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Art & design at UVA

UVA graduates about 59 art & design majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 39th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $55,000 four years out, 1.21× what the same major pays nationally.

89/100Standout#39 of 828 for art & design →
Graduates a year591% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$55,0001.21× the same major nationally
Research in the field$762Ka year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1410–1520whole school

Around UVA

Monroe Hall at the University of Virginia in 2026; home to UVA's College of Arts
Monroe Hall, UVA (2026)Photo: Packer1028 · CC0 · source
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A picture of the staircase at the University of Virginia.
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Where art & design happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Fralin Museum of Art.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 223 · Athletics 129 · Dorm 79 · Library 11 · Dining 9 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. Emory University 89
  2. Chapman University 89
  3. The University of Texas–Austin 89
  4. The New School 89
  5. Purdue University–Main Campus 88
  6. Rochester Institute of Technology 88
  7. New York University 88
  8. Stanford University 88

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UVA 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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