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Art & design at Purdue

Purdue graduates about 81 art & design majors a year. That puts it 40th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $59,000 four years out, 1.30× what the same major pays nationally.

88/100Standout#40 of 828 for art & design →
Graduates a year81under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$59,0001.30× the same major nationally
Research in the field$613Ka year, NSF
Admit rate50%whole school
SAT middle 50%1220–1470whole school

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Where art & design happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Slayter Center for Performing Arts, Bechtel Innovation Design Center (BIDC).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 209 · Dorm 75 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 9 · Dining 4 · Arts 4.

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Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. Chapman University 89
  2. The University of Texas–Austin 89
  3. The New School 89
  4. University of Virginia 89
  5. Rochester Institute of Technology 88
  6. New York University 88
  7. Stanford University 88
  8. Williams College 88

Other strong majors at Purdue

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Purdue 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.

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