Best Acting (Performing arts/Drama theatre) Schools in the World

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Performing arts. A graph of 1.62M citations received by 102K academic papers made by 861 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. New York University

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

2. Cornell University

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

3. University of Maryland - College Park

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

4. University of Washington - Seattle

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

6. University of Toronto

For Performing arts

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

7. Columbia University

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

8. University of Arizona

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

9. University of Oxford

For Performing arts

#2 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

10. Pennsylvania State University

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

11. University of California - Los Angeles

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

12. McGill University

For Performing arts

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

14. University of California - Berkeley

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

15. University of Cambridge

For Performing arts

#4 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

16. University of Colorado Boulder

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

18. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

19. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

20. Princeton University

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

21. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

22. Ohio State University

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

23. Stanford University

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

24. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

25. Boston University

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

27. University of California-San Diego

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

28. University of Melbourne

For Performing arts

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

29. University of British Columbia

For Performing arts

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

31. Yale University

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

34. University of Hamburg

For Performing arts

#10 in Europe
#1 in Germany
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

36. University of Chicago

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

37. University of Southern California

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

39. University of Bristol

For Performing arts

#13 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

40. California Institute of Technology

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

42. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

43. University of California - Irvine

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

44. University of Pennsylvania

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

45. University of Exeter

For Performing arts

#15 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

46. Beijing Normal University

For Performing arts

#1 in Asia
#1 in China
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1902

47. University of Texas at Austin

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

48. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Performing arts

#16 in Europe
#1 in France
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

49. Harvard University

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

50. University of Helsinki

For Performing arts

#17 in Europe
#1 in Finland
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

51. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

52. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

53. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

55. University of Tokyo

For Performing arts

#2 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

56. Utrecht University

For Performing arts

#19 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

57. University of Sydney

For Performing arts

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

58. University of Copenhagen

For Performing arts

#20 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

59. Monash University

For Performing arts

#3 in Oceania
#3 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

60. Lancaster University

For Performing arts

#21 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

61. University of Sao Paulo

For Performing arts

#1 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

62. University of Pittsburgh

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

63. University of East Anglia

For Performing arts

#22 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

64. Catholic University of Leuven

For Performing arts

#23 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

66. Free University of Berlin

For Performing arts

#25 in Europe
#2 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

69. University of Virginia

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

70. University of Amsterdam

For Performing arts

#27 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

71. Florida State University

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

72. Durham University

For Performing arts

#28 in Europe
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

73. University of Alberta

For Performing arts

#4 in Canada
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

74. Johns Hopkins University

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

75. University of New South Wales

For Performing arts

#5 in Oceania
#5 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

76. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

77. University of Alaska Fairbanks

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$8,704
Enrollment
6,607

78. University of Florida

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

80. Stockholm University

For Performing arts

#30 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

81. Northwestern University

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

82. Aarhus University

For Performing arts

#31 in Europe
#2 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

83. University of Oslo

For Performing arts

#32 in Europe
#1 in Norway
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

84. University of Utah

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

85. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

86. University of Liverpool

For Performing arts

#33 in Europe
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

87. University of California - Davis

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

88. Peking University

For Performing arts

#3 in Asia
#2 in China
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

90. University of Vienna

For Performing arts

#35 in Europe
#1 in Austria
Enrollment
93,628
Founded
1365

91. Tel Aviv University

For Performing arts

#4 in Asia
#1 in Israel
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

93. University of Kansas

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

95. Carnegie Mellon University

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

96. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

97. University of Victoria

For Performing arts

#5 in Canada
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1963

99. University of Queensland

For Performing arts

#6 in Oceania
#6 in Australia
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

100. Stony Brook University

For Performing arts

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%