2023 Illustration School Survey

We are currently collecting information about illustration programs across the US as part of our 2023 rankings of the top illustration schools in the US, our 5th annual. As part of our information gathering process, we kindly ask that each school submit this survey. Thank you in advance.

School Name *

Average class size of courses offered in your program *

Total number of undergraduate students in your program *

Percentage of students who applied to your institution that were accepted *

If program or college level acceptance rate data is available, please note it. If not, please provide acceptance rate data for the overall institution.

Percentage of accepted students that matriculate *

If program or college level matriculation rate data is available, please note it. If not, please provide matriculation rate data for the overall institution.

Average high school GPA of students admitted to your program *

If program or college level GPA data is available, please note it. If not, please provide GPA data for the overall institution.

Average SAT score of students admitted to your program *

If program or college level SAT data is available, please note it. If not, please provide SAT data for the overall institution.

Describe the selection criteria for admitting new students to your program

Please provide any additional information that may be useful to us regarding admission to your program

Describe the illustration technology available to students in your program *

Total number of faculty members in your program *

Number of full-time faculty members in your program *

Number of part-time faculty members in your program *

Number of tenured or tenure track faculty members in your program *

If your institution does not grant tenure, please note as such.

Number of faculty members with terminal degrees *

List noteworthy academic or industry achievements, awards, or recognition obtained by faculty members in your program

Excluding your institution, select what you consider to be the Top 10 illustration programs in the US, as determined solely by reputation.

Rank	School
	University of Alaska - Anchorage, AK
	Harding University, AR
	John Brown University, AR
	University of Arizona, AZ
	Academy of Art University, CA
	Art Center College of Design, CA
	California College of the Arts, CA
	California State University East Bay, CA
	California State University Fresno, CA
	California State University Fullerton, CA
	California State University Long Beach, CA
	California State University Northridge, CA
	Laguna College of Art and Design, CA
	Otis College of Art and Design, CA
	Point Loma Nazarene University, CA
	San Jose State University, CA
	Universal Arts School, CA
	Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, CO
	University of Colorado, Denver, CO
	Central Connecticut State University, CT
	Eastern Connecticut State University, CT
	Paier College of Art, CT
	Sacred Heart University, CT
	University of Connecticut, CT
	University of Hartford, CT
	University of New Haven, CT
	Western Connecticut State University, CT
	Jacksonville University, FL
	Ringling College of Art and Design, FL
	University of Central Florida, FL
	University of Miami, FL
	Augusta University, GA
	Kennesaw State University, GA
	Savannah College of Art and Design, GA
	University of Georgia, GA
	Buena Vista University, IA
	Iowa State University, IA
	Boise State University, ID
	American Academy of Art, IL
	Columbia College Chicago, IL
	Lewis University, IL
	Northern Illinois University, IL
	Olivet Nazarene University, IL
	University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
	Grace College and Theological Seminary, IN
	Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN
	Indiana Wesleyan University, IN
	Purdue University, IN
	Taylor University, IN
	University of Indianapolis, IN
	University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne, IN
	University of Southern Indiana, IN
	University of Kansas, KS
	Louisiana Tech University, LA
	Lesley University, MA
	Massachusetts College of Art and Design, MA
	Montserrat College of Art, MA
	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, MA
	Westfield State University, MA
	Frostburg State University, MD
	Maryland Institute College of Art, MD
	Morgan State University, MD
	Towson University, MD
	University of Maryland Eastern Shore, MD
	Maine College of Art, ME
	Alma College, MI
	College for Creative Studies, MI
	Ferris State University, MI
	Grand Valley State University, MI
	Northern Michigan University, MI
	Olivet College, MI
	Washington University at St Louis, MI
	Minneapolis College of Art & Design, MN
	Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN
	University of Northwestern - St. Paul, MN
	Winona State University, MN
	Kansas City Art Institute, MO
	Missouri State University, MO
	Southeast Missouri State University, MO
	University of Central Missouri, MO
	Webster University, MO
	East Carolina University, NC
	University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC
	North Dakota State University, ND
	University of Nebraska - Kearney, NE
	New Hampshire Institute of Art, NH
	Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ
	Kean University, NJ
	Montclair State University, NJ
	New Jersey City University, NJ
	Rowan University, NJ
	Stockton University, NJ
	Daemen College, NY
	Fashion Institute of Technology, NY
	Pratt Institute, NY
	Queens College, NY
	Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
	School of Visual Arts, NY
	St. John's University, NY
	State University of New York at Oswego, NY
	State University of New York at Fredonia, NY
	Syracuse University, NY
	The New School's Parsons School of Design, NY
	Art Academy of Cincinnati, OH
	Cleveland Institute of Art, OH
	Columbus College of Art and Design, OH
	Ohio Northern University, OH
	University of Findlay, OH
	Oklahoma Baptist University, OK
	Oklahoma Christian University, OK
	University of Central Oklahoma, OK
	Sessions College for Professional Design, ONLINE
	George Fox University, OR
	Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University, OR
	Arcadia University, PA
	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, PA
	Marywood University, PA
	Moore College of Art and Design, PA
	University of Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Penn-PAFA Dual Degree), PA
	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, PA
	Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro, PA
	Pittsburg State University, PA
	University of the Arts, PA
	Rhode Island School of Design, RI
	Salve Regina University, RI
	Winthrop University, SC
	Watkins College of Art at Belmont University, TN
	Nossi College of Art, TN
	Hardin Simmons University, TX
	Texas State University, TX
	Brigham Young University, UT
	Southern Utah University, UT
	University of Utah, UT
	Utah Valley University, UT
	George Mason University, VA
	Virginia Commonwealth University, VA
	Vermont State University, VT
	Cornish College of the Arts, WA
	Walla Walla University, WA
	Concordia University, WI
	Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, WI
	University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, WI

Excluding your institution, select what you consider to be the Top 10 illustration programs in the Midwest, as determined solely by reputation

Rank	School
	Buena Vista University, IA
	Iowa State University, IA
	Boise State University, ID
	American Academy of Art, IL
	Columbia College Chicago, IL
	Lewis University, IL
	Northern Illinois University, IL
	Olivet Nazarene University, IL
	University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
	Grace College and Theological Seminary, IN
	Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN
	Indiana Wesleyan University, IN
	Purdue University, IN
	Taylor University, IN
	University of Indianapolis, IN
	University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne, IN
	University of Southern Indiana, IN
	University of Kansas, KS
	Alma College, MI
	College for Creative Studies, MI
	Ferris State University, MI
	Grand Valley State University, MI
	Northern Michigan University, MI
	Olivet College, MI
	Washington University at St Louis, MI
	Minneapolis College of Art & Design, MN
	Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN
	University of Northwestern - St. Paul, MN
	Winona State University, MN
	Kansas City Art Institute, MO
	Missouri State University, MO
	Southeast Missouri State University, MO
	University of Central Missouri, MO
	Webster University, MO
	North Dakota State University, ND
	University of Nebraska - Kearney, NE
	Art Academy of Cincinnati, OH
	Cleveland Institute of Art, OH
	Columbus College of Art and Design, OH
	Ohio Northern University, OH
	University of Findlay, OH
	Concordia University, WI
	Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, WI
	University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, WI

Excluding your institution, select what you consider to be the Top 10 illustration programs on the East Coast, as determined solely by reputation

Rank	School
	Central Connecticut State University, CT
	Eastern Connecticut State University, CT
	Paier College of Art, CT
	Sacred Heart University, CT
	University of Connecticut, CT
	University of Hartford, CT
	University of New Haven, CT
	Western Connecticut State University, CT
	Lesley University, MA
	Massachusetts College of Art and Design, MA
	Montserrat College of Art, MA
	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, MA
	Westfield State University, MA
	Frostburg State University, MD
	Maryland Institute College of Art, MD
	Morgan State University, MD
	Towson University, MD
	University of Maryland Eastern Shore, MD
	Maine College of Art, ME
	New Hampshire Institute of Art, NH
	Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ
	Kean University, NJ
	Montclair State University, NJ
	New Jersey City University, NJ
	Rowan University, NJ
	Stockton University, NJ
	Daemen College, NY
	Fashion Institute of Technology, NY
	Pratt Institute, NY
	Queens College, NY
	Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
	School of Visual Arts, NY
	St. John's University, NY
	State University of New York at Oswego, NY
	State University of New York at Fredonia, NY
	Syracuse University, NY
	The New School's Parsons School of Design, NY
	Arcadia University, PA
	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, PA
	Marywood University, PA
	Moore College of Art and Design, PA
	University of Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Penn-PAFA Dual Degree), PA
	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, PA
	Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro, PA
	Pittsburg State University, PA
	University of the Arts, PA
	Rhode Island School of Design, RI
	Salve Regina University, RI
	George Mason University, VA
	Virginia Commonwealth University, VA
	Vermont State University, VT

Excluding your institution, select what you consider to be the Top 10 illustration programs on the West Coast, as determined solely by reputation

Rank	School
	University of Alaska - Anchorage, AK
	Academy of Art University, CA
	Art Center College of Design, CA
	California College of the Arts, CA
	California State University East Bay, CA
	California State University Fresno, CA
	California State University Fullerton, CA
	California State University Long Beach, CA
	California State University Northridge, CA
	Laguna College of Art and Design, CA
	Otis College of Art and Design, CA
	Point Loma Nazarene University, CA
	San Jose State University, CA
	Universal Arts School, CA
	George Fox University, OR
	Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University, OR
	Cornish College of the Arts, WA
	Walla Walla University, WA

Excluding your institution, select what you consider to be the Top 10 illustration programs in the South, as determined solely by reputation

Rank	School
	Harding University, AR
	John Brown University, AR
	Jacksonville University, FL
	Ringling College of Art and Design, FL
	University of Central Florida, FL
	University of Miami, FL
	Augusta University, GA
	Kennesaw State University, GA
	Savannah College of Art and Design, GA
	University of Georgia, GA
	Louisiana Tech University, LA
	East Carolina University, NC
	University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC
	Winthrop University, SC
	Nossi College of Art, TN
	Watkins College of Art at Belmont University, TN

Excluding your institution, select what you consider to be the Top 5 illustration programs in the Southwest, as determined solely by reputation

Rank	School
	University of Arizona, AZ
	Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, CO
	University of Colorado, Denver, CO
	Oklahoma Baptist University, OK
	Oklahoma Christian University, OK
	University of Central Oklahoma, OK
	Hardin Simmons University, TX
	Texas State University, TX
	Brigham Young University, UT
	Southern Utah University, UT
	University of Utah, UT
	Utah Valley University, UT

If there are US schools with illustration programs we did not list above and which should be included in our rankings, please list them here

Please only include schools that offer specific illustration programs.

Job placement rate of graduates from your program

List employers with which recent (5 years or less) graduates of your program have obtained employment

List any notable alumni of your program working in the field of illustration

Describe any formal internship programs your program offers

Resident Tuition for 2022/23 *

Non-resident tuition for 2022/23 *

Average indebtedness of most recent graduating class *

Percentage of most recent graduating class with debt *

Name of contact person for your program *

Email for contact person *

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2023 Illustration School Survey