Best Performing Arts Programs in Pennsylvania
Compare 52 performing arts programs in Pennsylvania. 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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Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA·Public
School Acceptance: 61%Tuition: $42KAvg GPA: 3.84 (W)Selectiveness: Ultra SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 61%Tuition: $42KGPA: 3.84 (W)Selectiveness: Ultra SelectiveClass Size: Small
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Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA·Public
School Acceptance: 71%Tuition: $15KAvg GPA: 3.58 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 71%Tuition: $15KGPA: 3.58 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
3
Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 97%Tuition: $40KAvg GPA: 3.48Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Medium
Acceptance: 97%Tuition: $40KGPA: 3.48Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Medium
4
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA·Public
School Acceptance: 80%Tuition: $39KAvg GPA: 3.42Selectiveness: —Class Size: Very Small
Acceptance: 80%Tuition: $39KGPA: 3.42Selectiveness: —Class Size: Very Small
5
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 7%Tuition: $65KAvg GPA: 4.17 (W)Class Size: Small
BA Theater
Acceptance: 7%Tuition: $65KGPA: 4.17 (W)Class Size: Small
6
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 72%Tuition: $63KAvg GPA: 3.55 (W)Class Size: Small
Acceptance: 72%Tuition: $63KGPA: 3.55 (W)Class Size: Small
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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $62KAvg GPA: 3.75 (W)Class Size: Very Small
Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $62KGPA: 3.75 (W)Class Size: Very Small
8
Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 92%Tuition: $61KAvg GPA: 3.48 (W)
Acceptance: 92%Tuition: $61KGPA: 3.48 (W)
9
Marywood University
Scranton, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 61%Tuition: $41KAvg GPA: 3.56 (W)
Acceptance: 61%Tuition: $41KGPA: 3.56 (W)
10
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 29%Tuition: $68KAvg GPA: 3.62 (W)
Acceptance: 29%Tuition: $68KGPA: 3.62 (W)
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Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 80%Tuition: $43KAvg GPA: 3.78 (W)
Acceptance: 80%Tuition: $43KGPA: 3.78 (W)
12
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 12%Tuition: $66KAvg GPA: 3.89
BFA Drama
Acceptance: 12%Tuition: $66KGPA: 3.89
13
Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 81%Tuition: $46KAvg GPA: 3.55 (W)
Acceptance: 81%Tuition: $46KGPA: 3.55 (W)
14
Commonwealth University – Mansfield
Mansfield, PA·Public
School Acceptance: 93%Tuition: $23KAvg GPA: 3.4 (W)
Acceptance: 93%Tuition: $23KGPA: 3.4 (W)
15
Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $42K
Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $42K
16
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 42%Tuition: $66KAvg GPA: 3.62 (W)
Acceptance: 42%Tuition: $66KGPA: 3.62 (W)
17
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $69KAvg GPA: 3.91 (W)
BA Theatre Arts
Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $69KGPA: 3.91 (W)
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Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 81%Tuition: $60KAvg GPA: 3.7 (W)
Acceptance: 81%Tuition: $60KGPA: 3.7 (W)
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Haverford College
Haverford, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 12%Tuition: $71KAvg GPA: 4.11 (W)
BA Music
Acceptance: 12%Tuition: $71KGPA: 4.11 (W)
20
Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PA·Public
Tuition: $14K
Tuition: $14K
21
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 39%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 3.83 (W)
Acceptance: 39%Tuition: $67KGPA: 3.83 (W)
22
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 91%Tuition: $43KAvg GPA: 3.5 (W)
Acceptance: 91%Tuition: $43KGPA: 3.5 (W)
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Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 56%Tuition: $30KAvg GPA: 3.1 (W)
Acceptance: 56%Tuition: $30KGPA: 3.1 (W)
24
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 28%Tuition: $71KAvg GPA: 3.88 (W)
Acceptance: 28%Tuition: $71KGPA: 3.88 (W)
25
West Chester University
West Chester, PA·Public
School Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $23KAvg GPA: 3.4 (W)
Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $23KGPA: 3.4 (W)
26
Gannon University
Erie, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $41KAvg GPA: 3.6 (W)
Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $41KGPA: 3.6 (W)
27
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA·Public
School Acceptance: 91%Tuition: $16KAvg GPA: 3.5 (W)
Acceptance: 91%Tuition: $16KGPA: 3.5 (W)
28
Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA·Public
Tuition: $13K
Tuition: $13K
29
Moravian University
Bethlehem, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 54%Tuition: $54KAvg GPA: 3.55 (W)
Acceptance: 54%Tuition: $54KGPA: 3.55 (W)
30
Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg, PA·Public
School Acceptance: 93%Tuition: $23KAvg GPA: 3.47 (W)
Acceptance: 93%Tuition: $23KGPA: 3.47 (W)
31
Albright College
Reading, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 76%Tuition: $29KAvg GPA: 3.05 (W)
Acceptance: 76%Tuition: $29KGPA: 3.05 (W)
32
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 26%Tuition: $65KAvg GPA: 3.98 (W)
BA Theatre
Acceptance: 26%Tuition: $65KGPA: 3.98 (W)
33
Arcadia University
Glenside, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 80%Tuition: $50KAvg GPA: 3.33 (W)
Acceptance: 80%Tuition: $50KGPA: 3.33 (W)
34
Lafayette College
Easton, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 31%Tuition: $65KAvg GPA: 3.55 (W)
BA Theater
Acceptance: 31%Tuition: $65KGPA: 3.55 (W)
35
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 84%Tuition: $49KAvg GPA: 3.79 (W)
Acceptance: 84%Tuition: $49KGPA: 3.79 (W)
36
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA·Public
School Acceptance: 86%Tuition: $23KAvg GPA: 3.45 (W)
Acceptance: 86%Tuition: $23KGPA: 3.45 (W)
37
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA·Public
School Acceptance: 58%Tuition: $41KAvg GPA: 4.08 (W)
BA Theatre Arts
Acceptance: 58%Tuition: $41KGPA: 4.08 (W)
38
DeSales University
Center Valley, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 77%Tuition: $47KAvg GPA: 3.41 (W)
Acceptance: 77%Tuition: $47KGPA: 3.41 (W)
39
York College of Pennsylvania
York, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $26KAvg GPA: 3.56 (W)
BA Theatre
Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $26KGPA: 3.56 (W)
40
Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA·Public
Tuition: $13K
Tuition: $13K
41
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown
Johnstown, PA·Public
School Acceptance: 95%Tuition: $27KAvg GPA: 4.08 (W)
BA Theatre Arts
Acceptance: 95%Tuition: $27KGPA: 4.08 (W)
42
Eastern University
Saint Davids, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 91%Tuition: $38KAvg GPA: 3.2 (W)
Acceptance: 91%Tuition: $38KGPA: 3.2 (W)
43
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $38KAvg GPA: 3.69 (W)
BA Music
Acceptance: 78%Tuition: $38KGPA: 3.69 (W)
44
Alvernia University
Reading, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 58%Tuition: $45KAvg GPA: 3.41 (W)
BA Theatre
Acceptance: 58%Tuition: $45KGPA: 3.41 (W)
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East Stroudsburg University
East Stroudsburg, PA·Public
School Acceptance: 92%Tuition: $20KAvg GPA: 3.21 (W)
BA Theatre
Acceptance: 92%Tuition: $20KGPA: 3.21 (W)
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Pennsylvania Western University
California, PA·Public
School Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $16K
BA Theatre
Acceptance: 94%Tuition: $16K
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University of Scranton
Scranton, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 81%Tuition: $54KAvg GPA: 3.6 (W)
BA Theatre
Acceptance: 81%Tuition: $54KGPA: 3.6 (W)
48
Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, PA·Public
Tuition: $17K
AA Theatre Arts
Tuition: $17K
49
Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $59KAvg GPA: 3.6 (W)
BA Theatre Arts
Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $59KGPA: 3.6 (W)
50
King's College
Wilkes-Barre, PA·Private
School Acceptance: 93%Tuition: $44KAvg GPA: 3.27 (W)
BA Theatre
Acceptance: 93%Tuition: $44KGPA: 3.27 (W)
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Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, PA·Public
Tuition: $15K
AA Theatre
Tuition: $15K
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Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA·Public
Tuition: $12K
AFA Film and Theatre
Tuition: $12K
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