The University of the Arts Teaching Programs

The University of the Arts is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The location of UArts is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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

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?

With an acceptance rate of 80%, UArts may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UArts, approximately 94% of students took out student loans averaging $11,210 a year. That adds up to $44,840 over four years for those students.

The University of the Arts Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,397 undergraduate students at UArts, with 1,380 being full-time and 17 being part-time.

There are also 160 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,380 full-time undergraduates at UArts, 35% are male and 65% 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	49
Black or African American	280
Hispanic or Latino	197
White	701
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	132

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.

Online Learning at The University of the Arts

In 2022-2023, 906 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UArts has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 36th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The University of the Arts Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Music Education	0	27	27
Art Education	0	15	15
Curriculum & Instruction	2	2	4
Other Education	0	3	3
TOTAL	2	47	49

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.