| Location: | Northeast |
| Setting: | Large City Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
The School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) is a diverse community, committed to the education of significant working artists through an interdisciplinary curriculum to support the development of individual vision. Ten goals of the SMFA Are: to give shape to the leading edge in contemporary art by acting as the labratory and innovative arm of the Museum of Fine Arts as a fully engaged and interactive partner; to be governed by a board that is committed to the mission and to extending the SMFA's reach nationally and internationally; to be financially stable with resources available to support students, faculty and staff; to have a faculty of significant working artists - both regular and visiting; to have diversity (students, faculty and staff); to be regarded internationally as the preeminent art school; to offer a broad curriculum that continually evolves to enable/promote/stimulate the development of new directions in art; to be engaged with alumni and other artists - extending the SMFA community; and to be viewed externally as a resource for discuorse about the arts, present and future.
< CollapseThe School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (also known as the Museum School or SMFA) is an undergraduate and graduate college located in Boston, Massachusetts and is dedicated to the visual arts. It is affiliated with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in partnership with Tufts University and Northeastern University. SMFA is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), a consortium of thirty-six leading art schools in the United States.
The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (SMFA), is dedicated to educating artists and focused on fostering creative investigation, risk-taking, and individual vision. Everyone at the SMFA recognizes that disciplines converge and influence each other and that contemporary art is truly interdisciplinary. The School does not have a mandatory foundations program nor does it have majors. Instead, all students are encouraged to build solid foundations and acquire skill sets in numerous disciplines in order to create new possibilities and forms of artmaking. Students are given the freedom to design a program of study that best suits their needs and goals. This freedom comes with strong support and guidance from faculty advisers.
One of the unique attributes of SMFA are there are no grades in studio classes; credit is awarded through a "review board" which is a review of all of the art work that a student has done during the semester. Review Boards are led by two faculty members of the students' choice and two fellow students. There are many opportunities for students to exhibit their artwork at both the main building and the Mission Hill building; there is the annual December Sale, the juried "Student Annual Exhibition," as well as various galleries and spaces that are available to students around the School buildings and in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
The School's main campus is adjacent to and just to the west of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Most classroom space is located there, as well as the Cafe des Arts, the library, the School's store and the Grossman Gallery. The Mission Hill building, located about a mile from the main building, recently has been renovated and includes studio spaces for Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate students as well as classrooms, workshops, the Writing Center, and the Registrar's office. The SMFA intends to further expand the Mission Hill building vertically to accommodate its growing student body. The school shares on-campus housing at The Artist’s Residence Hall, located just down the street at Massachusetts College of Art.
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| Percent of Students International: | 2% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 8% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 23,850 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 910 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,452 | 27% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,206 | 8% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 10,848 | 69% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 5,072 | 72% | |
Any Aid: |
77% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 84% (Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 93% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 520, Math: 470 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 660, Math: 610 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 13% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 21, Verbal: 22, Math: 20 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 28, Verbal: 29, Math: 26 |
| Application Fee: | $ 60.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Recommended |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
