Best Dance Programs in the Northeast
Compare 75 Dance programs in the Northeast. View tuition, acceptance, class size, audition, prescreen, and program fit signals in one place.
Ranked Dance programs
Ranked by program fit, selectiveness, class size, value, outcomes, and data quality
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Yale University
New Haven, CT·Private
School Acceptance: 4%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 4.17 (W)Selectiveness: Ultra SelectiveClass Size: Medium
Acceptance: 4%Tuition: $67KGPA: 4.17 (W)Selectiveness: Ultra SelectiveClass Size: Medium
2
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ·Public
School Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $26KAvg GPA: 3.33Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Medium
Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $26KGPA: 3.33Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Medium
3
SUNY Purchase
Purchase, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $19KAvg GPA: 3.39 (W)Selectiveness: —Class Size: —
Ballet
Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $19KGPA: 3.39 (W)Selectiveness: —Class Size: —
4
New York University
New York, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 9%Tuition: $63KSelectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 9%Tuition: $63KSelectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
5
University of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $32KAvg GPA: 3.7 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $32KGPA: 3.7 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
6
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 69%Tuition: $54KAvg GPA: 3.73 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 69%Tuition: $54KGPA: 3.73 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
7
Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 97%Tuition: $40KAvg GPA: 3.48Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
Ballet
Acceptance: 97%Tuition: $40KGPA: 3.48Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
8
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $58KAvg GPA: 3.78 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Medium
Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $58KGPA: 3.78 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Medium
9
SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $20KAvg GPA: 3.7 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $20KGPA: 3.7 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
10
Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Boston, MA·Private
Tuition: $56KAvg GPA: 3.47 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
Tuition: $56KGPA: 3.47 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
11
The Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts
Norwalk, CT·Private
Tuition: $40KSelectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
Tuition: $40KSelectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
12
Pace University
New York, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 76%Tuition: $53KAvg GPA: 3.3Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Medium
Choreography
Acceptance: 76%Tuition: $53KGPA: 3.3Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Medium
13
Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ·Private
School Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $41KAvg GPA: 3.49 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Medium
Dance Performance, Dance Studies
Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $41KGPA: 3.49 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Medium
14
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 72%Tuition: $63KAvg GPA: 3.55 (W)Class Size: Small
Choreography, Dance Science
Acceptance: 72%Tuition: $63KGPA: 3.55 (W)Class Size: Small
15
University of Hartford
Hartford, CT·Private
School Acceptance: 96%Tuition: $49KAvg GPA: 3.31 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 96%Tuition: $49KGPA: 3.31 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
16
Smith College
Northampton, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 21%Tuition: $65KAvg GPA: 4.2 (W)Class Size: Very Small
Acceptance: 21%Tuition: $65KGPA: 4.2 (W)Class Size: Very Small
17
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 62%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 3.8 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 62%Tuition: $67KGPA: 3.8 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
18
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $62KAvg GPA: 3.75 (W)Class Size: Very Small
Dance/Movement Therapy
Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $62KGPA: 3.75 (W)Class Size: Very Small
19
Brown University
Providence, RI·Private
School Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $71KAvg GPA: 4.18 (W)Class Size: Medium
Dance
Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $71KGPA: 4.18 (W)Class Size: Medium
20
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME·Private
School Acceptance: 7%Tuition: $68KAvg GPA: 4.13 (W)
BA Theater and DanceDance
Acceptance: 7%Tuition: $68KGPA: 4.13 (W)
21
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT·Private
School Acceptance: 11%Tuition: $68KAvg GPA: 4.11 (W)
Choreography and Performance, Dance Studies—Theory and Aesthetics
Acceptance: 11%Tuition: $68KGPA: 4.11 (W)
22
Dean College
Franklin, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $47KSelectiveness: Moderately Selective
Dance Pedagogy, Dance Science +1 more
Choreography
Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $47KSelectiveness: Moderately Selective
23
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 9%Tuition: $69KAvg GPA: 4.18 (W)Class Size: Medium
BA Performing and Media Arts
Acceptance: 9%Tuition: $69KGPA: 4.18 (W)Class Size: Medium
24
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 57%Tuition: $15KAvg GPA: 3.5 (W)
Dance
Acceptance: 57%Tuition: $15KGPA: 3.5 (W)
25
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 4%Tuition: $62KAvg GPA: 4.2 (W)
BA Theater, Dance & Media
Acceptance: 4%Tuition: $62KGPA: 4.2 (W)
26
Colby College
Waterville, ME·Private
School Acceptance: 7%Tuition: $70KAvg GPA: 4.13 (W)
BA Performance, Theater, and Dance
Acceptance: 7%Tuition: $70KGPA: 4.13 (W)
27
Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 80%Tuition: $43KAvg GPA: 3.78 (W)
Pre-Dance/Movement Therapy
Commercial Dance, Concert Dance
Acceptance: 80%Tuition: $43KGPA: 3.78 (W)
28
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT·Public
School Acceptance: 73%Tuition: $17KAvg GPA: 3.15 (W)
Dance Entrepreneurship
Acceptance: 73%Tuition: $17KGPA: 3.15 (W)
29
Amherst College
Amherst, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 9%Tuition: $70KAvg GPA: 4.18 (W)
Acceptance: 9%Tuition: $70KGPA: 4.18 (W)
30
SUNY Brockport
Brockport, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 71%Tuition: $16KAvg GPA: 3.11 (W)
Acceptance: 71%Tuition: $16KGPA: 3.11 (W)
31
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 64%Tuition: $65KAvg GPA: 3.62 (W)
Performance and Choreography
Acceptance: 64%Tuition: $65KGPA: 3.62 (W)
32
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 14%Tuition: $69KAvg GPA: 4.11 (W)
Acceptance: 14%Tuition: $69KGPA: 4.11 (W)
33
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 54%Tuition: $15KAvg GPA: 4 (W)
Acceptance: 54%Tuition: $15KGPA: 4 (W)
34
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT·Private
School Acceptance: 16%Tuition: $70KAvg GPA: 3.9
Acceptance: 16%Tuition: $70KGPA: 3.9
35
Keene State College
Keene, NH·Public
School Acceptance: 90%Tuition: $27KAvg GPA: 3.17 (W)
Choreography and Performance, Dance Pedagogy
Acceptance: 90%Tuition: $27KGPA: 3.17 (W)
36
AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts
New York, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 24%Tuition: $47KClass Size: —
Dance & Content Creation
Acceptance: 24%Tuition: $47KClass Size: —
37
Bates College
Lewiston, ME·Private
School Acceptance: 13%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 4.01 (W)
Acceptance: 13%Tuition: $67KGPA: 4.01 (W)
38
Tufts University
Medford, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 11%Tuition: $71KAvg GPA: 4.13 (W)
BA in Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
Acceptance: 11%Tuition: $71KGPA: 4.13 (W)
39
Bennington College
Bennington, VT·Private
School Acceptance: 45%Tuition: $66KAvg GPA: 3.53 (W)
Acceptance: 45%Tuition: $66KGPA: 3.53 (W)
40
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 21%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 3.92 (W)
Acceptance: 21%Tuition: $67KGPA: 3.92 (W)
41
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 42%Tuition: $66KAvg GPA: 3.62 (W)
Acceptance: 42%Tuition: $66KGPA: 3.62 (W)
42
CUNY Queens College
Queens, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 64%Tuition: $15KAvg GPA: 3.34 (W)
Acceptance: 64%Tuition: $15KGPA: 3.34 (W)
43
Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 81%Tuition: $46KAvg GPA: 3.55 (W)
Acceptance: 81%Tuition: $46KGPA: 3.55 (W)
44
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA·Public
School Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $18KAvg GPA: 3.35 (W)
Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $18KGPA: 3.35 (W)
45
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 36%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 3.89 (W)
Acceptance: 36%Tuition: $67KGPA: 3.89 (W)
46
Stockton University
Galloway, NJ·Public
School Acceptance: 89%Tuition: $25KAvg GPA: 3.5 (W)
BA Performing ArtsDance Performance
Acceptance: 89%Tuition: $25KGPA: 3.5 (W)
47
Trinity College
Hartford, CT·Private
School Acceptance: 29%Tuition: $71KAvg GPA: 3.92 (W)
BA Theater and Dance
Acceptance: 29%Tuition: $71KGPA: 3.92 (W)
48
Salve Regina University
Newport, RI·Private
School Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $50KAvg GPA: 3.53 (W)
Choreography and Performance
Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $50KGPA: 3.53 (W)
49
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 28%Tuition: $71KAvg GPA: 3.88 (W)
Acceptance: 28%Tuition: $71KGPA: 3.88 (W)
50
Connecticut College
New London, CT·Private
School Acceptance: 37%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 3.81 (W)
Acceptance: 37%Tuition: $67KGPA: 3.81 (W)
51
Connecticut State Community College
New Britain, CT·Public
Tuition: $16K
Tuition: $16K
52
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT·Public
School Acceptance: 65%Tuition: $46KAvg GPA: 3.85 (W)
Acceptance: 65%Tuition: $46KGPA: 3.85 (W)
53
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Norton, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $64KAvg GPA: 3.7 (W)
BA Theatre and DanceDance
Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $64KGPA: 3.7 (W)
54
Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $42K
Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $42K
55
Alfred University
Alfred, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $42KAvg GPA: 3.5 (W)
Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $42KGPA: 3.5 (W)
56
Rhode Island College
Providence, RI·Public
School Acceptance: 92%Tuition: $27KAvg GPA: 3.14 (W)
Acceptance: 92%Tuition: $27KGPA: 3.14 (W)
57
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ·Public
School Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $27KAvg GPA: 3.48 (W)
Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $27KGPA: 3.48 (W)
58
Manhattanville University
Purchase, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 87%Tuition: $45KAvg GPA: 3.5 (W)
Acceptance: 87%Tuition: $45KGPA: 3.5 (W)
59
Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PA·Public
Tuition: $14K
Tuition: $14K
60
Salem State University
Salem, MA·Public
School Acceptance: 96%Tuition: $20KAvg GPA: 3.25 (W)
Acceptance: 96%Tuition: $20KGPA: 3.25 (W)
61
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI·Private
School Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $44KAvg GPA: 3.49 (W)
Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $44KGPA: 3.49 (W)
62
SUNY Potsdam
Potsdam, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $19K
Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $19K
63
Nazareth University
Rochester, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 75%Tuition: $42KAvg GPA: 3.6 (W)Selectiveness: —Class Size: —
Acceptance: 75%Tuition: $42KGPA: 3.6 (W)Selectiveness: —Class Size: —
64
DeSales University
Center Valley, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 77%Tuition: $47KAvg GPA: 3.41 (W)
Acceptance: 77%Tuition: $47KGPA: 3.41 (W)
65
Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 52%Tuition: $66KAvg GPA: 3.86 (W)
Acceptance: 52%Tuition: $66KGPA: 3.86 (W)
66
Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 92%Tuition: $61KAvg GPA: 3.48 (W)
Acceptance: 92%Tuition: $61KGPA: 3.48 (W)
67
Springfield College
Springfield, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 72%Tuition: $45KAvg GPA: 3.6 (W)
BA Dance/Pre-PT to DPT
Acceptance: 72%Tuition: $45KGPA: 3.6 (W)
68
CUNY Queensborough Community College
Bayside, NY·Public
Tuition: $8K
Tuition: $8K
69
Eastern University
Saint Davids, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 91%Tuition: $38KAvg GPA: 3.2 (W)
Acceptance: 91%Tuition: $38KGPA: 3.2 (W)
70
Kean University
Union, NJ·Public
School Acceptance: 76%Tuition: $22KAvg GPA: 3.2 (W)
Acceptance: 76%Tuition: $22KGPA: 3.2 (W)
71
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA·Public
School Acceptance: 87%Tuition: $17KAvg GPA: 3.24 (W)
Acceptance: 87%Tuition: $17KGPA: 3.24 (W)
72
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable, MA·Public
Tuition: $11K
AA Performing Arts
Tuition: $11K
73
Berkshire Community College
Pittsfield, MA·Public
Tuition: $11K
Tuition: $11K
74
Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY·Public
Tuition: $12K
Tuition: $12K
75
Rockland Community College
Suffern, NY·Public
Tuition: $7K
AS Visual and Performing Arts
Tuition: $7K
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