About

CVPA, the College of Visual and Performing Arts, is a comprehensive college for art, design, and music that is housed within a research university that has earned the Carnegie Foundation’s Classification for Community Engagement —with bachelor's and master's programs that prepare students for careers in the arts and beyond. Learn more: academic programs

UMass Dartmouth is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), the national accrediting body for the visual arts.

CVPA key facts

#54 Best Fine Arts Programs - U.S. News & World Report stat-331a Apr, 2026 Keywords: CVPA, Factsheet, Students,
Top 29% of MFA programs in the U.S. - U.S. News & World Report stat-332a Apr, 2026 Keywords: CVPA, Factsheet, Students,
545 CVPA total enrollment stat-197a Mar, 2026 Keywords: CVPA, Factsheet, Students,
41% Undergraduate first-generation students stat-198a Jun, 2025 Keywords: CVPA, Factsheet, Students, Undergraduate,
2 Student gallery exhibition spaces stat-203a Jan, 2025 Keywords: CVPA, Factsheet, Students,
16:1 Student:faculty ratio stat-201a Jan, 2025 Keywords: CVPA, Factsheet, Faculty, Students,
6 Instructional computing labs stat-202a Jan, 2025 Keywords: CVPA, Factsheet, Students,