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BFA Acting
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Highly Selective12-24 StudentsStudy AbroadTraining
•Ensemble-based, highly individualized acting training with Rasaboxes integration, Bioenergetics, mask work, and Alexander Technique
•Year-by-year curriculum: foundational Voice & Movement and Scene Study shared with MT students → IPA, heightened-language text, stage combat → advanced Dialects, Styles of Acting, Directing → Business of Acting and Acting for the Camera
•Study abroad at Ithaca College London Center with stage combat, performance classes, and weekly London theatre immersion
Performance & Productions
•Required to audition for Production Laboratory (mainstage) shows every semester across three venues in the Dillingham Center
Notable Alumni
•CCH Pounder — Emmy-nominated actress (Avatar, The Shield, NCIS: New Orleans)
•Ben Feldman — Emmy-nominated, Superstore, Mad Men; Broadway: The Graduate
•Jharrel Jerome — Moonlight, When They See Us (Netflix)
•David Boreanaz — Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Bones
•Brian Lee Huynh — Broadway debut cast of War Horse at Lincoln Center
Professional Development
•Field Studies in NYC — networking week with CTD alumni (panels, workshops, seminars)
•Senior Performance Showcase for agents, managers, and casting directors
Verified Recent Class Sizes
•Class of 2030: 14 students
•Class of 2029: 16 students
Academic info
Snapshot
3.73
Avg GPA (W)
69%
Admit Rate
school-wide
75%
Grad Rate
4.2K
Enrollment
$64K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$33,926
after typical aid
Tuition & Fees
$53,540
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$21,901
$30-48k$23,335
$48-75k$28,832
$75-110k$31,846
$110k+$38,785
Program info updated 2d ago
Program Highlights
Training
•Ensemble-based, highly individualized acting training with Rasaboxes integration, Bioenergetics, mask work, and Alexander Technique
•Year-by-year curriculum: foundational Voice & Movement and Scene Study shared with MT students → IPA, heightened-language text, stage combat → advanced Dialects, Styles of Acting, Directing → Business of Acting and Acting for the Camera
•Study abroad at Ithaca College London Center with stage combat, performance classes, and weekly London theatre immersion
Performance & Productions
•Required to audition for Production Laboratory (mainstage) shows every semester across three venues in the Dillingham Center
Notable Alumni
•CCH Pounder — Emmy-nominated actress (Avatar, The Shield, NCIS: New Orleans)
•Ben Feldman — Emmy-nominated, Superstore, Mad Men; Broadway: The Graduate
•Jharrel Jerome — Moonlight, When They See Us (Netflix)
•David Boreanaz — Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Bones
•Brian Lee Huynh — Broadway debut cast of War Horse at Lincoln Center
Professional Development
•Field Studies in NYC — networking week with CTD alumni (panels, workshops, seminars)
•Senior Performance Showcase for agents, managers, and casting directors
Verified Recent Class Sizes
•Class of 2030: 14 students
•Class of 2029: 16 students
Training
•Ensemble-based, highly individualized acting training with Rasaboxes integration, Bioenergetics, mask work, and Alexander Technique
•Year-by-year curriculum: foundational Voice & Movement and Scene Study shared with MT students → IPA, heightened-language text, stage combat → advanced Dialects, Styles of Acting, Directing → Business of Acting and Acting for the Camera
•Study abroad at Ithaca College London Center with stage combat, performance classes, and weekly London theatre immersion
Performance & Productions
•Required to audition for Production Laboratory (mainstage) shows every semester across three venues in the Dillingham Center
Notable Alumni
•CCH Pounder — Emmy-nominated actress (Avatar, The Shield, NCIS: New Orleans)
•Ben Feldman — Emmy-nominated, Superstore, Mad Men; Broadway: The Graduate
•Jharrel Jerome — Moonlight, When They See Us (Netflix)
•David Boreanaz — Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Bones
•Brian Lee Huynh — Broadway debut cast of War Horse at Lincoln Center
Professional Development
•Field Studies in NYC — networking week with CTD alumni (panels, workshops, seminars)
•Senior Performance Showcase for agents, managers, and casting directors
Verified Recent Class Sizes
•Class of 2030: 14 students
•Class of 2029: 16 students
Updated 2d ago
