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VCUarts has the highest ranking ever achieved by a public university school of arts and design and is the only public university to consistently rise in the rankings.
Why do rankings and reputation matter?
A degree from VCUarts gives our alumni credibility in the world of galleries, graduate schools, artistic directors and employers. Our graduates are known for professionalism, skill, and readiness to enter their desired field as artists.
Rankings come from U.S. News and World Report’s rankings of graduate school programs. You can see the complete directory at: www.usnews.com/rankings. Annual undergraduate out-of-state tuition comes from College Board’s 2010—2011 college prices as of August 2011. You can add up college costs at: collegeboard.com. Actual cost of attendance for any school can be different than as stated on College Board. You can calculate your total cost of attending VCUarts at www.enrollment.vcu.edu/accounting.
| VCUarts Graduate Program | Ranking Among All U.S. Programs Public and Private | Ranking Among U.S. Public Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | #4 | #1 |
| Sculpture | #1 | #1 |
| Graphic Design | #4 | #1 |
| Fiber Arts | #4 | #1 |
| Glass | #5 | #1 |
| Painting | #8 | #3 |
| Multimedia/Visual Communications | #9 | #3 |
| Metals/Jewelry | #10 | #5 |
| Ceramics | #12 | #6 |
| Printmaking | #17 | #10 |
VCUarts Department of Interior Design is ranked #10 nationally by DesignIntelligence 2011 America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools. And Dance and Choreography is an invited member of the Council of Dance Administrators (CODA), a forum of the nation’s 25 leading dance programs.
Tuition Comparison Among Top Ranked Art Schools.
| #1 | Rhode Island School of Design | 39,777 |
| #2 | Yale University | 40,500 |
| #3 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 37,560 |
| #4 | VCUarts | 22,947 |
| (tie) | Maryland Institute College of Art | 37,470 |
| (tie) | Cranbrook Academy of Art | graduate only |
| #7 | California Institute of the Arts | 38,260 |
| (tie) | Carnegie Mellon University of the Arts | 43,812 |
| (tie) | University of California: Los Angeles | 35,564 |
| #10 | Alfred University | 26,884 |
VCU tuition for Virginia residents is $10,093.
