By major · Film and Television
Where can your student actually get into film and television?
Film and television is one of the harder majors to find, because the campuses do not agree on what to call it. It is Radio Television Film/Telecommunications at San Diego State, Cinema/Film at San Francisco State, Film and Media Studies at UC Irvine and Film and Digital Media at UC Santa Cruz, and in all, 33 California colleges report the major in federal earnings data or an admit rate in the UC and CSU data. The reported rates run from 30% at UC Irvine to 96.1% at Cal State Monterey Bay, though a UC reads the whole application and admits a student to the campus, not to the major. Every number below is public reporting from the college systems and the federal government, assembled in one place.
At a glance · All states
- 265 colleges nationwide report a bachelor's film and television program in federal outcome data or a film and television admit rate in the UC/CSU data.
- Hardest reported gate: University of California-Irvine — Film And Media Studies, Fall 2025: 1,434 applied, 428 admitted (30%).
- Highest reported admit rate into the program: California State University-Monterey Bay — 96.1% (279 applied, 268 admitted, Fall 2025).
- Highest median earnings four years after the degree: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, $99,915.
- Lowest average net price with aid: CUNY Hunter College, $2,984 per year.
A blank in the admit column does not mean a closed door. It means the college does not report film and television as its own line, which here is the case for every private college on the list and for several University of California campuses, so the questions to ask those schools directly are how many students they take into the film program each year and at what point in the degree that decision is made. Admits are not enrollees. At most UC programs students are admitted to the campus, not the major. This page as JSON → · Back to the 33 California colleges →
Hardest reported gate
30%
University of California-Irvine
Film And Media Studies, Fall 2025: 1,434 applied, 428 admitted
Film And Media Studies, Fall 2025: 1,434 applied, 428 admitted
Highest reported admit rate
96.1%
California State University-Monterey Bay
Radio Television Film/Telecommunications, Fall 2025: 279 applied, 268 admitted
Radio Television Film/Telecommunications, Fall 2025: 279 applied, 268 admitted
Highest earnings, 4 yrs out
$99,915
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
median, graduates of this program
median, graduates of this program
Lowest net price with aid
$2,984
CUNY Hunter College
average for aid recipients, per year
average for aid recipients, per year
Every college, one row each
Colleges with a reported gate into the program come first, hardest first; the rest are sorted by earnings. Program admit rate is the college system's own number for this major (UC Information Center, CSU Chancellor's Office). Net price is the average paid by aid recipients; full price is the cost of attendance. Earnings are federal College Scorecard medians four years after the degree.
| College | Gate into the program | Program admit rate |
Campus admit rate |
Net price with aid |
Full price |
Earnings 4 yrs out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
University of California-Irvine
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Film And Media Studies
Fall 2025: 1,434 applied, 428 admitted · admit GPA 3.96–4.20
|
30% | 30% | $14,251 | $38,632 | $51,423 |
|
San Diego State University
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Radio Television Film/Telecommunications
Fall 2025: 857 applied, 302 admitted
impacted
|
35.2% | 34% | $15,364 | $27,780 | $43,485 |
|
University of California-Davis
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Cinema And Digital Media
Fall 2025: 863 applied, 354 admitted · admit GPA 3.95–4.19
|
41% | 46% | $14,741 | $41,238 | $57,999 |
|
University of California-Santa Cruz
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Film And Digital Media
Fall 2025: 1,284 applied, 834 admitted · admit GPA 3.80–4.12
|
65% | 82% | $17,890 | $41,179 | $45,815 |
|
California State University-Long Beach
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Radio Television Film/Telecommunications
Fall 2025: 863 applied, 585 admitted
impacted
|
67.8% | 47% | $10,440 | $22,679 | $47,444 |
|
California State University-Chico
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Broadcast Arts
Fall 2025: 129 applied, 112 admitted
|
86.8% | 94% | $14,480 | $26,283 | — |
|
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Cinema/Film (Professional Performance)
Fall 2025: 316 applied, 280 admitted
|
88.6% | 99% | $13,171 | $25,170 | $46,245 |
|
California State University-Los Angeles
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Radio Television Film/Telecommunications
Fall 2025: 910 applied, 818 admitted
|
89.9% | 92% | $3,967 | $18,403 | $39,867 |
|
San Jose State University
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Radio Television Film/Telecommunications
Fall 2025: 112 applied, 101 admitted
impacted
|
90.2% | 80% | $13,760 | $26,593 | — |
|
California State University-Sacramento
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Cinema/Film (Professional Performance)
Fall 2025: 420 applied, 383 admitted
|
91.2% | 94% | $9,338 | $22,945 | $42,392 |
|
California State University-Fullerton
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Radio Television Film/Telecommunications
Fall 2025: 513 applied, 469 admitted
impacted
|
91.4% | 87% | $6,555 | $18,269 | $48,094 |
|
San Francisco State University
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Cinema/Film
Fall 2025: 541 applied, 496 admitted
Broadcast Arts: 93.3%
|
91.7% | 96% | $12,278 | $26,488 | $58,550 |
|
California State University-Northridge
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Radio Television Film/Telecommunications
Fall 2025: 1,484 applied, 1,368 admitted
|
92.2% | 93% | $7,021 | $20,485 | $49,359 |
|
California State University-Dominguez Hills
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Cinema/Film (Professional Performance)
Fall 2025: 445 applied, 411 admitted
Cinema/Film: 92.1%
|
92.4% | 91% | $8,615 | $23,191 | $36,326 |
|
Sonoma State University
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Cinema/Film
Fall 2025: 97 applied, 92 admitted
|
94.8% | 95% | $12,885 | $24,648 | — |
|
California State University-Monterey Bay
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Radio Television Film/Telecommunications
Fall 2025: 279 applied, 268 admitted
|
96.1% | 95% | $13,663 | $26,987 | $39,954 |
|
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
GA · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 16% | $12,116 | $28,167 | $99,915 |
|
Rochester Institute of Technology
NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 71% | $34,906 | $74,626 | $91,222 |
|
Fordham University
NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 56% | $44,338 | $82,762 | $84,366 |
|
Miami University-Oxford
OH · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 82% | $28,384 | $38,757 | $82,411 |
|
Kennesaw State University
GA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 69% | $15,048 | $24,008 | $78,034 |
|
New York University
NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 9% | $37,050 | $84,374 | $77,109 |
|
CUNY City College
NY · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 58% | $3,776 | $14,403 | $72,068 |
|
University of California-Berkeley
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 10% | $13,481 | $45,619 | $70,963 |
|
Syracuse University
NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 42% | $38,793 | $84,517 | $70,815 |
|
University of Mississippi
MS · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 98% | $13,314 | $28,660 | $69,082 |
|
Seton Hall University
NJ · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 79% | $31,446 | $68,263 | $67,192 |
|
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
PA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 54% | $32,875 | $39,694 | $66,876 |
|
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
PA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 96% | $24,558 | $34,081 | $66,876 |
|
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
PA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 80% | $19,550 | $27,678 | $66,876 |
|
Chapman University
CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 56% | $46,555 | $83,146 | $66,494 |
|
University of Connecticut
CT · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 54% | $25,097 | $39,426 | $65,892 |
|
University of Connecticut-Avery Point
CT · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 86% | $13,807 | $23,337 | $65,892 |
|
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus
CT · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 86% | $16,403 | $26,946 | $65,892 |
|
University of Connecticut-Stamford
CT · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 80% | $16,798 | $30,122 | $65,892 |
|
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus
CT · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 87% | $10,875 | $22,933 | $65,892 |
|
Savannah College of Art and Design
GA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 84% | $49,430 | $63,627 | $64,076 |
|
The New School
NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 62% | $58,741 | $88,284 | $64,018 |
|
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
NJ · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 65% | $24,406 | $36,993 | $63,679 |
|
Rutgers University-Newark
NJ · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 79% | $19,703 | $35,654 | $63,679 |
|
Lebanon Valley College
PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 74% | $26,979 | $66,497 | $63,128 |
|
Montclair State University
NJ · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 87% | $15,566 | $28,305 | $62,999 |
|
Seattle University
WA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 76% | $34,662 | $72,124 | $62,385 |
|
University of Florida
FL · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 24% | $6,541 | $22,523 | $62,227 |
|
University of Florida-Online
FL · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 64% | $4,815 | $17,843 | $62,227 |
|
University of South Carolina-Columbia
SC · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 62% | $22,811 | $31,638 | $62,214 |
|
University of Miami
FL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 18% | $37,244 | $86,078 | $62,053 |
|
Texas Christian University
TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 43% | $36,660 | $76,604 | $61,636 |
|
Loyola Marymount University
CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 40% | $48,381 | $83,943 | $61,500 |
|
Texas A & M University-College Station
TX · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 63% | $21,315 | $32,696 | $61,478 |
|
Xavier University
OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 88% | $32,997 | $65,476 | $61,035 |
|
Florida State University
FL · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 25% | $11,297 | $25,720 | $60,876 |
|
Elon University
NC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 67% | $41,555 | $62,266 | $60,832 |
|
The University of Texas at Arlington
TX · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 81% | $13,951 | $25,261 | $60,617 |
|
Biola University
CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 60% | $31,495 | $62,757 | $60,082 |
|
Tufts University
MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 10% | $39,998 | $88,300 | $59,960 |
|
Stevenson University
MD · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 83% | $26,505 | $58,394 | $59,377 |
|
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
AZ · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 90% | $14,967 | $30,111 | $58,974 |
|
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
AZ · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 64% | — | — | $58,974 |
|
Ithaca College
NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 70% | $33,926 | $68,699 | $58,804 |
|
University of Southern California
CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 10% | $32,740 | $90,300 | $58,623 |
|
Washington State University
WA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 85% | $14,971 | $27,648 | $57,956 |
|
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
MI · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 18% | $13,138 | $34,654 | $57,059 |
|
Hofstra University
NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 71% | $34,176 | $70,624 | $56,990 |
|
Manhattanville College
NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 85% | $20,991 | $53,499 | $56,117 |
|
The University of Alabama
AL · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 76% | $22,420 | $33,382 | $55,894 |
|
Boston University
MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 11% | $24,402 | $86,285 | $55,804 |
|
St Bonaventure University
NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 82% | $27,074 | $57,271 | $55,796 |
|
Pepperdine University
CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 50% | $58,098 | $93,512 | $55,432 |
|
University of La Verne
CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 48% | $20,161 | $62,278 | $55,332 |
|
Southeastern University
FL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 74% | $31,942 | $49,329 | $55,318 |
|
Marquette University
WI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 87% | $31,487 | $66,768 | $55,298 |
|
Marymount Manhattan College
NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 79% | $36,861 | $65,767 | $55,285 |
|
Appalachian State University
NC · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 89% | $16,836 | $23,169 | $55,235 |
|
Baker College
MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 88% | $13,157 | $24,526 | $54,961 |
|
Columbia College Chicago
IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 91% | $26,598 | $51,889 | $54,357 |
|
Cornerstone University
MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 73% | $20,301 | $42,043 | $54,344 |
|
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 71% | $29,822 | $79,311 | $54,106 |
|
The University of Texas at Dallas
TX · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 66% | $18,267 | $29,807 | $53,828 |
|
Temple University
PA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 83% | $28,198 | $40,903 | $53,818 |
|
Brigham Young University
UT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 69% | $15,564 | $22,690 | $53,695 |
|
Saint Edward's University
TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 84% | $25,578 | $66,719 | $53,473 |
|
The University of Texas at Austin
TX · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 29% | $19,857 | $31,247 | $52,860 |
|
Oregon State University
OR · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 79% | $19,604 | $31,653 | $52,798 |
|
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
OR · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 68% | $18,048 | $29,798 | $52,798 |
|
Lewis University
IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 73% | $17,028 | $47,313 | $52,722 |
|
University of California-Riverside
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 88% | $14,304 | $38,942 | $52,699 |
|
American University
DC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 47% | $41,943 | $76,058 | $52,661 |
|
Pace University
NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 77% | $30,892 | $69,550 | $52,368 |
|
Purdue University-Main Campus
IN · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 50% | $14,600 | $24,591 | $52,105 |
|
Quinnipiac University
CT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 77% | $40,675 | $72,215 | $52,094 |
|
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
OH · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 81% | $24,022 | $33,007 | $51,758 |
|
Georgia Southern University
GA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 90% | $15,267 | $24,430 | $51,581 |
|
Northwestern University
IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 7% | $29,167 | $91,250 | $51,471 |
|
CUNY Brooklyn College
NY · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 54% | $3,103 | $14,151 | $51,404 |
|
Rhode Island School of Design
RI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 14% | $50,507 | $81,727 | $51,278 |
|
Texas Southern University
TX · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 93% | $16,590 | $27,052 | $51,195 |
|
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
MA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 78% | $24,100 | $34,239 | $51,139 |
|
University of California-Los Angeles
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 11% | $12,548 | $38,614 | $50,904 |
|
Liberty University
VA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 99% | $29,357 | $42,025 | $50,891 |
|
Southern New Hampshire University
NH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 96% | $36,708 | $40,918 | $50,871 |
|
University of Maryland-College Park
MD · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 45% | $15,678 | $29,299 | $50,713 |
|
University of Northwestern-St Paul
MN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 92% | $27,705 | $51,325 | $50,708 |
|
Ohio State University-Main Campus
OH · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 51% | $17,339 | $30,305 | $50,565 |
|
University of Oregon
OR · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 85% | $22,182 | $34,793 | $50,499 |
|
University of Montevallo
AL · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 54% | $17,683 | $27,398 | $50,497 |
|
Taylor University
IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 76% | $24,865 | $53,405 | $50,403 |
|
Woodbury University
CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 73% | $33,692 | $58,010 | $50,387 |
|
Central Washington University
WA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 90% | $18,476 | $28,816 | $50,318 |
|
Texas Tech University
TX · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 71% | $19,070 | $27,443 | $50,279 |
|
Northern Arizona University
AZ · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 91% | $14,158 | $29,933 | $50,233 |
|
George Mason University
VA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 89% | $17,915 | $28,604 | $50,086 |
|
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
MA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 92% | $20,927 | $33,485 | $50,008 |
|
High Point University
NC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 77% | $38,707 | $65,548 | $50,007 |
|
George Fox University
OR · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 96% | $31,679 | $58,644 | $50,003 |
|
Texas State University
TX · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 90% | $16,805 | $28,073 | $49,987 |
|
Emerson College
MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 48% | $49,180 | $80,399 | $49,951 |
|
Point Park University
PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 98% | $25,942 | $52,643 | $49,951 |
|
Art Center College of Design
CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 75% | $48,661 | $75,649 | $49,933 |
|
University of Idaho
ID · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 79% | $14,831 | $23,738 | $49,929 |
|
University of California-Santa Barbara
CA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 44% | $16,109 | $41,573 | $49,893 |
|
University of Utah
UT · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 87% | $16,200 | $25,557 | $49,841 |
|
University of Northern Iowa
IA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 94% | $15,901 | $22,278 | $49,794 |
|
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
WI · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 87% | $14,305 | $19,652 | $49,639 |
|
University of Baltimore
MD · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 86% | $13,868 | $26,406 | $49,445 |
|
Eastern Michigan University
MI · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 81% | $15,407 | $29,640 | $49,388 |
|
University of Missouri-Columbia
MO · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 77% | $20,268 | $31,713 | $49,192 |
|
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
PA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 95% | $21,331 | $29,866 | $49,132 |
|
University of Central Florida
FL · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 40% | $10,411 | $23,133 | $48,753 |
|
State University of New York at Oswego
NY · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 80% | $16,236 | $27,052 | $48,489 |
|
Loyola University Chicago
IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 81% | $36,079 | $67,408 | $48,479 |
|
Ohio University-Main Campus
OH · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 85% | $21,637 | $30,586 | $48,390 |
|
University of Toledo
OH · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 95% | $17,249 | $26,512 | $48,250 |
|
University of Iowa
IA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 85% | $22,531 | $28,596 | $47,892 |
|
Cedarville University
OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 63% | $24,468 | $49,320 | $47,782 |
|
Ball State University
IN · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 72% | $14,940 | $26,146 | $47,737 |
|
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
MN · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 77% | $16,778 | $30,061 | $47,707 |
|
Florida Atlantic University
FL · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 73% | $8,752 | $21,522 | $47,505 |
|
State University of New York at New Paltz
NY · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 59% | $18,809 | $28,428 | $47,453 |
|
University of Maine
ME · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 96% | $17,510 | $27,328 | $47,421 |
|
Evangel University
MO · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 69% | $18,669 | $39,956 | $47,415 |
|
Mount Saint Mary's University
CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 69% | $21,413 | $66,726 | $47,091 |
|
DePaul University
IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 74% | $30,902 | $63,052 | $46,969 |
|
Western Illinois University
IL · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 75% | $12,937 | $28,254 | $46,966 |
|
Central Michigan University
MI · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 91% | $17,597 | $30,681 | $46,942 |
|
Pratt Institute-Main
NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 53% | $52,659 | $80,049 | $46,874 |
|
DeSales University
PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 79% | $31,643 | $62,745 | $46,847 |
|
Rider University
NJ · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 79% | $24,792 | $55,967 | $46,733 |
|
Dallas Baptist University
TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 91% | $28,516 | $52,716 | $46,723 |
|
Binghamton University
NY · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 38% | $21,620 | $30,345 | $46,579 |
|
CUNY Hunter College
NY · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 54% | $2,984 | $13,905 | $46,545 |
|
Indiana University-Indianapolis
IN · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 81% | $11,668 | $23,316 | $46,473 |
|
SUNY Buffalo State University
NY · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 76% | $11,346 | $24,279 | $46,224 |
|
Huntington University
IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 71% | $19,310 | $42,157 | $46,073 |
|
Baylor University
TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 51% | $41,104 | $74,226 | $46,043 |
|
Asbury University
KY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 64% | $21,401 | $47,459 | $46,016 |
|
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus
NJ · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 95% | $22,829 | $54,204 | $45,958 |
|
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
NJ · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 96% | $15,404 | $50,305 | $45,958 |
|
North Central College
IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 58% | $21,044 | $57,219 | $45,838 |
|
SUNY at Fredonia
NY · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 79% | $15,897 | $25,879 | $45,784 |
|
University of Akron Main Campus
OH · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 71% | $13,946 | $26,284 | $45,739 |
|
Champlain College
VT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 67% | $35,860 | $65,009 | $45,620 |
|
University of Georgia
GA · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 37% | $13,936 | $27,993 | $45,555 |
|
Messiah University
PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 78% | $26,502 | $55,875 | $45,522 |
|
Lesley University
MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 94% | $31,152 | $51,538 | $45,508 |
|
Keene State College
NH · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 89% | $17,887 | $29,993 | $45,423 |
|
Western Michigan University
MI · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 85% | $15,273 | $29,237 | $45,391 |
|
Montana State University
MT · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 87% | $22,499 | $25,905 | $45,300 |
|
Murray State University
KY · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 86% | $9,096 | $23,485 | $45,127 |
|
SUNY College at Plattsburgh
NY · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 75% | $17,156 | $28,244 | $45,121 |
|
University of Rhode Island
RI · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 77% | $21,440 | $34,321 | $44,983 |
|
Troy University
AL · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 93% | $16,527 | $23,165 | $44,859 |
|
Indiana University-Bloomington
IN · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 80% | $16,264 | $28,801 | $44,781 |
|
Anderson University
SC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 53% | $23,544 | $50,192 | $44,648 |
|
University of Hartford
CT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 83% | $30,282 | $64,729 | $44,550 |
|
University of Kentucky
KY · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 92% | $18,851 | $34,391 | $44,333 |
|
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
WI · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 88% | $15,014 | $22,756 | $44,232 |
|
University of Southern Indiana
IN · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 95% | — | $22,383 | $44,197 |
|
University of Arizona
AZ · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 86% | $16,674 | $29,423 | $44,145 |
|
Western Carolina University
NC · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 87% | $13,315 | $19,992 | $43,954 |
|
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
OH · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 88% | $25,648 | $32,171 | $43,570 |
|
Grand Canyon University
AZ · Private for-profit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 60% | $22,472 | $32,702 | $43,469 |
|
University of Central Missouri
MO · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 69% | $14,462 | $22,947 | $43,463 |
|
Florida Gulf Coast University
FL · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 77% | $12,568 | $20,807 | $43,420 |
|
University at Buffalo
NY · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 69% | $20,995 | $30,785 | $43,285 |
|
SUNY at Purchase College
NY · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 73% | $18,913 | $29,043 | $43,265 |
|
Western Connecticut State University
CT · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 81% | $17,604 | $24,877 | $43,257 |
|
Lee University
TN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 72% | $18,878 | $35,688 | $43,241 |
|
Maryland Institute College of Art
MD · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 77% | $42,729 | $76,860 | $43,227 |
|
Oakland University
MI · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 70% | $9,120 | $25,182 | $43,186 |
|
Grand Valley State University
MI · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 95% | $16,317 | $28,367 | $43,011 |
|
Drexel University
PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 78% | $38,509 | $76,835 | $42,980 |
|
Vassar College
NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 18% | $39,343 | $87,419 | $42,956 |
|
Ashland University
OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 81% | $21,988 | $43,434 | $42,929 |
|
Towson University
MD · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 83% | $17,413 | $28,535 | $42,584 |
|
Wayne State University
MI · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 82% | $12,766 | $27,350 | $42,551 |
|
Georgia State University
GA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 62% | $15,931 | $28,241 | $42,457 |
|
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
NV · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 96% | $10,359 | $19,638 | $42,317 |
|
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
IL · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 90% | $13,297 | $28,329 | $42,113 |
|
The University of Tampa
FL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 41% | $36,211 | $51,614 | $42,090 |
|
Belmont University
TN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 96% | $33,147 | $62,570 | $42,033 |
|
Bradley University
IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 77% | $22,719 | $54,730 | $42,006 |
|
Kent State University at Kent
OH · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 87% | $20,787 | $30,567 | $41,900 |
|
Western Kentucky University
KY · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 97% | $10,990 | $24,188 | $41,791 |
|
Portland State University
OR · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 91% | $9,552 | $21,590 | $41,639 |
|
Youngstown State University
OH · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 80% | $12,767 | $21,708 | $41,630 |
|
Eastern Kentucky University
KY · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 78% | $11,040 | $23,735 | $41,368 |
|
School of Visual Arts
NY · Private for-profit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 91% | $57,914 | $78,051 | $41,271 |
|
University of Kansas
KS · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 88% | $18,059 | $26,751 | $41,191 |
|
Ringling College of Art and Design
FL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 67% | $57,742 | $80,276 | $41,024 |
|
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
NC · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 33% | $14,906 | $26,470 | $41,000 |
|
University of North Texas
TX · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 72% | $15,649 | $26,243 | $40,972 |
|
Arkansas State University
AR · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 70% | $12,366 | $25,082 | $40,961 |
|
University of Houston
TX · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 70% | $14,276 | $26,185 | $40,419 |
|
West Texas A & M University
TX · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 97% | $19,487 | $23,482 | $40,183 |
|
Tulane University of Louisiana
LA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 15% | $39,949 | $87,004 | $40,169 |
|
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
OK · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 76% | $15,300 | $28,872 | $40,097 |
|
University of Colorado Boulder
CO · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 83% | $25,346 | $37,684 | $39,720 |
|
Eastern Washington University
WA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 92% | $13,886 | $24,478 | $39,404 |
|
Lynn University
FL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 74% | $44,089 | $67,880 | $39,215 |
|
Canisius University
NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 82% | $17,940 | $44,322 | $39,148 |
|
Virginia Commonwealth University
VA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 93% | $23,433 | $38,954 | $37,958 |
|
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
NM · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 76% | $8,889 | $23,274 | $37,880 |
|
Cleveland State University
OH · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 96% | $14,764 | $27,159 | $37,745 |
|
University of North Georgia
GA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 72% | $9,823 | $18,177 | $37,608 |
|
University of Central Arkansas
AR · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 90% | $16,511 | $25,029 | $37,484 |
|
Middle Tennessee State University
TN · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 68% | $13,359 | $24,289 | $37,274 |
|
New York Institute of Technology
NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 78% | $22,443 | $56,976 | $37,095 |
|
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
PA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 50% | $30,434 | $38,105 | $37,066 |
|
John Brown University
AR · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 68% | $20,397 | $44,710 | $36,796 |
|
Indiana University-South Bend
IN · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 86% | $8,653 | $17,364 | $36,711 |
|
Lincoln University
PA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 78% | $14,977 | $28,505 | $36,544 |
|
Clayton State University
GA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 71% | $8,365 | $17,415 | $36,510 |
|
Minnesota State University Moorhead
MN · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 53% | $17,997 | $25,197 | $36,495 |
|
The University of Texas at El Paso
TX · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 100% | $9,403 | $19,836 | $36,373 |
|
The University of Montana
MT · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 96% | $16,784 | $23,570 | $36,169 |
|
John Paul the Great Catholic University
CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 79% | $34,666 | $52,367 | $35,917 |
|
College for Creative Studies
MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 93% | $34,617 | $66,014 | $35,797 |
|
Saint Cloud State University
MN · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 95% | $13,529 | $21,116 | $35,421 |
|
Webster University
MO · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 58% | $27,047 | $51,188 | $35,407 |
|
Wright State University-Main Campus
OH · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 95% | $15,415 | $24,373 | $34,673 |
|
Clark Atlanta University
GA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 65% | $37,702 | $43,676 | $34,335 |
|
Long Island University
NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 90% | $33,062 | $55,424 | $34,304 |
|
Kansas City Art Institute
MO · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 60% | $27,650 | $57,410 | $34,253 |
|
University of North Carolina Wilmington
NC · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 74% | $20,109 | $26,547 | $34,184 |
|
University of Vermont
VT · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 60% | $19,343 | $35,649 | $32,100 |
|
University of the Arts
PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 78% | — | — | $30,971 |
|
California Institute of the Arts
CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 26% | $46,080 | $77,560 | $29,426 |
|
University of Puerto Rico-Humacao
PR · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 58% | $12,675 | — | $24,322 |
|
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
PR · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 53% | $9,175 | — | $24,071 |
|
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon
PR · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 53% | $12,924 | — | $23,283 |
|
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
PR · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 90% | $13,192 | — | $22,355 |
|
California Baptist University
CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 74% | $26,285 | $54,038 | — |
|
Calvin University
MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 71% | $22,992 | $54,222 | — |
|
Capital University
OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 73% | $22,576 | $57,130 | — |
|
Chicago State University
IL · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 40% | $12,335 | $29,764 | — |
|
Florida International University
FL · Public · Required
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 59% | $9,288 | $21,462 | — |
|
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
MN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 48% | $29,926 | $59,972 | — |
|
Oberlin College
OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 33% | $38,645 | $87,404 | — |
|
Occidental College
CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 40% | $38,263 | $84,800 | — |
|
Oral Roberts University
OK · Private nonprofit · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 99% | $25,365 | $50,004 | — |
|
Rhode Island College
RI · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 81% | $9,478 | $17,454 | — |
|
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
NE · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 77% | $17,747 | $26,697 | — |
|
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
NM · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 96% | $15,489 | $21,259 | — |
|
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
WA · Public · Test-optional
|
Not reported by the college system | — | 42% | $14,091 | $32,446 | — |
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