by our College Data Analytics TeamAcademy of Art University earned 28 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 11 in the top 1%, 8 in the top 5%, 9 in the top 10% and 0 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 595 in Overall Diversity (Far Western), a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
Academy of Art University holds 28 ranking badges across 6 fields of study, 19 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The awards below are from the 2026 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11 |
| Top 5% | 8 |
| Top 10% | 9 |
| Top 15% | 0 |
| Total | 28 |
Academy of Art University is best known for Visual & Performing Arts: 9 of its 27 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Drafting & Design Engineering, Graphic Communications and Computer Software Applications.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Far Western) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (California) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Far Western) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (California) | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity (Far Western) | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity (California) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape Architecture | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Graphic Communications | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Software Applications | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drafting & Design Engineering | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Textile & Apparel Studies | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Design & Applied Arts | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Drama & Theater Arts | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Fine & Studio Arts | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| General Visual & Performing Arts | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Academy of Art University earned no online-program badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #10 of 36 in Most Popular Online for Drama & Theater Arts (top 28%).
In College Factual’s 2026 veterans rankings, Academy of Art University earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #369 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for Veterans | ✓ |
Each ranking here is based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition. Academy of Art University appears in 107 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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