The University of the Arts Overview

The University of the Arts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is The University of the Arts Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at UArts since the student to facuty ratio is 7 to 1.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UArts.
• In a recent academic period25% of the faculty were full-time.
• It takes the average UArts student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is The University of the Arts?

Contact details for UArts are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	320 South Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102-4901
Phone:	800-616-2787
Website:	www.uarts.edu

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How Do I Get Into UArts?

You can apply to UArts online at: https://www.uarts.edu/apply-now

Admission Requirements for UArts

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UArts?

The acceptance rate at The University of the Arts is 80%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 27% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Can I Afford The University of the Arts?

The overall average net price of UArts is $44,739. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UArts, approximately 93% of students took out student loans averaging $12,846 a year. That adds up to $51,384 over four years for those students.

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The University of the Arts Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,380 undergraduate students at UArts, with 1,342 being full-time and 38 being part-time.

There are also 150 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,342 full-time undergraduates at UArts, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of the Arts students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	44
Black or African American	290
Hispanic or Latino	188
White	674
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	130

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at The University of the Arts. At this time, 31 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at UArts. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Saudi Arabia.

The University of the Arts Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Dance	64	0	16	0	80
Drama & Theater Arts	60	0	6	0	66
Design & Applied Arts	51	0	1	0	52
Music	32	0	4	0	36
Arts & Media Management	34	0	0	0	34
Graphic Communications	27	0	0	0	27
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	25	0	25
Fine & Studio Arts	18	0	4	0	22
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	21	0	0	0	21
Writing Studies	12	0	0	0	12
Museum Studies	0	0	9	0	9
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry	7	0	0	0	7
Curriculum & Instruction	0	1	5	0	6
Other Education	0	0	2	0	2
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	1	0	0	0	1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	1	1
Human Computer Interaction	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	327	1	72	1	401

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.