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Colleges offering Acting

139 U.S. colleges and universities offer Acting. Together they awarded 1,634 degrees and certificates in this field in 2024-25. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 19 Associate 9 Bachelor 110 Master 24

Most schools offering it: New York (15), Ohio (12), Pennsylvania (11), Illinois (9), California (9), Texas (6)

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Showing 1–24 of 139 schools

AMD
Private nonprofit

Acting: 151 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate, Bachelor · Online option

Students
1,452
Retention
83%
Programs
7
Awards 2024-25
656
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NYF
Private for-profit

New York Film Academy

Burbank, CA

Acting: 144 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master

Admission
Open
Students
1,132
Retention
66%
Programs
12
CampusOnlineHybrid
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USC
Private nonprofit

Acting: 87 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students
46,566
Retention
96%
Programs
285
Awards 2024-25
17,982
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CCC
Private nonprofit

Acting: 72 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students
5,570
Retention
66%
Programs
58
Awards 2024-25
1,379
CampusHybrid
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AAS
Private nonprofit

Atlantic Acting School

New York, NY

Acting: 51 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Students
82
Retention
100%
Programs
1
Awards 2024-25
51
Campus
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CIA
Private nonprofit

Acting: 48 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students
1,277
Retention
82%
Programs
25
Awards 2024-25
408
Campus
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TU
Public

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Acting: 47 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master

Students
29,640
Retention
83%
Programs
277
Awards 2024-25
8,286
CampusOnlineHybrid
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PU
Private nonprofit

Pace University

New York, NY

Acting: 46 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
13,634
Retention
75%
Programs
113
Awards 2024-25
4,419
CampusOnlineHybrid
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DU
Private nonprofit

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Acting: 43 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students
21,210
Retention
86%
Programs
227
Awards 2024-25
6,518
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MMC
Private nonprofit

Acting: 43 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
1,601
Retention
70%
Programs
54
Awards 2024-25
304
CampusHybrid
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BU
Private nonprofit

Boston University

Boston, MA

Acting: 27 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
37,737
Retention
95%
Programs
299
Awards 2024-25
13,285
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SU
Private nonprofit

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Acting: 27 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
22,589
Retention
90%
Programs
222
Awards 2024-25
6,875
CampusOnlineHybrid
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IC
Private nonprofit

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

Acting: 24 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
4,767
Retention
85%
Programs
97
Awards 2024-25
1,235
CampusOnlineHybrid
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OCU
Private nonprofit

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

Acting: 19 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students
2,966
Retention
84%
Programs
81
Awards 2024-25
883
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BU
Private nonprofit

Acting: 18 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
20,626
Retention
91%
Programs
150
Awards 2024-25
6,853
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WMU
Public

Acting: 18 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor · Online option

Students
16,744
Retention
81%
Programs
243
Awards 2024-25
4,305
CampusOnlineHybrid
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JS
Private nonprofit

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

Acting: 18 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master

Students
1,073
Retention
98%
Programs
13
Awards 2024-25
290
CampusHybrid
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RU
Private nonprofit

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Acting: 17 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
4,281
Retention
62%
Programs
122
Awards 2024-25
1,183
CampusOnlineHybrid
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