Best Arts &amp; Design Colleges (2026)

11%

11% Acceptance

Highly Selective

Enrollment

7,187

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$63,829

Net Price

$31,671

Graduation Rate

92%

Median Earnings

$114,862

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ

4,084 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

4.4

43%

43% Acceptance

Moderately Selective

Enrollment

4,084

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$60,952

Net Price

$40,468

Graduation Rate

89%

Median Earnings

$108,772

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

5,803 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

4.4

29%

29% Acceptance

Selective

Enrollment

5,803

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$62,180

Net Price

$33,549

Graduation Rate

90%

Median Earnings

$105,584

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA

5,344 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

4.2

59%

59% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

5,344

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$59,070

Net Price

$43,273

Graduation Rate

89%

Median Earnings

$103,470

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY

8,899 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

4.6

4% Acceptance

Highly Selective

Enrollment

8,899

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$69,045

Net Price

$20,148

Graduation Rate

95%

Median Earnings

$102,491

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY

5,909 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

4.2

58%

58% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

5,909

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$61,884

Net Price

$33,139

Graduation Rate

83%

Median Earnings

$102,051

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

7,755 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

3% Acceptance

Highly Selective

Enrollment

7,755

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$59,076

Net Price

$16,816

Graduation Rate

98%

Median Earnings

$101,817

Yale University

New Haven, CT

6,811 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

5% Acceptance

Highly Selective

Enrollment

6,811

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$64,700

Net Price

$27,818

Graduation Rate

97%

Median Earnings

$100,533

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

8,923 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

12%

12% Acceptance

Highly Selective

Enrollment

8,923

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$62,693

Net Price

$27,823

Graduation Rate

97%

Median Earnings

$99,980

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

4,367 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

4.6

6% Acceptance

Highly Selective

Enrollment

4,367

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$65,739

Net Price

$28,619

Graduation Rate

95%

Median Earnings

$97,434

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

15,719 students · Large (> 15,000)

Privatelarge

6% Acceptance

Highly Selective

Enrollment

15,719

Campus Size

Large (> 15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$63,141

Net Price

$32,116

Graduation Rate

91%

Median Earnings

$92,538

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

20,817 students · Large (> 15,000)

Privatelarge

10%

10% Acceptance

Highly Selective

Enrollment

20,817

Campus Size

Large (> 15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$68,237

Net Price

$31,927

Graduation Rate

92%

Median Earnings

$92,498

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

33,073 students · Large (> 15,000)

Publiclarge

12%

12% Acceptance

Highly Selective

Enrollment

33,073

Campus Size

Large (> 15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$45,627

Net Price

$14,979

Graduation Rate

93%

Median Earnings

$92,446

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

7,540 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

4.6

5% Acceptance

Highly Selective

Enrollment

7,540

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$66,939

Net Price

$18,967

Graduation Rate

95%

Median Earnings

$91,885

Lafayette College

Easton, PA

2,746 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

4.3

31%

31% Acceptance

Moderately Selective

Enrollment

2,746

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$62,574

Net Price

$32,496

Graduation Rate

89%

Median Earnings

$91,410

George Washington University

Washington, DC

10,848 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

4.0

44%

44% Acceptance

Moderately Selective

Enrollment

10,848

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$64,990

Net Price

$37,454

Graduation Rate

85%

Median Earnings

$90,873

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

2,193 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

4.1

34%

34% Acceptance

Moderately Selective

Enrollment

2,193

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$67,420

Net Price

$35,009

Graduation Rate

83%

Median Earnings

$90,779

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

3,015 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

4.3

21%

21% Acceptance

Selective

Enrollment

3,015

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$60,850

Net Price

$36,868

Graduation Rate

90%

Median Earnings

$90,543

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

5,697 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

3.7

51%

51% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

5,697

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$58,222

Net Price

$39,495

Graduation Rate

73%

Median Earnings

$89,812

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

8,960 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

7% Acceptance

Highly Selective

Enrollment

8,960

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$65,997

Net Price

$27,143

Graduation Rate

96%

Median Earnings

$89,363

Williams College

Williamstown, MA

2,060 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

10%

10% Acceptance

Highly Selective

Enrollment

2,060

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$64,860

Net Price

$14,852

Graduation Rate

96%

Median Earnings

$88,665

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

6,108 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

4.1

29%

29% Acceptance

Selective

Enrollment

6,108

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$64,671

Net Price

$38,909

Graduation Rate

86%

Median Earnings

$87,989

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

5,617 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

8% Acceptance

Highly Selective

Enrollment

5,617

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$63,340

Net Price

$18,161

Graduation Rate

94%

Median Earnings

$87,555

Washington University in St Louis

St. Louis, MO

7,897 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

4.4

12%

12% Acceptance

Highly Selective

Enrollment

7,897

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$62,982

Net Price

$22,117

Graduation Rate

94%

Median Earnings

$86,182