Best Dance Programs in the South
Compare 94 Dance programs in the South. View tuition, acceptance, class size, audition, prescreen, and program fit signals in one place.
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1
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston-Salem, NC·Public
School Acceptance: 30%Tuition: $27KAvg GPA: 3.6 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
Ballet, Contemporary Dance
Acceptance: 30%Tuition: $27KGPA: 3.6 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
2
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL·Public
School Acceptance: 24%Tuition: $29KAvg GPA: 3.92 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 24%Tuition: $29KGPA: 3.92 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
3
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX·Public
School Acceptance: 89%Tuition: $23KAvg GPA: 3.35 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
Performance and Choreography
Acceptance: 89%Tuition: $23KGPA: 3.35 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
4
University of Texas - Austin
Austin, TX·Public
School Acceptance: 27%Tuition: $45KAvg GPA: 3.83 (W)Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Medium
Dance
Acceptance: 27%Tuition: $45KGPA: 3.83 (W)Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Medium
5
Shenandoah Conservatory
Winchester, VA·Private
School Acceptance: 77%Tuition: $37KAvg GPA: 3.73 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 77%Tuition: $37KGPA: 3.73 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
6
George Washington University
Washington, DC·Private
School Acceptance: 47%Tuition: $68KAvg GPA: 3.96 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 47%Tuition: $68KGPA: 3.96 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
7
University of Houston
Houston, TX·Public
School Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $23KAvg GPA: 3.49 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $23KGPA: 3.49 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
8
Brenau University
Gainesville, GA·Private
School Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $34KAvg GPA: 3.38Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
Choreography, Dance Pedagogy +2 more
Advanced Ballet, Dance Movement Therapy Minor/Certificate +3 more
Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $34KGPA: 3.38Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
9
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX·Public
School Acceptance: 73%Tuition: $24KAvg GPA: 3.62 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 73%Tuition: $24KGPA: 3.62 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
10
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC·Public
School Acceptance: 89%Tuition: $24KAvg GPA: 3.28Class Size: —
Performance and Choreography
Acceptance: 89%Tuition: $24KGPA: 3.28Class Size: —
11
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA·Public
School Acceptance: 72%Tuition: $18KAvg GPA: 3.43 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 72%Tuition: $18KGPA: 3.43 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
12
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA·Public
School Acceptance: 72%Tuition: $32KAvg GPA: 3.66Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 72%Tuition: $32KGPA: 3.66Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
13
Emory University
Atlanta, GA·Private
School Acceptance: 11%Tuition: $64KAvg GPA: 3.84Class Size: Small
Acceptance: 11%Tuition: $64KGPA: 3.84Class Size: Small
14
American University
Washington, DC·Private
School Acceptance: 62%Tuition: $59KAvg GPA: 3.65Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 62%Tuition: $59KGPA: 3.65Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
15
University of Maryland
College Park, MD·Public
School Acceptance: 45%Tuition: $41KAvg GPA: 4.44 (W)Class Size: Small
Acceptance: 45%Tuition: $41KGPA: 4.44 (W)Class Size: Small
16
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV·Public
School Acceptance: 89%Tuition: $29KAvg GPA: 3.72 (W)Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 89%Tuition: $29KGPA: 3.72 (W)Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
17
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL·Public
School Acceptance: 77%Tuition: $34KAvg GPA: 3.86 (W)Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 77%Tuition: $34KGPA: 3.86 (W)Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
18
Emory & Henry College
Emory, VA·Private
School Acceptance: 84%Tuition: $39KAvg GPA: 3.5Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 84%Tuition: $39KGPA: 3.5Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
19
Elon University
Elon, NC·Private
School Acceptance: 66%Tuition: $47KAvg GPA: 3.85 (W)Selectiveness: —Class Size: Small
Acceptance: 66%Tuition: $47KGPA: 3.85 (W)Selectiveness: —Class Size: Small
20
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC·Public
School Acceptance: 60%Tuition: $38KAvg GPA: 4 (W)Class Size: Medium
General Dance Studies, Performance/Choreography
Acceptance: 60%Tuition: $38KGPA: 4 (W)Class Size: Medium
21
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL·Public
School Acceptance: 43%Tuition: $17KAvg GPA: 4.06 (W)
Ballet, Modern Dance
Acceptance: 43%Tuition: $17KGPA: 4.06 (W)
22
Tyler Junior College
Tyler, TX·Public
Tuition: $5KClass Size: Medium
Tuition: $5KClass Size: Medium
23
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA·Private
School Acceptance: 14%Tuition: $69KAvg GPA: 3.7 (W)
Dance, Movement Arts
Acceptance: 14%Tuition: $69KGPA: 3.7 (W)
24
Radford University
Radford, VA·Public
School Acceptance: 90%Tuition: $26KAvg GPA: 3.47Selectiveness: Moderately Selective
Acceptance: 90%Tuition: $26KGPA: 3.47Selectiveness: Moderately Selective
25
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD·Private
School Acceptance: 6%Tuition: $65KAvg GPA: 3.93 (W)
BFA Dance
Acceptance: 6%Tuition: $65KGPA: 3.93 (W)
26
The University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX·Public
School Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $20K
Mexican Folk Dance
Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $20K
27
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX·Private
School Acceptance: 44%Tuition: $62KAvg GPA: 3.7 (W)
Ballet, Ballet & Modern Dance
Acceptance: 44%Tuition: $62KGPA: 3.7 (W)
28
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX·Public
School Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $23KAvg GPA: 3.24 (W)
Performance and Choreography
Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $23KGPA: 3.24 (W)
29
The University of Texas - El Paso
El Paso, TX·Public
School Acceptance: 100%Tuition: $26KAvg GPA: 3.35 (W)
Dance Studies and Choreography
Acceptance: 100%Tuition: $26KGPA: 3.35 (W)
30
University of St Thomas
Houston, TX·Private
School Acceptance: 90%Tuition: $35KAvg GPA: 3.63 (W)
Ballet
Ballet
Acceptance: 90%Tuition: $35KGPA: 3.63 (W)
31
Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL·Private
School Acceptance: 64%Tuition: $44KAvg GPA: 3.73 (W)
Acceptance: 64%Tuition: $44KGPA: 3.73 (W)
32
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC·Public
School Acceptance: 80%Tuition: $22KAvg GPA: 3.55 (W)
Applied Dance, Performance, Choreography, and Theory
Acceptance: 80%Tuition: $22KGPA: 3.55 (W)
33
Belhaven University
Jackson, MS·Private
School Acceptance: 50%Tuition: $30KAvg GPA: 3.5 (W)
Acceptance: 50%Tuition: $30KGPA: 3.5 (W)
34
Baylor University
Waco, TX·Private
School Acceptance: 51%Tuition: $58KAvg GPA: 3.64Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: —
Acceptance: 51%Tuition: $58KGPA: 3.64Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: —
35
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY·Public
School Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $22KAvg GPA: 3.35 (W)
Dance Pedagogy, Dance Performance
Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $22KGPA: 3.35 (W)
36
Duke University
Durham, NC·Private
School Acceptance: 6%Tuition: $69KAvg GPA: 4.2 (W)
Acceptance: 6%Tuition: $69KGPA: 4.2 (W)
37
Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, OK·Private
School Acceptance: 99%Tuition: $35KAvg GPA: 3.53 (W)
Dance Management, Dance Performance +1 more
Acceptance: 99%Tuition: $35KGPA: 3.53 (W)
38
George C Wallace State Community College - Hanceville
Hanceville, AL·Public
Tuition: $9K
Dance Performance
Tuition: $9K
39
Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, FL·Private
School Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $41KAvg GPA: 3.35 (W)
Dance Ministry, Dance Pedagogy +1 more
Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $41KGPA: 3.35 (W)
40
Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL·Private
School Acceptance: 57%Tuition: $48KAvg GPA: 3.73 (W)
Acceptance: 57%Tuition: $48KGPA: 3.73 (W)
41
Coker University
Hartsville, SC·Private
School Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $33KAvg GPA: 3.21 (W)
Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $33KGPA: 3.21 (W)
42
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC·Public
School Acceptance: 60%Tuition: $36KAvg GPA: 3.69 (W)
Acceptance: 60%Tuition: $36KGPA: 3.69 (W)
43
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN·Public
School Acceptance: 69%Tuition: $32KAvg GPA: 3.7 (W)
Dance Pedagogy in Practice
Acceptance: 69%Tuition: $32KGPA: 3.7 (W)
44
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK·Public
School Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $20KAvg GPA: 3.5 (W)
Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $20KGPA: 3.5 (W)
45
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA·Private
School Acceptance: 22%Tuition: $65KAvg GPA: 3.81 (W)
Acceptance: 22%Tuition: $65KGPA: 3.81 (W)
46
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY·Public
School Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $27KAvg GPA: 3.46 (W)
Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $27KGPA: 3.46 (W)
47
Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX·Public
School Acceptance: 96%Tuition: $18KAvg GPA: 3.23 (W)
Dance Studies
Acceptance: 96%Tuition: $18KGPA: 3.23 (W)
48
Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD·Public
School Acceptance: 46%Tuition: $14KAvg GPA: 2.62 (W)
Acceptance: 46%Tuition: $14KGPA: 2.62 (W)
49
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA·Private
School Acceptance: 25%Tuition: $32KAvg GPA: 3.94 (W)
Acceptance: 25%Tuition: $32KGPA: 3.94 (W)
50
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC·Public
School Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $29KAvg GPA: 4 (W)
Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $29KGPA: 4 (W)
51
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX·Public
School Acceptance: 86%Tuition: $19KAvg GPA: 3.41 (W)
Dance
Acceptance: 86%Tuition: $19KGPA: 3.41 (W)
52
Meredith College
Raleigh, NC·Private
School Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $46KAvg GPA: 3.5 (W)
Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $46KGPA: 3.5 (W)
53
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA·Public
School Acceptance: 90%Tuition: $34KAvg GPA: 3.45
BA Theatre and DanceDance
Acceptance: 90%Tuition: $34KGPA: 3.45
54
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD·Public
School Acceptance: 72%Tuition: $31KAvg GPA: 4.13 (W)
Acceptance: 72%Tuition: $31KGPA: 4.13 (W)
55
Johnson C. Smith University
Charlotte, NC·Private
School Acceptance: 45%Tuition: $21KAvg GPA: 2.88 (W)
Acceptance: 45%Tuition: $21KGPA: 2.88 (W)
56
The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL·Private
School Acceptance: 40%Tuition: $34KAvg GPA: 3.6 (W)
Acceptance: 40%Tuition: $34KGPA: 3.6 (W)
57
Visible Music College
Memphis, TN·Private
School Acceptance: 28%Tuition: $22K
Acceptance: 28%Tuition: $22K
58
University of Delaware
Newark, DE·Public
School Acceptance: 71%Tuition: $41KAvg GPA: 4.04 (W)
Acceptance: 71%Tuition: $41KGPA: 4.04 (W)
59
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX·Public
School Acceptance: 90%Tuition: $19KAvg GPA: 3.28 (W)
Dance Emphasis
Acceptance: 90%Tuition: $19KGPA: 3.28 (W)
60
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, MD·Public
School Acceptance: 69%Tuition: $31KAvg GPA: 3.51 (W)
BA Performing ArtsTheater, Dance, & Performance Studies
Acceptance: 69%Tuition: $31KGPA: 3.51 (W)
61
Anderson University
Anderson, SC·Private
School Acceptance: 55%Tuition: $35KAvg GPA: 3.3 (W)
Acceptance: 55%Tuition: $35KGPA: 3.3 (W)
62
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA·Public
School Acceptance: 87%Tuition: $24KAvg GPA: 3.38 (W)
Dance
Acceptance: 87%Tuition: $24KGPA: 3.38 (W)
63
Troy University
Troy, AL·Public
School Acceptance: 96%Tuition: $20KAvg GPA: 3.42 (W)
Acceptance: 96%Tuition: $20KGPA: 3.42 (W)
64
Columbia College
Columbia, SC·Private
School Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $22KAvg GPA: 2.97 (W)
Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $22KGPA: 2.97 (W)
65
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA·Public
School Acceptance: 93%Tuition: $20K
Acceptance: 93%Tuition: $20K
66
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS·Public
School Acceptance: 99%Tuition: $12KAvg GPA: 3.46 (W)
Acceptance: 99%Tuition: $12KGPA: 3.46 (W)
67
Itawamba Community College
Fulton, MS·Public
Tuition: $6K
Tuition: $6K
68
Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, TX·Public
Tuition: $10K
Tuition: $10K
69
Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA·Private
School Acceptance: 44%Tuition: $33KAvg GPA: 3.56 (W)
Acceptance: 44%Tuition: $33KGPA: 3.56 (W)
70
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC·Public
School Acceptance: 90%Tuition: $25KAvg GPA: 3.84 (W)
Acceptance: 90%Tuition: $25KGPA: 3.84 (W)
71
Rollins College
Winter Park, FL·Private
School Acceptance: 48%Tuition: $61KAvg GPA: 3.46 (W)
Acceptance: 48%Tuition: $61KGPA: 3.46 (W)
72
Palo Alto College
San Antonio, TX·Public
Tuition: $10K
Tuition: $10K
73
New World School of the Arts
Miami, FL·Public
74
South Texas College
McAllen, TX·Public
Tuition: $8K
Tuition: $8K
75
San Antonio College
San Antonio, TX·Public
Tuition: $10K
Tuition: $10K
76
Prince George's Community College
Largo, MD·Public
Tuition: $9K
Tuition: $9K
77
Valencia College
Orlando, FL·Public
Tuition: $10K
Tuition: $10K
78
Converse University
Spartanburg, SC·Private
School Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $25KAvg GPA: 3.89 (W)
Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $25KGPA: 3.89 (W)
79
El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX·Public
Tuition: $7K
Tuition: $7K
80
Austin Community College District
Austin, TX·Public
Tuition: $11K
Tuition: $11K
81
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA·Private
School Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $44KAvg GPA: 3.66 (W)
Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $44KGPA: 3.66 (W)
82
Houston Community College
Houston, TX·Public
Tuition: $5K
Tuition: $5K
83
Santa Fe College
Gainesville, FL·Public
Tuition: $9K
Tuition: $9K
84
Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL·Public
School Acceptance: 98%Tuition: $20KAvg GPA: 2.95 (W)Selectiveness: —Class Size: —
Acceptance: 98%Tuition: $20KGPA: 2.95 (W)Selectiveness: —Class Size: —
85
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY·Public
School Acceptance: 93%Tuition: $34KAvg GPA: 3.58 (W)
Acceptance: 93%Tuition: $34KGPA: 3.58 (W)
86
Goucher College
Baltimore, MD·Private
School Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $53KAvg GPA: 3.27 (W)
BA Dance
Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $53KGPA: 3.27 (W)
87
High Point University
High Point, NC·Private
School Acceptance: 75%Tuition: $45KAvg GPA: 3.4 (W)
Acceptance: 75%Tuition: $45KGPA: 3.4 (W)
88
Samford University
Birmingham, AL·Private
School Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $40KAvg GPA: 3.88 (W)
Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $40KGPA: 3.88 (W)
89
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA·Public
School Acceptance: 80%Tuition: $28KAvg GPA: 3.75 (W)
Acceptance: 80%Tuition: $28KGPA: 3.75 (W)
90
Saint Johns River State College
Palatka, FL·Public
Tuition: $9K
Dance Studies/Dance Performance
Tuition: $9K
91
Georgetown University
Washington, DC·Private
School Acceptance: 13%Tuition: $68KAvg GPA: 4.09 (W)
BA Theater and Performance Studies
Acceptance: 13%Tuition: $68KGPA: 4.09 (W)
92
Mars Hill University
Mars Hill, NC·Private
School Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $38KAvg GPA: 3.6 (W)
Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $38KGPA: 3.6 (W)
93
Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City, LA·Public
Tuition: $4K
AA Performing Arts
Tuition: $4K
94
William Peace University
Raleigh, NC·Private
School Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $34KAvg GPA: 3.27 (W)
BA Interdisciplinary Arts
Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $34KGPA: 3.27 (W)
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