Top Arts Boarding Schools

For the 2020 school year, there are 4 top pre-professional arts boarding schools located within the United States, serving 1,256 students.

While college-prep boarding schools generally have excellent arts programs, the schools below specialize further in helping students train and become artists in a variety of fields such as music, visual arts, theatre, ballet, and creative writing.

Students are prepared for entrance into either traditional colleges or specialty schools like music conservatories (e.g., Juilliard).