Acting

Liberal Arts • Visual And Performing Arts

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals to communicate dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the achievement of naturalistic and believable behavior in imaginary circumstances. Includes instruction in voice and acting speech, stage dialects, movement, improvisation, acting styles, theatre history, script interpretation, and actor coaching.

Numbers at a glance

216th
Popular nationwide
205
Search Rank on O's List
72
Colleges offer it
1,011
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
382
Women
629

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Temple University60
Wright State University-Main Campus29
Western Michigan University21
University of Illinois at Chicago18
Towson University16
University of Nevada-Las Vegas15
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus14
University of Washington-Seattle Campus13
Ohio University-Main Campus12
The University of Texas at Austin11
Average public university graduating class: 13 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Marymount Manhattan College97
Pace University-New York59
Columbia College-Chicago56
University of Southern California45
Syracuse University39
California Institute of the Arts32
Baylor University29
Oklahoma City University29
DePaul University27
The University of the Arts23
Average private university graduating class: 15 students.

O's Insights on Acting

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 26% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 8,634 703
Musical Theatre 685 74
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 577 68
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