Match #1
Musicians Institute
Hollywood, CA
Profile closeness67/100
Admit rate78%
- 759 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 759 students, close to 849
- Same Carnegie classification
The colleges most similar to New York Film Academy are Musicians Institute, Los Angeles College of Music, and Hussian College-Los Angeles. New York Film Academy has an average net price of $38,975 a year; 5 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with New York Film Academy. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to New York Film Academy
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Match #2
Los Angeles College of Music
Pasadena, CA
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate88%
- 227 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Midsize
- Graduation rate 47%, close to 51%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
Hussian College-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Profile closeness62/100
Admit rate33%
- 231 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 49%, close to 51%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #4
Design Institute of San Diego
San Diego, CA
Profile closeness54/100
Admit rate100%
- 77 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 57%, close to 51%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
Interior Designers Institute
Newport Beach, CA
Profile closeness52/100
Admit rate—
- 97 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Small
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #6
Los Angeles Film School
Hollywood, CA
Profile closeness47/100
Admit rate—
- 5,472 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #7
Gnomon
Hollywood, CA
Profile closeness33/100
Admit rate42%
- 294 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #8
Northwest College of Art & Design
Tacoma, WA
Profile closeness49/100
Admit rate66%
- 139 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Midsize
- Graduation rate 43%, close to 51%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #9
Seattle Film Institute
Seattle, WA
Profile closeness44/100
Admit rate—
- 65 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Average net price $36,589, close to $38,975
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
Five Towns College
Dix Hills, NY
Profile closeness67/100
Admit rate54%
- 547 students
- Private for-profit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 53%, close to 51%
- Same Carnegie classification
Questions about New York Film Academy alternatives
What colleges are similar to New York Film Academy?
The closest matches to New York Film Academy are Musicians Institute, Los Angeles College of Music, Hussian College-Los Angeles, Design Institute of San Diego, and Interior Designers Institute. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which New York Film Academy alternatives cost less?
5 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than New York Film Academy ($38,975 a year), including Five Towns College ($21,094), Northwest College of Art & Design ($25,900), and Design Institute of San Diego ($32,832). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
