Prospective Students: How to Apply
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Undergraduate Tuition Comparison Among Top Ranked Art Schools
VCU remains one of the best higher education values around. The 2009-10 undergraduate tuition costs* for the top ten ranked schools of art and design according to U.S. News & World Report are as follows.
| #1 Rhode Island School of Design | $36,659 | |
| #2 Yale University | $35,500 | |
| #3 School of the Art Institute of Chicago | $34,600 | |
| #4 Virginia Commonwealth University | $20,341 Non-Va Residents $7,117 Va Residents |
|
| (tie) Maryland Institute College of Art | $34,090 | |
| (tie) Cranbrook Academy of Art | $25,460 | |
| #7 California Institute of the Arts | $35,406 | |
| (tie) Carnegie Mellon University | $40,920 | |
| (tie) University of California – Los Angeles | $31,820 | |
| #10 Alfred University | $25,246 |
*Tuition costs as cited on Collegeboard.com 12/09. Includes tuition and fees.
Note:
If you have any questions, please email us at arts@vcu.edu or you can call us at 804-VCU-ARTS.



