Art Schools, Colleges, and Universities
Click on each state below to see the list of art schools. International art schools can be found either in the side menu or this link. Don't see your art department here? E-mail the link to me!
This is growing list of college and university art departments. Most other lists online include only schools who pay affiliate fees. This page includes schools that are submitted as well as well known distinguished schools. An asterisk (*) appears after non-profit schools. If you want to see schools outside the USA, visit this link.
University of Alaska Art Department, Fairbanks, AK
The Art Institute of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ.
The Art Institute of Tucson, Tucson, AZ.
Katherine Herberger College Arizona University School of Art.
Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona
The University of Arizona College of Fine Arts.
University of Arkansas Art Department.
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California. See their School of Game Design.
Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California *
The Art Institutes of California - Locations in Hollywood, Sacramento, Inland Empire, San Diego, San Fransisco, Orange County, Los Angeles, and Silicon Valley.
California College of the Arts, in San Francisco, California. *
California Institute of the Arts (CALARTS) - In Valencia, California. *
D School: Institute of Design at Stanford University - Stanford, CA
Dodge College of Film and Media Arts - In Orange, CA. This school is recognized as one of the top film schools.
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) - This school obviously focuses on fashion design and has campuses in LA, Irvine, San Fransisco, and San Diego.
Laguna College of Art & Design (LACD), in Laguna Beach, California. They have gaming art, animation, illustration and graphic design. *
Otis College of Art and Design, in Los Angeles, California. They have unique programs such as toy design. *
San Diego State University (SDSU) - School of Art, Design, and Art History.
San Francisco Art Institute, in San Francisco, CA *
San Francisco State University College of Creative Arts.
UC Davis University of California, in Davis. California
University of California in Los Angeles - The UCLA Department of Design and Media Arts.
University of California in Riverside - This is their Art Department.
San Jose State University - Their Department of Art and Art History in San Jose, CA.
The Art Institute of Colorado, Denver, CO.
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, in Denver, Colorado. They have a gaming art program here.
Hartford Art School - Hartford, CT.
Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, in Old Lyme, Connecticut *
Shintaro Akatsu School of Design (SASD) - In Bridgeport, CT.
Yale University School of Art - New Haven, Connecticut
University of Delaware - They have an art conservation program.
District of Columbia (Washington D.C.)
The American University - College of Arts and Sciences.
Corcoran College of Art and Design, in Washington, DC *
The Art Institutes of Florida, campuses in Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, and Tampa. *
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Full Sail University - They have degrees in gaming, digital arts, web design, and film. They also have online courses.
Sanford-Brown, Tampa. Their program includes fashion design, computer animation and recording arts.
New World School of Arts in Miami, Florida
Ringling School of Art and Design, in Sarasota, Florida *
University of Florida - College of Fine Arts.
Agnes Scott College, an all-women's school in Decatur, GA
Art Institute of Atlanta, in Atlanta and Decatur, Georgia
Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design, of Georgia State University, Atlanta
Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA
Lamar Dodd School of Art, of the University of Georgia. They have a nice, new building.
Savannah College of Art and Design, in Savannah, Georgia. They have over 42 areas of study in both undergraduate and graduate levels. *
Kapi'olani Community College - they have a 3D computer animation, special effects and video game development program.
University of Hawaii at Manoa. Also at Hilo.
Boise State University Department of Art in Boise, Idaho.
University of Idaho College of Art & Architecture in Moscow, Idaho. They also have a Department of Art & Design.
American Academy of Art, in the heart of Chicago.
The Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago and Schaumburg.
Chicago School of Art and Design - A school of the University of Illinois.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago - This is one of the world's best art schools. *
Bradley University in Peoria.
IIT Insitute of Design - This graduate Chicago school focuses on design.
Illinois State University College of Fine Arts in Normal, IL.
College of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Illinois in Champaign, IL.
Ball State University in Muncie, IN.
Goshen College Department of Visual Art. This is a Mennonite school but open to anyone.
Herron School of Art & Design in Indianapolis.
Indiana State University Department of Art in Terre Haute.
Ivy Tech Community College, in multiple cities. Also see their Visual Communications program.
University of Notre Dame's Department of Art, Art History & Design in Notre Dame, IN.
Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Visual and Performing Arts of Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN.
University of Saint Francis School of Creative Arts, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
University of Southern Indiana in Evansville.
Iowa State University - College of Design.
The Art Institutes International, Kansas City, KS.
Hite Art Institute at the University of Louisville, KY
University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts, Lexington, KY.
Louisian State University in Baton Rouge.
Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) They have a fine arts program..
Maine College of Art, in Portland, Maine. *
Maryland Institute College of Art, in Baltimore, Maryland *
Department of Art + Design, at Towson University
College of Art & Design - at Lesley University *
Boston University College of Fine Art, in Boston, Massachusetts
College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, in North Dartmouth.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, in Boston, Massachusetts *
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab - Focuses on computational Media design and photography. Cambridge, MA
Montserrat College of Art in Beverly *
The New England Institute of Art, Boston, Mass.
New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University, in Boston, Massachusetts
School of the Museum of Fine Arts with Tufts University in Boston. *
The Art Institute of Michigan, Detroit, MI.
Calvin College, in Grand Rapids. For those who wish to study in a Christian atmosphere.
College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI. *
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI.
Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University, in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Lawrence Technological University in Southfield
Department of Art & Art History at Michigan State University in East Lansing.
School of Art and Design at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI
STAMPS School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, in Minneapolis *
St. Olaf College - Department of Art and Art History in Northfield.
School of Fine and Performing Arts at Jackson State University in Jackson.
The Art Institute of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Missouri *
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, St. Louis
St. Louis Community College, St. Louis
Stevens Institute of Business and Art - This is their interior design program
University of Missouri-St.Louis College of Fine Arts and Communications
Montana State University-Bozeman School of Art.
The Department of Art at the University of Montana in Missoula, MT.
Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
ITT Technical Institute School of Drafting and Design. They have digital entertainment, game design, and graphic design courses.
Metropolitan Community College in multiple locations.
Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV
University of Nevada College of Fine Arts in Las Vegas.
New Hampshire Institute of Art, in Manchester, New Hampshire. *
Montclair State University College of the Arts, in Montclair, NJ
Monmouth University Department of Art and Design, in West Long Branch.
New Jersey Academy of Ceramic Art, in Jersey City.
Institute of American Indian Arts - Santa Fe, NM
University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts in Albuquerque .
Alfred University School of Art and Design, in Alfred, NY
The Art Students League of New York, NY
The College of Saint Rose, The Center for Art & Design, Albany, NY
Cooper Union School of Arts, an art school in New York, NY. *
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) - in New York, NY *
Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, School of Visual and Performing Arts, Brookville, NY
New York Film Academy - Offers Associates, BFA and MFA degrees in the arts.
New York Institute of Photography in New York, NY
New York School of Interior Design, in New York, NY
New York University Department of Fine Arts, Game Design, and Department of Art and Art Professions in the big apple.
Parsons The New School for Design. Listed as one of the top ten art schools in the U.S. according to US News. See their new Design and Technology program. *
Pratt Institute, in Brooklyn, New York. See also their School of Design*
Rochester Institute of Technology, in Rochester, NY. They have a nice section that showcases their art.
School of the Visual Arts, New York - Listed as one of the top ten art schools in the U.S. according to US News.
Purchase College State University of New York in Purchase, NY *
Suny Potsdam Art Department at New York City.
Tisch School of the Arts - A program of New York University in NYC.
Appalachian State University Department of Art, Boone, NC.
North Carolina State University College of Design in Raleigh.
United Tribes Technical College, Bismarck, ND. They have an art marketing program.
Valley City State University Fine Arts, Valley City ND.
Art Academy of Cincinnati, in Cincinnati, Ohio
Art Institute of Cincinnati, in Cincinnati, Ohio
Bowling Green State University Department of Art.
Cleveland Institute of Art, in Cleveland, Ohio. They have a biomedical art program. *
Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio *
Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio
Ohio State University College of the Arts. Columbus, Ohio
Ohio University College of Fine Art
University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning.
Wright State University Theater - in Dayton, OH. They specialize in theater design.
Oklahoma State University Department of Art in Stillwater, Oklahoma
University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma, in Chickasha, OK. They have an art education program.
Eastern Oregon University Department of Art in La Grande, Oregon
Oregon College of Art & Craft, in Portland, Oregon *
Oregon State University Department of Art.
Pacific Northwest College of Art, in Portland, Oregon *
University of Oregon Department of Art, in Eugene, Oregon
Art Institute of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh
Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts - Pittsburgh, PA
Kutztown University, College of Visual and Performing Arts in Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA
Moore College of Art and Design, in Philadelphia, PA. This is an all-women's school. *
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA.
Tyler School of Art, Temple University in Elkins Park, PA.
University of the Arts, in Philadelphia, PA.
Rhode Island School of Design, in Providence Rhode Island. *
The Art Institute of Charleston, Charleston, SC.
South University College of Arts and Sciences in multiple locations.
South Dakota State University Dept. of Visual Arts, Brookings, SD
The University of South Dakota College of Fine Arts, Vermillion, SD.
Memphis College of Art in Memphis, Tennessee *
Watkins College of Art and Design, in Nashville, Tennessee.
University of Texas in Austin, TX.
Richland College Art Department in Dallas, TX.
San Antonio College Visual Arts and Technology Department in San Antonio.
Southern Methodist University Meadows School of Art, in Dallas, TX
University of Northern Texas College of Visual Arts & Design in Denton, TX.
Tarleton State University, Digital Media studies in Stephenville.
Texas State University College of Fine Arts, San Marcos.
West Texas A&M University - Canyon, Texas.
Stevens-Henager College - Graphic arts program in several locations.
Burlington College in Burlington, Vermont *
James Madison University School of Art and Art History in Harrisonburg.
Radford University Art Department.
Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts.
Cornish College of the Arts, in Seattle, Washington *
Eastern Washington University's Visual Arts Department page.
West Virginia University College of Creative Arts in Morgantown.
Lawrence University, in Appleton, WI.
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI. *
Mount Mary College, Milwaukee, Wi. They have an art therapy program.
University of Wisconsin/Madison, Madison, WI.
Northwest College of Art + Design in Powell, WY
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