Alternatives to American Musical and Dramatic Academy
New York UniversityNew York City, NY
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $55k. Premium on-campus housing option. Approximately 59,200 students. Relatively safe campus. Has strong presence in computer science, management, and business programs. SAT 1490, ACT 34 to enroll.
Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York City, NY
Associate's and bachelor's degrees. Tuition: $37k. Premium on-campus housing option. Approximately 1,700 students. Safe campus. Strong theater and drama, communication and journalism, and film and acting programs. SAT 1140, ACT 25 to enroll.
Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $35k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Approximately 33,200 students. Dangerous campus. Best known for offering medical, business, and management programs. ROTC programs. SAT 1110, ACT 24 to enroll.
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York City, NY
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $62k. Above average on-campus housing option. About 34,800 students. Dangerous campus. Top offerings include management, computer science, and medical programs. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.
Pace UniversityNew York City, NY
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $48k. On-campus housing option. Around 13,700 students. Relatively safe campus. Has strong nursing, management, and computer science programs. ROTC programs are available. ACT 27 to enroll.
The University of the ArtsPhiladelphia, PA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $51k. Above average on-campus housing. Roughly 1,400 students. Dangerous campus. Best known for music, theater and drama, and dance and ballet programs. SAT 1030, ACT 23 to enroll.
The New SchoolNew York City, NY
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $53k. Premium on-campus housing. More than 10,200 students. Dangerous campus. Has strong computer science, music, and fashion programs. ACT 28 to enroll.
SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, NY
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $17k. Above average on-campus housing option. Around 3,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Strong theater and drama, music, and communication and journalism programs. SAT 1210, ACT 30 to enroll.
Other Nearby Colleges
The Juilliard SchoolNew York City, NY
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $52k. On-campus housing. More than 1,000 students. Generally safe campus. Focus on music and theater and drama programs.
LIM CollegeNew York City, NY
Associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Tuition: $30k. Premium on-campus housing. About 1,400 students. Safe campus. Focus on retailing and wholesaling, fashion, and marketing and advertising programs. SAT 1020, ACT 22 to enroll.
Touro UniversityNew York City, NY
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $19k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Approximately 11,200 students. Safe campus. Concentration on education, general studies, and medical assistant programs. ACT 29 to enroll.
CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York City, NY
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $15k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. About 23,000 students. Generally safe campus. Concentration on education, psychology, and biology programs. ACT 28 to enroll.
Berkeley College New YorkNew York City, NY
Associate's and bachelor's degrees. Tuition: $26k. Above average on-campus housing. More than 1,900 students. Safe campus. Focus on management, business, and medical programs. ROTC programs.
New York School of Interior DesignNew York City, NY
Associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $35k. Premium on-campus housing option. Over 700 students. Safe campus. Well known for their interior design program. SAT 1070, ACT 23 to enroll.