These are some schools that your D may want to consider, sorted by my very fallible guesses as to what her chances for admission might be.
Extremely Likely (80-99+%)
- Drew (NJ): About 1500 undergrads a little outside of NYC. That means there are also tons of options for students with your D’s interests. The Art History major also has a NYC Semester of Contemporary Art and students are able to incorporate arts-related internships as part of their experience (including outside of the NYC Semester).
Likely (60-79%)
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Bennington (VT): About 800 undergrads. Art history majors are able to apply for the Museum Fellows Term where they spend five months in NYC at a major cultural institution, and it offers additional opportunities as well. It also offers a history major.
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Hobart William Smith (NY): About 1600 undergrads. In addition to majors in Art History and History, there are minors in Aesthetics and in Critical Museum Studies.
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Ithaca (NY): About 4600 undergrads. Its art history major also includes a concentration in museum studies and the major appears to require an internship as well.
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Juniata (PA ): About 1200 undergrads. Although this might be a bit further than 4-hours (depending on your location in Vermont), this school’s Museum Studies program has tracks to combine with art history or history and seems like it could be a good fit. You can read its CTCL profile as well.
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SUNY Purchase: About 3100 undergrads. Also part of the flagship match program, so tuition would max out at UVM’s for your family. Has a popular art history major and offers a history major and a minor in museum studies.
Toss-Up (40-59%)
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Clark (MA): About 2400 undergrads. It’s part of the Colleges That Change Lives (CTCL) association and you can read its CTCL profile.
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Mount Holyoke (PA ): About 2200 undergrads at this women’s college and has a very popular major in art history. In fact, I’m surprised it’s not already on your list! It offers a minor (Nexus) in Museums, Archives and Public History. Like Smith, it’s part of the 5-college consortium so your D could also take classes at UMass, Amherst, etc.
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SUNY New Paltz: About 6100 undergrads and has a popular Art History major. Part of the flagship match program, so tuition would cost no more than UVM’s for you. Its history department appears to take full advantage of its location, too
Lower Probability (20-39%)
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Brandeis (MA): About 3700 undergrads and offers lots of museum opportunities for its art history majors.
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Skidmore (NY): About 2800 undergrads and another school I’m surprised isn’t on your list already. I’d check out its major in art history.
Low Probability (less than 20%)
For all schools, particularly smaller ones, make sure she looks at the number of faculty, their research interests, how often classes are offered, etc.