MFA acceptance rates

<p>So yeah, this whole MFA thing - how hard is it to gain admission to some of the U.S. programs that we talk about here on CC?</p>

<p>The following list was adapted from another website (source: petersons.com) and it’s based on the general major of MFA Fine arts (painting & drawing, sculpture, Photography, printmaking etc) however, some schools do not specify the exact same department, so the closest alternative was selected. So not exactly apples to apples but it still may be helpful.</p>

<p>Source: [Graduate</a> Schools - Best Graduate School Search at Petersons.com](<a href=“http://www.petersons.com/graduate-schools.aspx]Graduate”>http://www.petersons.com/graduate-schools.aspx)</p>

<p>Also please note that a low acceptance rate doesn’t mean it’s a better program for art instruction. My purpose for listing this info is to give undergrads a sense for what their chances might be if they apply to one of these programs.</p>

<p>I’m compiling a similar list for art history PhD programs and I’ll post it when I finish.</p>

<p>Columbia (Visual arts)
Student Statistics: Average age 27. 1,052 applicants, 2% accepted, 26 enrolled.</p>

<p>USC (Fine Art)
Average age 27. 312 applicants, 3% accepted, 8 enrolled.</p>

<p>UCLA (School of Art)
703 applicants, 3% accepted, 14 enrolled.</p>

<p>NYU (Studio Art)
Average age 29. 337 applicants, 3% accepted, 9 enrolled</p>

<p>RISD (Painting)
Student Statistics: Average age 29. 372 applicants, 4% accepted, 10 enrolled</p>

<p>Yale (School of Art)
Average age 28. 1,222 applicants, 5% accepted, 57 enrolled</p>

<p>Hunter (Studio Art)
Average age 30. 766 applicants, 5% accepted, 22 enrolled</p>

<p>Tyler (Painting & Sculpture)
Student Statistics: 226 applicants, 8% accepted, 13 enrolled</p>

<p>SAIC (painting)
Student Statistics: 524 applicants, 9% accepted, 29 enrolled.</p>

<p>Calarts- School of art
Student Statistics: Average age 27. 383 applicants, 17% accepted, 38 enrolled</p>

<p>VCU- School of art
Student Statistics: 907 applicants, 18% accepted, 92 enrolled</p>

<p>UC Irvine (School of Studio Art)
Average age 28. 89 applicants, 25% accepted, 10 enrolled.</p>

<p>Parson (Fine Arts)
Student Statistics: Average age 27. 242 applicants, 26% accepted, 22 enrolled</p>

<p>SVA (Fine Arts)
Student Statistics: Average age 29. 408 applicants, 27% accepted, 32 enrolled.</p>

<p>Cranbrook (Fine arts)
Average age 27. 430 applicants, 30% accepted, 71 enrolled</p>

<p>SFAI (Dept of Painting)
Average age 32. 186 applicants, 30% accepted, 39 enrolled.</p>

<p>U of Iowa (Program in Art)
Average age 30. 173 applicants, 36% accepted, 51 enrolled.</p>

<p>Pratt (Fine art)
Average age 28. 355 applicants, 46% accepted, 65 enrolled</p>

<p>Montclair State (Art and Design)
Average age 34. 49 applicants, 71% accepted, 18 enrolled.</p>

<p>MICA: Unknown
Ohio State: Unknown</p>

<p>Thanks for sharing this! Much Appreciated!</p>

<p>Thanks for sharing! A lot good information !</p>