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St. Louis, MO · Art, music & theater

Art, music & theater at SLU

SLU graduates about 18 art, music & theater majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 189th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 69 out of 100.

Graduates a year181% of the class
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1400whole school

Around SLU

Fox Theatre (C. Howard Crane, 1929), University Club Building (Eames and Young,
Grand Boulevard, Grand Center, St. Louis, MO - 53237367084Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
American rock band Greet Death performs live at Saint Louis University on May 2,
Greet Death (May 2, 2026)Photo: Ccollum92 · CC0 · source
August Anheuser "Gussie" Busch Jr. was a German-American industrialist who was c
August A Busch Jr Statue PlaquePhoto: German American Historian · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Built in 1881-1888, this Gothic Revival-style building was designed by Thomas Wa
DuBourg Hall, Saint Louis University, Grand Avenue, Midtown, St. Louis, MO - 532Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Kelly Auditorium, Wolff Jazz Institute and Art Gallery.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 55 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 8 · Student housing 8 · Library 2 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Meredith College 69
  2. Rollins College 69
  3. Wheaton College (IL) 69
  4. Rhodes College 69
  5. Fairfield University 69
  6. University of California, Riverside 68
  7. University of Houston 68
  8. James Madison University 68

Other strong majors at SLU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SLU with every school we score in art, music & theater. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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