Arizona State University finished in a tie for 20th in a peer-assessment ranking of the best fine arts schools by U.S. News that examined 229 campuses around the nation in areas such as graphic design and painting.

The Tempe school’s peer-assessment survey score was 3.7. Academics at peer universities provided the program assessments, which were based on a scale of marginal to outstanding (1 to 5).

Survey decisions were coordinated through the Department of Art and Visual Technology at the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Virginia’s George Mason University.

The assessment scores of schools that were under 2.0 were not published. 

The surveys were conducted in the fall of 2015.

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Top Graduate Fine Arts Programs in the U.S.

Rank	School	City	Peer Assessment Score
1	Yale University	New Haven, Conn.	4.6
2 (tie)	University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles	4.4
2 (tie)	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond	4.4
4 (tie)	Rhode Island School of Design	Providence	4.3
4 (tie)	School of the Art Institute of Chicago	Chicago	4.3
6 (tie)	Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh	4.2
6 (tie)	Columbia University	New York City	4.2
6 (tie)	Cranbrook Academy of Art	Bloomfield Hills, Mich.	4.2
9 (tie)	Alfred University-New York State College of Ceramics	Alfred, N.Y.	4.1
9 (tie)	California Institute of the Arts	Valencia	4.1
9 (tie)	Maryland Institute College of Art	Baltimore	4.1
12	Washington University in St. Louis	Saint Louis, Mo.	4.0
13 (tie)	Bard College	Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.	3.9
13 (tie)	University of California-San Diego	La Jolla	3.9
15 (tie)	California College of the Arts	San Francisco	3.8
15 (tie)	Pratt Institute	Brooklyn, N.Y.	3.8
15 (tie)	Stanford University	Stanford, Calif.	3.8
15 (tie)	Temple University	Philadelphia	3.8
15 (tie)	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison	3.8
20 (tie)	Arizona State University	Tempe	3.7
20 (tie)	Art Center College of Design	Pasadena, Calif.	3.7
20 (tie)	CUNY-Hunter College	New York City	3.7
20 (tie)	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	New Brunswick	3.7
20 (tie)	School of Visual Arts	New York City	3.7
20 (tie)	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	3.7
20 (tie)	University of Washington	Seattle	3.7
27 (tie)	Cornell University	Ithaca, N.Y.	3.6
27 (tie)	New School-Parsons School of Design	New York City	3.6
27 (tie)	Purchase College-SUNY	Purchase, N.Y.	3.6
27 (tie)	University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley	3.6
27 (tie)	University of California-Davis	Davis	3.6
27 (tie)	University of Texas-Austin	Austin	3.6
33 (tie)	Indiana University-Bloomington	Bloomington	3.5
33 (tie)	Ohio State University	Columbus	3.5
33 (tie)	Ohio University	Athens	3.5
33 (tie)	Otis College of Art and Design	Los Angeles	3.5
33 (tie)	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, N.Y.	3.5
33 (tie)	Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester, N.Y.	3.5
33 (tie)	San Francisco Art Institute	San Francisco	3.5
33 (tie)	Syracuse University	Syracuse, N.Y.	3.5
33 (tie)	University of California-Irvine	Irvine	3.5
33 (tie)	University of Chicago	Chicago	3.5
33 (tie)	University of Illinois-Chicago	Chicago	3.5
33 (tie)	University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign	Champaign	3.5
33 (tie)	University of Iowa	Iowa City	3.5
33 (tie)	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	3.5
33 (tie)	University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Knoxville	3.5
48 (tie)	College for Creative Studies	Detroit	3.4
48 (tie)	Massachusetts College of Art	Boston	3.4
48 (tie)	Minneapolis College of Art and Design	Minneapolis	3.4
48 (tie)	New York University	New York City	3.4
48 (tie)	Northwestern University	Evanston, Ill.	3.4
48 (tie)	University of Georgia	Athens	3.4
48 (tie)	University of New Mexico	Albuquerque	3.4
55 (tie)	California State University-Los Angeles	Los Angeles	3.3
55 (tie)	University of Arizona	Tucson	3.3
55 (tie)	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati	3.3
55 (tie)	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minneapolis	3.3
59 (tie)	Boston University	Boston	3.2
59 (tie)	CUNY-City College	New York City	3.2
59 (tie)	Claremont Graduate University	Claremont, Calif.	3.2
59 (tie)	Herron School of Art & Design	Indianapolis	3.2
59 (tie)	San Diego State University	San Diego	3.2
59 (tie)	Tufts University - School of the Museum of Fine Arts	Boston	3.2
59 (tie)	University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	3.2
59 (tie)	University of Colorado-Boulder	Boulder	3.2
59 (tie)	University of North Texas	Denton	3.2
59 (tie)	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Milwaukee	3.2
69 (tie)	California State University-Long Beach	Long Beach	3.1
69 (tie)	Cleveland Institute of Art	Cleveland, Ohio	3.1
69 (tie)	Florida State University	Tallahassee	3.1
69 (tie)	Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge	3.1
69 (tie)	Maine Media College and the Maine Photographic Workshops	Rockport	3.1
69 (tie)	Mills College	Oakland, Calif.	3.1
69 (tie)	Pacific Northwest College of Art	Portland, Ore.	3.1
69 (tie)	Pennsylvania State University-University Park	University Park	3.1
69 (tie)	University at Buffalo-SUNY	Buffalo, N.Y.	3.1
69 (tie)	University of Kansas	Lawrence	3.1
69 (tie)	University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	3.1
69 (tie)	University of Southern California	Los Angeles	3.1
69 (tie)	University of the Arts	Philadelphia	3.1
82 (tie)	CUNY-Brooklyn College	Brooklyn, N.Y.	3.0
82 (tie)	Columbia College	Chicago	3.0
82 (tie)	Columbus College of Art and Design	Columbus, Ohio	3.0
82 (tie)	George Washington University	Washington, D.C.	3.0
82 (tie)	Maine College of Art	Portland	3.0
82 (tie)	Michigan State University	East Lansing	3.0
82 (tie)	SUNY-New Paltz	New Paltz, N.Y.	3.0
82 (tie)	University of California-Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	3.0
82 (tie)	University of Florida	Gainesville	3.0
82 (tie)	University of Houston	Houston	3.0
82 (tie)	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Baltimore	3.0
82 (tie)	University of Maryland-College Park	College Park	3.0
82 (tie)	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Amherst	3.0
82 (tie)	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	North Dartmouth	3.0
82 (tie)	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Lincoln	3.0
82 (tie)	University of Oregon	Eugene	3.0
98 (tie)	Portland State University	Portland, Ore.	2.9
98 (tie)	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Carbondale	2.9
98 (tie)	Stony Brook University-SUNY	Stony Brook, N.Y.	2.9
98 (tie)	Tulane University	New Orleans	2.9
98 (tie)	Wayne State University	Detroit	2.9
98 (tie)	West Virginia University	Morgantown	2.9
104 (tie)	CUNY-Queens College	Flushing, N.Y.	2.8
104 (tie)	California State University-Northridge	Northridge	2.8
104 (tie)	Clemson University	Clemson, S.C.	2.8
104 (tie)	East Carolina University	Greenville, N.C.	2.8
104 (tie)	George Mason University	Fairfax, Va.	2.8
104 (tie)	Howard University	Washington, D.C.	2.8
104 (tie)	Iowa State University	Ames	2.8
104 (tie)	Moore College of Art and Design	Philadelphia	2.8
104 (tie)	San Jose State University	San Jose	2.8
104 (tie)	University of Texas-San Antonio	San Antonio	2.8
114 (tie)	American University	Washington , D.C.	2.7
114 (tie)	Bowling Green State University	Bowling Green, Ohio	2.7
114 (tie)	College at Brockport-SUNY	Rochester, N.Y.	2.7
114 (tie)	Ferris State University	Grand Rapids, Mich.	2.7
114 (tie)	James Madison University	Harrisonburg, Va.	2.7
114 (tie)	Kansas State University	Manhattan	2.7
114 (tie)	Kent State University	Kent, Ohio	2.7
114 (tie)	Memphis College of Art	Memphis, Tenn.	2.7
114 (tie)	Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	2.7
114 (tie)	New Mexico State University	Las Cruces	2.7
114 (tie)	Northern Illinois University	DeKalb	2.7
114 (tie)	Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts	Philadelphia	2.7
114 (tie)	Purdue University	West Lafayette, Ind.	2.7
114 (tie)	San Francisco State University	San Francisco	2.7
114 (tie)	Southern Methodist University	Dallas	2.7
114 (tie)	University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame, Ind.	2.7
114 (tie)	University of South Florida	Tampa	2.7
131 (tie)	California State University-Fullerton	Fullerton	2.6
131 (tie)	Colorado State University	Fort Collins	2.6
131 (tie)	Georgia State University	Atlanta	2.6
131 (tie)	Illinois State University	Normal	2.6
131 (tie)	Lesley University	Boston	2.6
131 (tie)	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville	Edwardsville	2.6
131 (tie)	Texas Tech University	Lubbock	2.6
131 (tie)	University of Connecticut	Storrs	2.6
131 (tie)	University of Montana	Missoula	2.6
131 (tie)	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Las Vegas	2.6
131 (tie)	University of North Carolina-Greensboro	Greensboro	2.6
131 (tie)	University of Oklahoma	Norman	2.6
131 (tie)	University of Texas-Arlington	Arlington	2.6
131 (tie)	University of Utah	Salt Lake City	2.6
131 (tie)	Washington State University	Pullman	2.6
131 (tie)	Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo	2.6
147 (tie)	CUNY-Lehman College	Bronx, N.Y.	2.5
147 (tie)	Montana State University	Bozeman	2.5
147 (tie)	Towson University	Towson, Md.	2.5
147 (tie)	University at Albany-SUNY	Albany, N.Y.	2.5
147 (tie)	University of Kentucky	Lexington	2.5
147 (tie)	University of Memphis	Memphis, Tenn,	2.5
147 (tie)	University of Miami	Coral Gables, Fla.	2.5
147 (tie)	University of South Carolina	Columbia	2.5
147 (tie)	University of South Dakota	Vermillion	2.5
147 (tie)	Vermont College of Fine Arts	Montpelier	2.5
157 (tie)	California State University-San Bernardino	San Bernardino	2.4
157 (tie)	Central Washington University	Ellensburg	2.4
157 (tie)	East Tennessee State University	Johnson City	2.4
157 (tie)	Edinboro University of Pennsylvania	Edinboro	2.4
157 (tie)	Florida International University	Miami	2.4
157 (tie)	Goddard College	Plainfield, Vt.	2.4
157 (tie)	Indiana State University	Terre Haute	2.4
157 (tie)	LIU Post	Brookville, N.Y.	2.4
157 (tie)	Montclair State University	Montclair, N.J.	2.4
157 (tie)	New York Academy of Art	New York City	2.4
157 (tie)	New York Studio School	New York City	2.4
157 (tie)	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa	2.4
157 (tie)	University of Delaware	Newark	2.4
157 (tie)	University of Hawaii-Manoa	Honolulu	2.4
157 (tie)	University of Minnesota-Duluth	Duluth	2.4
157 (tie)	University of Missouri	Columbia	2.4
173 (tie)	Bradley University	Peoria, Ill.	2.3
173 (tie)	California State University-Chico	Chico	2.3
173 (tie)	Texas Christian University	Fort Worth	2.3
173 (tie)	University of Arkansas-Fayetteville	Fayetteville	2.3
173 (tie)	University of Denver	Denver	2.3
173 (tie)	University of New Hampshire	Durham	2.3
173 (tie)	William Paterson University of New Jersey	Wayne	2.3
180 (tie)	Boise State University	Boise, Idaho	2.2
180 (tie)	Brooks Institute	Santa Barbara, Calif.	2.2
180 (tie)	Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant	2.2
180 (tie)	Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti	2.2
180 (tie)	Savannah College of Art and Design	Savannah, Ga.	2.2
180 (tie)	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	Corpus Christi	2.2
180 (tie)	University of Idaho	Moscow	2.2
180 (tie)	University of Mississippi	University	2.2
180 (tie)	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks	2.2
180 (tie)	University of Texas-Tyler	Tyler	2.2
180 (tie)	Western Carolina University	Cullowhee, N.C.	2.2
191 (tie)	Brigham Young University	Provo, Utah	2.1
191 (tie)	Miami International University of Art and Design	Miami	2.1
191 (tie)	Texas Woman's University	Denton	2.1
191 (tie)	University of Dallas	Irving, Texs	2.1
191 (tie)	University of Nevada-Reno	Reno	2.1
191 (tie)	Utah State University	Logan	2.1
191 (tie)	Wichita State University	Wichita, Kan.	2.1
198 (tie)	Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton	2.0
198 (tie)	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Indiana	2.0
198 (tie)	Stephen F. Austin State University	Nacogdoches, Texas	2.0
198 (tie)	University of Hartford	West Hartford, Conn.	2.0

Source: U.S. News