Art Colleges from around the globle

  1. ACAD (Alberta College of Art and Design)
  • Location: Alberta, Canada
  1. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS (CAL Arts)
  • Location: Valencia, CA
  1. Cooper Union
  • Location: 30 Cooper Square

Manhattan, New York 10003

(212) 353-4100

  • “Prestigious”
  • Free tuition
  • Selective, must have a well-rounded portfolio and high GPA. Take about 30 students per major a year.
  • Application contains art problem solving assignments and questions.
  1. EMILY CALL
  • Location: Canada
  • Intimate and diverse learning environment
  1. F.I.T- SUNY- Fashion Institute of Technology
  • Location: Manhattan

Seventh Avenue at 27 Street

New York City, 10001-5992

212-217-7999

  • Popular majors: FBM- Fashion Business Major, Illustration, Photography (technical), Fashion design.
  • Pros: tuition extremely affordable
  1. MICA – Maryland Institute College of Art
  • Location: Baltimore, Maryland
  • “Prestigious”
  • Selective, must have a well-rounded portfolio and good GPA
  • A whole set of questions is required, along with regular essay, portfolio and application
  1. OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
  • Website:
  1. ONTARIO COLLEGE OF ART DESIGN
  • Location: Canada, Ontario
  1. N.Y.I.T (NEW YOKR INSTITUTE OF TECHOLOGY)
  • Location: long Island

Old Westbury Manhattan

Northern Boulevard 1855 Broadway

P.O. Box 8000 New York, NY 10023-7692

Old Westbury, NY 11568-8000 Phone: 212.261.1500

516.686.1000

  1. PARSONS (The new School)
  • Location: Manhattan
  • Good name. Required to do a separate assignment when apply along with a portfolio and possible essay.
  • Great for fashion and Photography.
  • A nice amount of really good Professors.
  1. PNCA -Pacific Northwest College of Art
  • Location: Portland, Oregon

1241 Northwest Johnson Street

Portland, OR 97209-3023

(503) 226-4391

  • Up and coming hip city, lots of art and music and all that good jazz.
  • Small close knit school giving students more personalized attention and help.
  1. PRATT INSTITUTE
  • Location: Brooklyn, NY
  • Notable Alumni, Prestigious, fine artsy, Emphasis on academics (liberal arts, science), super nice campus.
  • Undergraduate: communications design, Digital arts, fashion design, foundation, fine arts, History of Arts and Design, Industrial Design, Interior design
  • Pro’s: Good with scholarships, good reputation, has good job programs
  • Con’s: A lot of academics other than art.
  1. Purchase SUNY – School of Art and Design
  • 735 Anderson Hill Road,

Purchase, NY 10577,

914.251.6000

  • Rural setting
  • Graphic Design, Painting/Drawing, Photography, Printmaking or Sculpture
  1. RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD)
  • Location: Providence, Rhode Island
  • If you want to apply start as soon as possible! Its very lengthy
  • And requires art problems and questions
  • Must have good academics (favor high academics over low G.P.A and great portfolio)
  1. SAJC (School of the Art Institute of Chicago)
  • Located: Chicago
  • Website:
  1. SANTA FE UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN
  • Location: New Mexico
  • -Summer Courses available
  1. Savannah College of Art and Design (SCDA)
  • Location: Atlanta, Georgia
  • Website:
  1. SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS (SVA)
  • Location: Manhattan
  • Pro’s: Good location, well known name, open curriculum, great facilities, many resources and supplies.
  • If you have potential and good grades (80+) then you’re in
  • Con’s: EXPENSIVE, too open, not enough structure
  • Looks for non-cliché work, experimentation, POTENTIAL, emphasis in liberal arts and science, good essay, Bonus if you sow thought process. (Sketchbook), or show drawing if its outside your major.
  1. SMFA (SCHOOL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS)
  • Location: Boston
  • Has a good name, designed by artist for artist giving the curriculum and interesting and open twist.
  • Students are encouraged
  1. THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS in Philadelphia
  • Location: Philadelphia
  • Have Design, visual arts, performance and film.
  • Vibrant urban campus
  1. Ringling college of art and design-
  • Location: Florida

2700 North Tamiami

Trail Sarasota, FL 34234-5895

  • Largely in to graphic art and technology
  1. L.I.M- Laboratory Institute of Merchandising
  • Location: Manhattan

12 East 53rd St.

New York, NY, 10022

212.752.1530

  • Special program: Fashion business

School with Art programs:

  1. New Paltz- fine art
  2. Hofstra University- fine art
  3. Fordum at Lincoln Centre - photo
  4. Suny Brockport- located in burro
  5. Adelphi University