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BFA Acting
Program snapshot
Admissions
No PrescreenAudition RequiredInterview RequiredUniversity App RequiredAudition format
In-Person or VirtualPROGRAM RECOGNITION
•Recipient of the Mayor's Arts Award for Artistic Achievement in the Performing Arts
TRAINING
•30+ productions per year providing extensive performance opportunities
•Performance experience begins first semester of freshman year
•Training in Acting, Voice for the Stage, Stage Combat, Movement, Playing Shakespeare, and Acting for the Camera
•Work alongside guest professional artists
NOTABLE ALUMNI
•Sandy Dennis — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 1966), Tony Award winner (Any Wednesday)
•Emily Kinney — Beth Greene on AMC's The Walking Dead, Broadway debut in Spring Awakening, appeared in Masters of Sex, The Flash, and Arrow
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•Alumni working in Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Seattle, Phoenix, New York, and internationally
•Senior Showcase capstone connects students with industry professionals
•69-credit-hour intensive program
FACILITIES
•Elder Theatre Center housing McDonald and Miller Theatres
Academic info
Snapshot
3.63
Avg GPA (W)
80%
Admit Rate
school-wide
67%
Grad Rate
1.5K
Enrollment
$56K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$18,327
after typical aid
Tuition & Fees
$43,572
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$14,925
$30-48k$16,974
$48-75k$14,594
$75-110k$18,244
$110k+$23,652
Program info updated 6d ago
Program Highlights
PROGRAM RECOGNITION
•Recipient of the Mayor's Arts Award for Artistic Achievement in the Performing Arts
TRAINING
•30+ productions per year providing extensive performance opportunities
•Performance experience begins first semester of freshman year
•Training in Acting, Voice for the Stage, Stage Combat, Movement, Playing Shakespeare, and Acting for the Camera
•Work alongside guest professional artists
NOTABLE ALUMNI
•Sandy Dennis — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 1966), Tony Award winner (Any Wednesday)
•Emily Kinney — Beth Greene on AMC's The Walking Dead, Broadway debut in Spring Awakening, appeared in Masters of Sex, The Flash, and Arrow
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•Alumni working in Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Seattle, Phoenix, New York, and internationally
•Senior Showcase capstone connects students with industry professionals
•69-credit-hour intensive program
FACILITIES
•Elder Theatre Center housing McDonald and Miller Theatres
PROGRAM RECOGNITION
•Recipient of the Mayor's Arts Award for Artistic Achievement in the Performing Arts
TRAINING
•30+ productions per year providing extensive performance opportunities
•Performance experience begins first semester of freshman year
•Training in Acting, Voice for the Stage, Stage Combat, Movement, Playing Shakespeare, and Acting for the Camera
•Work alongside guest professional artists
NOTABLE ALUMNI
•Sandy Dennis — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 1966), Tony Award winner (Any Wednesday)
•Emily Kinney — Beth Greene on AMC's The Walking Dead, Broadway debut in Spring Awakening, appeared in Masters of Sex, The Flash, and Arrow
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•Alumni working in Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Seattle, Phoenix, New York, and internationally
•Senior Showcase capstone connects students with industry professionals
•69-credit-hour intensive program
FACILITIES
•Elder Theatre Center housing McDonald and Miller Theatres
Updated 6d ago
