Match #1
The Art Institute of San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate—
- 249 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 27%, close to 28%
- Same Carnegie classification
The colleges most similar to The Art Institute of Austin are The Art Institute of San Antonio, Miami International University of Art & Design-Art Institute Dallas, and The Art Institute of Houston. Each match is ranked on admissions, cost, outcomes, and campus profile from IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with The Art Institute of Austin. 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 The Art Institute of Austin
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Match #2
Miami International University of Art & Design-Art Institute Dallas
Dallas, TX
Profile closeness62/100
Admit rate—
- 330 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 20%, close to 28%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
The Art Institute of Houston
Houston, TX
Profile closeness57/100
Admit rate—
- 386 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #4
The Art Institute of Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, VA
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate—
- 122 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 32%, close to 28%
- Enrollment 122 students, close to 130
Match #5
The Art Institute of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate—
- 586 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Midsize
- Graduation rate 21%, close to 28%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #6
AI Miami International University of Art and Design
Miami, FL
Profile closeness51/100
Admit rate—
- 894 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 35%, close to 28%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #7
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Lakewood, CO
Profile closeness48/100
Admit rate—
- 2,050 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Midsize
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #8
Wade College
Dallas, TX
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate—
- 252 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #9
South University-Austin
Round Rock, TX
Profile closeness58/100
Admit rate—
- 211 students
- Private for-profit
- Rural: Fringe
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #10
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology-Oklahoma
Tulsa, OK
Profile closeness32/100
Admit rate—
- 840 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private for profit)
Questions about The Art Institute of Austin alternatives
What colleges are similar to The Art Institute of Austin?
The closest matches to The Art Institute of Austin are The Art Institute of San Antonio, Miami International University of Art & Design-Art Institute Dallas, The Art Institute of Houston, The Art Institute of Virginia Beach, and The Art Institute of Atlanta. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
