Art & design at Penn
Penn graduates about 47 art & design majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 92nd of 828 schools we score for art & design, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $45,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Penn
Where art & design happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Penn Museum Garage, Paul Peck Problem Solving & Research Center & Design Arts Annex.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 109 · Academic 88 · Dining 16 · Arts 13 · Athletics 10 · Student housing 7.
Nearby in the art & design ranking
Other strong majors at Penn
- Finance 100 · #1
- History 99 · #2
- Physics & astronomy 99 · #5
- Philosophy & religion 98 · #1
- Languages 98 · #2
- Neuroscience 97 · #1
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Penn with every school we score in art & design. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.