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Best Playwriting Programs in the Northeast

Compare 31 Playwriting programs in the Northeast. View tuition, acceptance, class size, audition, prescreen, and program fit signals in one place.

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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

Brown University

Providence, RI·Private

School Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $71KAvg GPA: 4.18 (W)Class Size: Medium

Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $71KGPA: 4.18 (W)Class Size: Medium

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA·Private

School Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $62KAvg GPA: 3.75 (W)Class Size: —

Acceptance: 79%Tuition: $62KGPA: 3.75 (W)Class Size: —

Rutgers University

New Brunswick, NJ·Public

School Acceptance: 58%Tuition: $37KAvg GPA: 3.86 (W)Selectiveness: Highly Selective

Acceptance: 58%Tuition: $37KGPA: 3.86 (W)Selectiveness: Highly Selective

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

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA·Public

School Acceptance: 80%Tuition: $39KAvg GPA: 3.42Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small

Acceptance: 80%Tuition: $39KGPA: 3.42Selectiveness: SelectiveClass Size: Small

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA·Private

School Acceptance: 7%Tuition: $65KAvg GPA: 4.17 (W)Class Size: Small

Acceptance: 7%Tuition: $65KGPA: 4.17 (W)Class Size: Small

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

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

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH·Private

School Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $68KAvg GPA: 4.11 (W)

Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $68KGPA: 4.11 (W)

Northeastern University

Boston, MA·Private

School Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $66KAvg GPA: 4.09 (W)

Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $66KGPA: 4.09 (W)

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY·Private

School Acceptance: 14%Tuition: $70KAvg GPA: 3.85 (W)

Acceptance: 14%Tuition: $70KGPA: 3.85 (W)

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT·Private

School Acceptance: 16%Tuition: $70KAvg GPA: 3.9

Acceptance: 16%Tuition: $70KGPA: 3.9

Bates College

Lewiston, ME·Private

School Acceptance: 13%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 4.01 (W)

Acceptance: 13%Tuition: $67KGPA: 4.01 (W)

CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY·Public

School Acceptance: 64%Tuition: $15KAvg GPA: 3.34 (W)

Acceptance: 64%Tuition: $15KGPA: 3.34 (W)

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ·Public

School Acceptance: 65%Tuition: $38KAvg GPA: 3.73 (W)

BA Theatre Arts and Technology

Acceptance: 65%Tuition: $38KGPA: 3.73 (W)

BA Theatre Arts and Technology

Kean University

Union, NJ·Public

School Acceptance: 76%Tuition: $22KAvg GPA: 3.2 (W)

Acceptance: 76%Tuition: $22KGPA: 3.2 (W)

Lafayette College

Easton, PA·Private

School Acceptance: 31%Tuition: $65KAvg GPA: 3.55 (W)

Acceptance: 31%Tuition: $65KGPA: 3.55 (W)

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY·Private

School Acceptance: 40%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 3.72 (W)

Acceptance: 40%Tuition: $67KGPA: 3.72 (W)

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst, MA·Public

School Acceptance: 60%Tuition: $40KAvg GPA: 4.04 (W)

Acceptance: 60%Tuition: $40KGPA: 4.04 (W)

SUNY Brockport

Brockport, NY·Public

School Acceptance: 71%Tuition: $16KAvg GPA: 3.11 (W)

Acceptance: 71%Tuition: $16KGPA: 3.11 (W)

Connecticut College

New London, CT·Private

School Acceptance: 37%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 3.81 (W)

Acceptance: 37%Tuition: $67KGPA: 3.81 (W)

Union College

Schenectady, NY·Private

School Acceptance: 44%Tuition: $69KAvg GPA: 3.44 (W)

Acceptance: 44%Tuition: $69KGPA: 3.44 (W)

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ·Public

School Acceptance: 71%Tuition: $28KAvg GPA: 3.52 (W)

Acceptance: 71%Tuition: $28KGPA: 3.52 (W)

SUNY Buffalo State University

Buffalo, NY·Public

School Acceptance: 73%Tuition: $20K

Acceptance: 73%Tuition: $20K

Gannon University

Erie, PA·Private

School Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $41KAvg GPA: 3.6 (W)

Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $41KGPA: 3.6 (W)

Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic, CT·Public

School Acceptance: 83%Tuition: $17KAvg GPA: 3.4 (W)

Acceptance: 83%Tuition: $17KGPA: 3.4 (W)

St Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure, NY·Private

School Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $42KAvg GPA: 3.66 (W)

Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $42KGPA: 3.66 (W)

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, NY·Private

School Acceptance: 52%Tuition: $66KAvg GPA: 3.86 (W)

Acceptance: 52%Tuition: $66KGPA: 3.86 (W)

Ursinus College

Collegeville, PA·Private

School Acceptance: 92%Tuition: $61KAvg GPA: 3.48 (W)

Acceptance: 92%Tuition: $61KGPA: 3.48 (W)

Suffolk University

Boston, MA·Private

School Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $48KAvg GPA: 3.4 (W)

Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $48KGPA: 3.4 (W)

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