheyney | $10,904 | N/A | 24% | 617 |
| Harrisburg University of Science and Technology | Harrisburg | $24,400 | 87% | 39% | 615 |
| Villa Maria College | Buffalo | $28,670 | 87% | 31% | 603 |
| Chowan University | Murfreesboro | $27,910 | 69% | 29% | 603 |
| Bluffton University | Bluffton | $37,362 | 67% | 51% | 582 |
| Platt College-Los Angeles | Alhambra | $14,922 | N/A | 63% | 570 |
| Bethany College | Lindsborg | $33,000 | 56% | 32% | 569 |
| Ohio University-Zanesville Campus | Zanesville | $6,362 | N/A | 20% | 560 |
| Brescia University | Owensboro | $31,550 | 35% | 51% | 545 |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | Cleveland | $49,400 | 61% | 62% | 539 |
| Sterling College | Sterling | $33,700 | 48% | 34% | 538 |
| FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising | Los Angeles | $35,000 | N/A | 66% | 535 |
| Moore College of Art and Design | Philadelphia | $52,812 | 56% | 60% | 535 |
| Eureka College | Eureka | $29,096 | 85% | 41% | 522 |
| Bethel College-North Newton | North Newton | $35,014 | 94% | 42% | 504 |
| Platt College-Ontario | Ontario | $14,922 | N/A | 58% | 500 |
| Defiance College | Defiance | $29,320 | 48% | 34% | 499 |
| Tabor College | Hillsboro | $36,200 | 65% | 33% | 494 |
| Cornish College of the Arts | Seattle | $41,684 | 62% | 54% | 488 |
| Union Adventist University | Lincoln | $29,334 | 100% | 49% | 471 |
| Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico | San Juan | $4,902 | 100% | 45% | 466 |
| Carolina University | Winston-Salem | $17,575 | 40% | 24% | 460 |
| University of Silicon Valley | San Jose | $22,480 | 51% | 31% | 455 |
| Salem College | Winston-Salem | $33,848 | 77% | 57% | 423 |
| Pacific Northwest College of Art | Portland | $49,006 | 75% | 36% | 420 |
| Maine College of Art & Design | Portland | $42,942 | 76% | 50% | 415 |
| Ohio University-Southern Campus | Ironton | $6,362 | N/A | 20% | 415 |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico-Caguas | Caguas | $7,050 | 73% | N/A | 414 |
| Hannibal-LaGrange University | Hannibal | $26,880 | 73% | 47% | 410 |
| Pennsylvania College of Art and Design | Lancaster | $32,150 | 99% | 66% | 400 |
| Stephens College | Columbia | $28,300 | 77% | 45% | 391 |
| Rasmussen University-Kansas | Topeka | $17,160 | N/A | 48% | 359 |
| Ohio University-Eastern Campus | Saint Clairsville | $6,362 | N/A | 20% | 298 |
| South University-Savannah | Savannah | $18,145 | N/A | 16% | 270 |
| Northland College | Ashland | $44,403 | 75% | 46% | 269 |
| Wade College | Dallas | $17,692 | N/A | 51% | 252 |
| The King's University | Southlake | $12,480 | 61% | 44% | 251 |
| Nossi College of Art and Design | Nashville | $20,350 | 46% | 40% | 247 |
| Montserrat College of Art | Beverly | $40,690 | N/A | 57% | 226 |
| The Modern College of Design | Kettering | $31,468 | 92% | 65% | 211 |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | $41,375 | 34% | 42% | 205 |
| Newschool of Architecture and Design | San Diego | $30,291 | 100% | 54% | 182 |
| Northwest College of Art & Design | Tacoma | $18,100 | 66% | 48% | 139 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many colleges offer Design and Applied Arts?
There are 665 colleges offering Design and Applied Arts programs in the United States as of 2024.
What is the best college for Design and Applied Arts?
Based on graduate earnings, Carnegie Mellon University is among the top colleges for Design and Applied Arts with median earnings of $114,862.
What are the top 3 colleges for Design and Applied Arts?
The top colleges for Design and Applied Arts include Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pennsylvania, Lehigh University.