We are currently collecting information about animation programs across the US as part of our upcoming 2023 rankings of the top animation schools in the US, our 12th annual rankings. As part of our information gathering process, we kindly ask that each school submit this survey. Thank you in advance.

If program or college level acceptance rate data is available, please note it. If not, please provide acceptance rate data for the overall institution.
If program or college level matriculation rate data is available, please note it. If not, please provide matriculation rate data for the overall institution.
If program or college level GPA data is available, please note it. If not, please provide GPA data for the overall institution.
If program or college level SAT data is available, please note it. If not, please provide SAT data for the overall institution.
If your institution does not grant tenure, please note as such.
RankSchool
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK
University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL
Southern Arkansas University, AR
University of Arkansas, Fort Smith, AR
Arizona State University, AZ
Embry-Riddle Auronautical University, AZ
Grand Canyon University, AZ
University of Advancing Technology, AZ
Academy of Art University, CA
Art Center College of Design, CA
California College of the Arts, San Fran, CA
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Valencia, CA
California State University, Chico, CA
California State University, East Bay, CA
California State University, Fresno, CA
California State University, Fullerton, CA
California State University, Los Angeles, CA
California State University, Long Beach, CA
California State University, Northridge, CA
Chapman University, CA
Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games + Animation, CA
Laguna College of Art and Design, CA
Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, CA
Loyola Marymount University, CA
New York Film Academy, CA
Otis College of Art and Design, CA
San Jose State University, CA
Universal Arts School - Hollywood, CA
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), CA
University of Silicon Valley, CA
University of Southern California (USC), CA
Woodbury University, CA
Colorado Mesa University, CO
Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, CO
University of Colorado, Denver, CO
University of Connecticut, CT
The Catholic University of America, DC
Howard University, DC
Wilmington University, DE
DAVE School, FL
Florida State University, FL
Full Sail University, FL
Jacksonville University, FL
Lynn University, FL
Ringling College of Art and Design, FL
University of Central Florida, FL
University of Florida, FL
University of South Florida, FL
University of Tampa, FL
Georgia Southern University, GA
Kennesaw State University, GA
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), GA
Buena Vista University, IA
University of Idaho, ID
American Academy of Art, IL
Bradley University, IL
Columbia College Chicago, IL
DePaul University, IL
Northern Illinois University, IL
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), IL
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
Ball State University, IN
Huntington University, IN
Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN
Purdue University, IN
University of Indianapolis, IN
University of Saint Francis, IN
Bethany College, KS
Kansas State University, KS
University of Kansas, KS
Wichita State University, KS
Northern Kentucky University, KY
Louisiana State University, LA
Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA
Southeastern Louisiana University, LA
Tulane University, LA
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, LA
Maine College of Art, ME
Emerson College, MA
Hampshire College, MA
Harvard University, MA
Lesley University, MA
Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), MA
Montserrat College of Art, MA
Northeastern University, MA
SMFA at Tufts University, MA
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA
University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
Wellesley College, MA
Westfield State University, MA
Bowie State University, MD
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), MD
Morgan State University, MD
Towson University, MD
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD
Maine College of Art, ME
Alma College, MI
Central Michigan University, MI
College for Creative Studies, MI
Eastern Michigan University, MI
Ferris State University, MI
Grand Valley State University, MI
Drury University, MO
Hollywood Animation Academy, MO
Kansas City Art Institute, MO
Missouri State University, MO
Missouri Western State University, MO
Southeast Missouri State University, MO
Webster University, MO
Minneapolis College of Art & Design (MCAD), MN
Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN
University of Northwestern, St. Paul, MN
University of Montana, MT
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Dartmouth College, NH
Bloomfield College, NJ
The College of New Jersey, NJ
Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ
Monmouth University, NJ
Montclair State University, NJ
New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ
Ramapo College of New Jersey, NJ
Rutgers University, NJ
William Patterson University, NJ
New Mexico State University, NM
Alfred State University, NY
Daemen University, NY
New York Institute of Technology, NY
New York University, NY
The New School's Parsons School of Design, NY
Pratt Institute, NY
Queens College, NY
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY
Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
School of the Visual Arts, NY
State University of New York at Fredonia, NY
Syracuse University, NY
East Carolina University, NC
North Carolina State University, NC
University of North Carolina School of the Arts, NC
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC
University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC
Bowling Green State University, OH
Cleveland Institute of Art, OH
Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD), OH
Kent State University, OH
Ohio State University, OH
Ohio University, OH
Shawnee State University, OH
Oklahoma Christian University, OK
Oklahoma City University, OK
Southern New Hampshire University, Online
George Fox University, OR
Willamette University, OR
Western Oregon University, OR
Carnegie Mellon University, PA
Desales University, PA
Drexel University, PA
Kutztown University, PA
Moore College of Art and Design, PA
Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro, PA
Point Park University, PA
Thomas Jefferson University, PA
University of Pennsylvania, PA
University of the Arts, PA
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), RI
Roger Williams University, RI
Clemson University, SC
University of South Carolina, SC
Dakota State University, SD
South Dakota State University, SD
Austin Peay State University, TN
East Tennessee State University, TN
Lipscomb University, TN
Middle Tennessee State University, TN
Southern Adventist University, TN
Sam Houston State University, TX
Texas A&M University, TX
University of Texas at Dallas, TX
University of the Incarnate Word, TX
Brigham Young University, UT
Utah Valley University, UT
Regent University, VA
Virginia Commonwealth University, VA
Virginia State University, VA
Virginia Tech University, VA
Vermont State University, VT
Academy of Interactive Entertainment, WA
Cornish College of the Arts, WA
DigiPen Institute of Technology, WA
Evergreen State College, WA
University of Washington, WA
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, WI
University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI
RankSchool
Buena Vista University, IA
University of Idaho, ID
American Academy of Art, IL
Bradley University, IL
Columbia College Chicago
DePaul University, IL
Northern Illinois University, IL
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), IL
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
Ball State University, IN
Huntington University, IN
Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN
Purdue University, IN
University of Indianapolis, IN
University of Saint Francis, IN
Bethany College, KS
Kansas State University, KS
University of Kansas, KS
Wichita State University, KS
Alma College, MI
Central Michigan University, MI
College for Creative Studies, MI
Eastern Michigan University, MI
Ferris State University, MI
Grand Valley State University, MI
Drury University, MO
Hollywood Animation Academy, MO
Kansas City Art Institute, MO
Missouri State University, MO
Missouri Western State University, MO
Southeast Missouri State University, MO
Webster University, MO
Minneapolis College of Art & Design (MCAD), MN
Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN
University of Northwestern, St. Paul, MN
University of Montana, MT
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Bowling Green State University, OH
Cleveland Institute of Art, OH
Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD), OH
Kent State University, OH
Ohio State University, OH
Ohio University, OH
Shawnee State University, OH
Dakota State University, SD
South Dakota State University, SD
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, WI
University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI
RankSchool
University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL
Southern Arkansas University, AR
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, AR
DAVE School, FL
Florida State University, FL
Full Sail University, FL
Jacksonville University, FL
Lynn University, FL
Ringling College of Art and Design, FL
University of Central Florida, FL
University of Florida, FL
University of South Florida, FL
University of Tampa, FL
Georgia Southern University, GA
Kennesaw State University, GA
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), GA
Northern Kentucky University, KY
Louisiana State University, LA
Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA
Southeastern Louisiana University, LA
Tulane University, LA
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, LA
East Carolina University, NC
North Carolina State University, NC
University of North Carolina School of the Arts, NC
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC
University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC
Clemson University, SC
University of South Carolina, SC
Austin Peay State University, TN
East Tennessee State University, TN
Lipscomb University, TN
Middle Tennessee State University, TN
Southern Adventist University, TN
RankSchool
Arizona State University, AZ
Embry-Riddle Auronautical University, AZ
Grand Canyon University, AZ
University of Advancing Technology, AZ
Colorado Mesa University, CO
Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, CO
University of Colorado, Denver, CO
New Mexico State University, NM
Oklahoma Christian University, OK
Oklahoma City University, OK
Sam Houston State University, TX
Texas A&M University, TX
University of Texas at Dallas, TX
University of the Incarnate Word, TX
Brigham Young University, UT
Utah Valley University, UT
RankSchool
University of Connecticut, CT
The Catholic University of America, DC
Howard University, DC
Wilmington University, DE
Maine College of Art, ME
Emerson College, MA
Hampshire College, MA
Harvard University, MA
Lesley University, MA
Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MCAD), MA
Montserrat College of Art, MA
Northeastern University, MA
SMFA at Tufts University, MA
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA
University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
Wellesley College, MA
Westfield State University, MA
Bowie State University, MD
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), MD
Morgan State University, MD
Towson University, MD
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD
Maine College of Art, ME
Dartmouth College, NH
Bloomfield College, NJ
The College of New Jersey, NJ
Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ
Monmouth College, NJ
Montclair State University, NJ
New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ
Ramapo College of New Jersey, NJ
Rutgers University , NJ
William Patterson University, NJ
Alfred State University, NY
Daemen University, NY
New York Institute of Technology, NY
New York University, NY
The New School's Parsons School of Design, NY
Pratt Institute, NY
Queens College, NY
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY
Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
School of the Visual Arts, NY
State University of New York at Fredonia, NY
Syracuse University, NY
Carnegie Mellon University, PA
Desales University, PA
Drexel University, PA
Kutztown University, PA
Moore College of Art and Design, PA
Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro, PA
Point Park University, PA
Thomas Jefferson University, PA
University of Pennsylvania, PA
University of the Arts, PA
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), RI
Roger Williams University, RI
Regent University, VA
Virginia Commonwealth University, VA
Virginia State University, VA
Virginia Tech University, VA
Vermont State University, VT
RankSchool
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK
Academy of Art University, CA
Art Center College of Design, CA
California College of the Arts, CA
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), CA
California State University, Chico, CA
California State University, East Bay, CA
California State University, Fresno, CA
California State University, Fullerton, CA
California State University, Los Angeles, CA
California State University, Long Beach, CA
California State University, Northridge, CA
Chapman University, CA
Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games + Animation, CA
Laguna College of Art and Design, CA
Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, CA
Loyola Marymount University, CA
New York Film Academy - LA, CA
Otis College of Art and Design, CA
San Jose State University, CA
Universal Arts School - Hollywood, CA
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), CA
University of Silicon Valley, CA
University of Southern California (USC), CA
Woodbury University, CA
George Fox University, OR
Willamette University, OR
Western Oregon University, OR
Academy of Interactive Entertainment, WA
Cornish College of the Arts, WA
DigiPen Institute of Technology, WA
Evergreen State College, WA
University of Washington, WA
Please only include schools that offer specific animation related programs.
List the percentage of graduates from 2019/20 academic year who found full-time employment in the animation industry within six months of graduation. If information is unavailable, please note as such. If information is available but not an exact fit with our criteria of 2019/20 grads securing employment in industry within 6 months of graduation, please explain any differences.
Do not include awards or screenings obtained by alumni.