National Association of Schools of Art and Design

The National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), founded in 1944, is an accrediting organization of colleges, schools and universities in the United States. The organization establishes standards for graduate and undergraduate degrees. Member institutions complete periodic peer review processes to become, and remain, accredited. NASAD accreditation should not be confused with regional accreditation.

Standards for accreditation

The National Association for Schools of Art and Design has stringent criteria for accrediting schools. For example, the NASAD requires that schools clearly publish their tuition rates and course descriptions.^[1] In addition, board members assess the schools' art curricula and promote new standards to advance art education.^[2]

Institutional members

As of January 16, 2016 the National Association of Schools of Art and Design has 367 accredited institutional members:^[3]

Academy of Art University American Film Institute - AFI Anderson University-South Carolina Appalachian State University Arcadia University Arizona State University Arkansas State University Art Academy of Cincinnati Art Center College of Design The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University Auburn University - AU Augusta State University Austin Peay State University Azusa Pacific University Ball State University Belhaven College Belmont University Biola University Boise State University Bowling Green State University Bradley University Brigham Young University - BYU Bucks County Community College California College of the Arts California Institute of the Arts California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State University, Chico California State University, Fullerton California State University, Long Beach California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Northridge California State University, Sacramento California State University, San Bernardino California State University, Stanislaus Carnegie Mellon University, School of Art Carnegie Mellon University, School of Design Carson-Newman College Casper College Central Missouri State University Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clemson University Cleveland Institute of Art Coastal Carolina University College for Creative Studies College of DuPage, Fine and Applied Arts College of Saint Rose Columbia College Hollywood Columbus College of Art and Design Columbus State University Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Corcoran College of Art and Design Cornish College of the Arts Cranbrook Academy of Art Del Mar College Delta State University Drake University Drexel University East Carolina University Eastern Illinois University East Tennessee State University Emporia State University Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) Florida International University Florida State University Francis Marion University George Mason University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Southern University Georgia State University Grand Valley State University Hartford Art School Hartwick College Herron School of Art and Design Hope College Howard University Humboldt State University Illinois State University Indiana State University Indiana University Indiana University of Pennsylvania Institute of American Indian Arts Iowa State University

Jackson State University Jacksonville State University James Madison University Kansas City Art Institute Kansas State University Kean University Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University Kennesaw State University Kent State University Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Laguna College of Art and Design Lander University La Roche College Lawrence Technological University Louisiana State University Louisiana Tech University Loyola Marymount University Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts Maine College of Art Maryland Institute College of Art Maryville University of Saint Louis Marywood University Massachusetts College of Art Memphis College of Art Messiah College Metropolitan State University of Denver Miami University Millersville University Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minnesota State University Mankato Minnesota State University Moorhead Mississippi State University Mississippi University for Women Mississippi Valley State University Montana State University - Billings Montana State University - Bozeman Montclair State University Montserrat College of Art Moore College of Art and Design Mount Ida College Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Murray State University New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University New Hampshire Institute of Art New Jersey City University New Jersey Institute of Technology, (The College of Architecture and Design) New World School of the Arts New York Film Academy, Los Angeles New York Film Academy, New York New York Film Academy, United Kingdom Saint Catherine's College New York School of Interior Design New York State College of Ceramics (NYSCC) at Alfred University Nicholls State University North Carolina State University, Department of Graphic Design, Raleigh North Carolina State University, Department of Industrial Design, Raleigh North Dakota State University Northern Illinois University Northwestern State University of Louisiana Ohio State University Ohio University Old Dominion University Oregon College of Art & Craft Otis College of Art and Design Pacific Northwest College of Art Parsons Paris School of Art and Design Parsons The New School for Design Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Pennsylvania State University Philadelphia University Photographic Center Northwest Pittsburgh Filmmakers' School of Film, Photography, and Digital Media Pratt Institute Purchase College, State University of New York (aka SUNY-Purchase) Purdue University Rhode Island College Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Ringling College of Art and Design Roberts Wesleyan College Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Rochester Institute of Technology, National Technical Institute Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Rowan University Sage College of Albany Saint Cloud State University Saint John's University St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley St. Louis Community College at Meramec Saint Mary's College Salem State College Salve Regina University

San Diego State University San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco State University San Jose State University School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston School of Visual Arts (SVA) Siena Heights University Sinclair Community College Skidmore College Sonoma State University Sotheby's Institute of Art Southern Illinois University Carbondale (School of Art and Design) Southern Illinois University Carbondale (College of Applied Sciences and Arts - ASA; School of Architecture) Southern University and A&M College State University of New York at New Paltz State University of New York at Oswego Stephen F. Austin State University Studio Art Centers International (Florence) Syracuse University Tennessee State University Tennessee Technological University Texas Tech University Tyler School of Art Union University University at Buffalo, The State University of New York University of Akron University of Alabama, Department of Art, Tuscaloosa University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Alaska Anchorage University of Arizona University of Arkansas, Little Rock University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff University of Bridgeport University of Central Arkansas University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning University of Cincinnati, Raymond Walters College University of Connecticut University of Dayton University of Denver University of Florida University of Georgia University of Idaho University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Indianapolis University of Kansas University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of Massachusetts Dartmouth University of Massachusetts Lowell University of Memphis University of Michigan University of Mississippi University of Montana University of Montevallo University of Nebraska at Lincoln University of Nebraska at Omaha University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) University of New Orleans University of North Alabama University of North Dakota University of Northern Iowa University of North Texas College of Art and Design University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Saint Francis University of South Carolina University of South Dakota University of Southern Maine The University of Southern Mississippi University of South Florida University of Tennessee University of Tennessee at Chattanooga University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at San Antonio University of the Arts University of the Pacific University of Toledo University of West Georgia University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point University of Wisconsin–Stout Valdosta State University Vincennes University Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar Campus Virginia State University Virginia Tech Washburn University Washington University in Saint Louis Watkins College of Art and Design Wentworth Institute of Technology Western Kentucky University Western Michigan University Western Washington University West Virginia University Winthrop University Woodbury University Youngstown State University

See also

• Council on Higher Education Accreditation
• List of recognized accreditation associations of higher learning
• School accreditation
• US Department of Education

References

1. "NASAD Handbook 2012-13" (PDF). Retrieved 9 January 2013.
2. "Hybrid Accreditation-NASAD". Guide To Online Schools. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
3. Member Lists

External links

• Official Website