Best Performing Arts Programs in New York
Compare 77 performing arts programs in New York. View tuition, acceptance, class size, audition, prescreen, and program fit signals in one place.
Ranked Performing Arts programs
Ranked by program fit, selectiveness, class size, value, outcomes, and data quality
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New York University
New York, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 9%Tuition: $63KSelectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 9%Tuition: $63KSelectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
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The Juilliard School
New York, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 9%Tuition: $58KSelectiveness: Ultra SelectiveClass Size: Very Small
Acceptance: 9%Tuition: $58KSelectiveness: Ultra SelectiveClass Size: Very Small
3
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 46%Tuition: $66KAvg GPA: 3.8 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Medium
Acceptance: 46%Tuition: $66KGPA: 3.8 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Medium
4
SUNY Purchase
Purchase, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $19KAvg GPA: 3.39 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $19KGPA: 3.39 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
5
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
6
Pace University
New York, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 76%Tuition: $53KAvg GPA: 3.3Selectiveness: —Class Size: Small
Acceptance: 76%Tuition: $53KGPA: 3.3Selectiveness: —Class Size: Small
7
The New School
New York, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 63%Tuition: $59KAvg GPA: 3.41 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Very Small
Acceptance: 63%Tuition: $59KGPA: 3.41 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Very Small
8
SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $20KAvg GPA: 3.7 (W)Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $20KGPA: 3.7 (W)Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
9
University of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $32KAvg GPA: 3.7 (W)Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $32KGPA: 3.7 (W)Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
10
Nazareth University
Rochester, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 75%Tuition: $42KAvg GPA: 3.6 (W)Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 75%Tuition: $42KGPA: 3.6 (W)Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
11
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
12
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
13
Marymount Manhattan College
New York, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 83%Tuition: $42KAvg GPA: 3.49 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Large
Acceptance: 83%Tuition: $42KGPA: 3.49 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Large
14
AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts
New York, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 24%Tuition: $47KClass Size: —
Acceptance: 24%Tuition: $47KClass Size: —
15
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 66%Tuition: $49KAvg GPA: 3.7 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
BFA Theatre Arts
Acceptance: 66%Tuition: $49KGPA: 3.7 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small
16
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
17
Manhattan School of Music
New York, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 41%Tuition: $57KAvg GPA: 3.55Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Medium
BM Musical Theatre
Acceptance: 41%Tuition: $57KGPA: 3.55Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Medium
18
Columbia University
New York, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 4%Tuition: $72KAvg GPA: 4.18 (W)Class Size: Small
Acceptance: 4%Tuition: $72KGPA: 4.18 (W)Class Size: Small
19
CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 58%Tuition: $15KAvg GPA: 3.36 (W)Class Size: Very Small
Acceptance: 58%Tuition: $15KGPA: 3.36 (W)Class Size: Very Small
20
Molloy University / CAP21
Rockville Centre, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $40KAvg GPA: 3.55 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Medium
BFA Musical Theatre
Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $40KGPA: 3.55 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Medium
21
Five Towns College
Dix Hills, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 54%Tuition: $30KAvg GPA: 2.75Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
BFA Theatre Arts
Acceptance: 54%Tuition: $30KGPA: 2.75Selectiveness: Moderately SelectiveClass Size: Small
22
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 57%Tuition: $15KAvg GPA: 3.5 (W)
Acceptance: 57%Tuition: $15KGPA: 3.5 (W)
23
Long Island University Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 86%Tuition: $42KAvg GPA: 3.41 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Medium
BFA Acting for Theatre, Film & Television
Acceptance: 86%Tuition: $42KGPA: 3.41 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Medium
24
Barnard College
New York, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 9%Tuition: $70KAvg GPA: 4.13 (W)Class Size: Medium
BA Theatre
Acceptance: 9%Tuition: $70KGPA: 4.13 (W)Class Size: Medium
25
Fordham University
New York, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 59%Tuition: $65KAvg GPA: 3.69 (W)Selectiveness: Highly Selective
BA Theatre
Acceptance: 59%Tuition: $65KGPA: 3.69 (W)Selectiveness: Highly Selective
26
Atlantic Acting School
New York, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 2%Tuition: $23KClass Size: Small
Cert. Acting
Acceptance: 2%Tuition: $23KClass Size: Small
27
Long Island University Post
Brookville, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 86%Tuition: $42KAvg GPA: 3.41 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Large
BFA Theatre Arts
Acceptance: 86%Tuition: $42KGPA: 3.41 (W)Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Large
28
Wagner College
Staten Island, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $53KAvg GPA: 3.6 (W)Class Size: Small
Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $53KGPA: 3.6 (W)Class Size: Small
29
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 54%Tuition: $15KAvg GPA: 4 (W)
Acceptance: 54%Tuition: $15KGPA: 4 (W)
30
CUNY Queens College
Queens, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 64%Tuition: $15KAvg GPA: 3.34 (W)
Acceptance: 64%Tuition: $15KGPA: 3.34 (W)
31
SUNY Geneseo
Geneseo, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 66%Tuition: $20KAvg GPA: 3.63 (W)
Acceptance: 66%Tuition: $20KGPA: 3.63 (W)
32
SUNY Binghamton
Binghamton, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 39%Tuition: $30KAvg GPA: 3.88 (W)
Acceptance: 39%Tuition: $30KGPA: 3.88 (W)
33
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 40%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 3.72 (W)
Acceptance: 40%Tuition: $67KGPA: 3.72 (W)
34
SUNY Brockport
Brockport, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 71%Tuition: $16KAvg GPA: 3.11 (W)
Acceptance: 71%Tuition: $16KGPA: 3.11 (W)
35
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 14%Tuition: $69KAvg GPA: 4.11 (W)
Acceptance: 14%Tuition: $69KGPA: 4.11 (W)
36
Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY·Public
Tuition: $12K
Tuition: $12K
37
Circle in the Square Theatre School
New York, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 8%Tuition: $26K
Acceptance: 8%Tuition: $26K
38
Alfred University
Alfred, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $42KAvg GPA: 3.5 (W)
Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $42KGPA: 3.5 (W)
39
SUNY Potsdam
Potsdam, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $19K
Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $19K
40
Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY·Public
Tuition: $12K
AAS Performing Arts-Music
Tuition: $12K
41
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 21%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 3.92 (W)
Acceptance: 21%Tuition: $67KGPA: 3.92 (W)
42
CUNY College of Staten Island
Staten Island, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 92%Tuition: $15K
Acceptance: 92%Tuition: $15K
43
Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 52%Tuition: $66KAvg GPA: 3.86 (W)
Acceptance: 52%Tuition: $66KGPA: 3.86 (W)
44
Manhattanville University
Purchase, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 87%Tuition: $45KAvg GPA: 3.5 (W)
Acceptance: 87%Tuition: $45KGPA: 3.5 (W)
45
Ulster County Community College
Stone Ridge, NY·Public
Tuition: $12K
AAS Media and Performing Arts
Tuition: $12K
46
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 14%Tuition: $70KAvg GPA: 3.85 (W)
BA Theater
Acceptance: 14%Tuition: $70KGPA: 3.85 (W)
47
Rockland Community College
Suffern, NY·Public
Tuition: $7K
AS Visual and Performing Arts
Tuition: $7K
48
SUNY Schenectady County Community College
Schenectady, NY·Public
Tuition: $9K
AS Performing Arts: Music
Tuition: $9K
49
Russell Sage College
Troy, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 53%Tuition: $38K
Acceptance: 53%Tuition: $38K
50
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 49%Tuition: $33KAvg GPA: 4 (W)
BA Music
Acceptance: 49%Tuition: $33KGPA: 4 (W)
51
SUNY Cortland
Cortland, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 60%Tuition: $19KAvg GPA: 3.48 (W)
BFA Musical Theatre
Acceptance: 60%Tuition: $19KGPA: 3.48 (W)
52
CUNY City College
New York, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 60%Tuition: $15K
BA Theatre
Acceptance: 60%Tuition: $15K
53
SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 73%Tuition: $20K
Acceptance: 73%Tuition: $20K
54
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 19%Tuition: $73KAvg GPA: 4.07 (W)
BA Drama
Acceptance: 19%Tuition: $73KGPA: 4.07 (W)
55
SUNY New Paltz
New Paltz, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 62%Tuition: $19KAvg GPA: 3.55 (W)
BA Theatre Arts
Acceptance: 62%Tuition: $19KGPA: 3.55 (W)
56
SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 70%Tuition: $20KAvg GPA: 3.48 (W)
BS Theatre
Acceptance: 70%Tuition: $20KGPA: 3.48 (W)
57
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 64%Tuition: $65KAvg GPA: 3.62 (W)
Acceptance: 64%Tuition: $65KGPA: 3.62 (W)
58
SUNY Albany
Albany, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 69%Tuition: $31KAvg GPA: 3.7 (W)
BA Theatre
Acceptance: 69%Tuition: $31KGPA: 3.7 (W)
59
Union College
Schenectady, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 44%Tuition: $69KAvg GPA: 3.44 (W)
BA Theater
Acceptance: 44%Tuition: $69KGPA: 3.44 (W)
60
Niagara University
Lewiston, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 87%Tuition: $39KAvg GPA: 3.51 (W)
BFA Theatre
Acceptance: 87%Tuition: $39KGPA: 3.51 (W)
61
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 80%Tuition: $15KAvg GPA: 3.03 (W)
BTech Entertainment Technology
Acceptance: 80%Tuition: $15KGPA: 3.03 (W)
62
Hartwick College
Oneonta, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 70%Tuition: $55KAvg GPA: 3.51 (W)
Acceptance: 70%Tuition: $55KGPA: 3.51 (W)
63
SUNY Oswego
Oswego, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 81%Tuition: $19KAvg GPA: 3.11 (W)
BA Theatre
Acceptance: 81%Tuition: $19KGPA: 3.11 (W)
64
SUNY Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, NY·Public
School Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $19K
BA Theatre
Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $19K
65
CUNY Queensborough Community College
Bayside, NY·Public
Tuition: $8K
Tuition: $8K
66
SUNY Niagara
Sanborn, NY·Public
Tuition: $12K
Tuition: $12K
67
Siena University
Loudonville, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 69%Tuition: $47KAvg GPA: 3.53 (W)
BA Theatre
Acceptance: 69%Tuition: $47KGPA: 3.53 (W)
68
Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY·Public
Tuition: $11K
Tuition: $11K
69
Le Moyne College
Syracuse, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 83%Tuition: $40KAvg GPA: 3.4 (W)
BA Theatre Arts
Acceptance: 83%Tuition: $40KGPA: 3.4 (W)
70
St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $42KAvg GPA: 3.66 (W)
BA Theater
Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $42KGPA: 3.66 (W)
71
Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua, NY·Public
Tuition: $8K
AA Theatre Arts
Tuition: $8K
72
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY·Public
Tuition: $12K
AS Theatre Arts
Tuition: $12K
73
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY·Public
Tuition: $8K
AS Theater
Tuition: $8K
74
Genesee Community College
Batavia, NY·Public
Tuition: $7K
AS Theatre Arts
Tuition: $7K
75
Institute for American Musical Theatre
New York, NY·Private
Cert. Musical Theatre
76
Stella Adler Studio of Acting
New York, NY·Private
Cert. Acting
77
American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York
New York, NY·Private
School Acceptance: 92%Tuition: $41K
AOS in Actor Training
Acceptance: 92%Tuition: $41K
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