2nd and 3rd tier Art schools

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm looking for good, accredited art schools that are lesser known and on the cheaper side, who might be more willing to give scholarships to new students. In particular I'm looking for schools with good illustration and fine arts departments. I have a 3.7 unweighted GPA, an 1870 on the SAT, and a portfolio I've been told by reviewers is "on the right track". I've also taken art courses at SCAD for a couple of summers. I live in Florida but anywhere around the country is ok, regular colleges with good art programs are good as well.</p>

<p>I'm already applying to SCAD, SAIC, VCU Arts, California College of the Arts, Ringling, UF, UCF, Kansas City Art Institute, RISD, and maybe MICA.</p>

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<p>You might want to post this in the Visual Arts sub-forum. Click on “Discussion Home” in the upper-left of this screen and scroll down to the College Majors Forum, and you will find it there.</p>

<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>

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<p>Art schools are notoriously bad at giving merit and need-based aid. Most have to pay full-freight.</p>

<p>Your cheapest bet would be to go to an instate public that has a strong art department…</p>

<p>Are you a Florida resident? Do you get Bright Futures? If so, go to a FL state school.</p>

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<p>[School</a> of Art and Design at Alfred University](<a href=“http://art.alfred.edu/about_art/index.html]School”>http://art.alfred.edu/about_art/index.html)</p>

<p>See if anything here interests you at Alfred University (NY), the School of Art & Design, which is a New York State Program. AU is unique as it has both public & private programs. </p>

<p>Merit Aid, Need-Based Aid & Honors Programs.</p>

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<p>I second Alfred Univ. Take a look at GrandValley in Michigan. Knox college in Illinois is good but the art admission want only drawings from observation. Kinda tuff since most high schools take shortcuts.</p>

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<p>Mom2collegekids, art schools & music type schools fall into that category, don’t they?
Such as Boston School of Fine Arts, Berklee College of Music, etc. </p>

<p>DeathMask, I don’t think USNWR ranks these type of schools, so there is no second tier or third tier type of designation. I think they fall into the “Specialty” category.</p>

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<p>How much will your parents pay each year? </p>

<p>That is largely going to determine where you should apply.</p>

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<p>I second publics with a strong art program – I know in my region Tyler School of Art at Temple is the affordable school of choice.</p>

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<p>Thanks, happymomof1, is there a way I can transfer it there or do I have to copy and paste a new thread?</p>