Applicants & Admitted Students
Who are we?
Three Schools. In one College. In one top-tier University. Intimate arts school.
World-class research institution. A diverse community of creators, advocates, change-makers.
It's hard to sum up in words what makes CFA so special. Let us introduce ourselves to you.
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The Leader in Online Music and Fine Arts Degrees
The quality and excellence of a Boston University College of Fine Arts degree and the convenience of online learning.
BU was the first to pilot an online graduate degree program in music and continues to push the limits of innovation in the field with offerings in visual arts and music. Learn more about CFA's online degrees, courses, and programs.
Visit BU College of Fine Arts
With programs in Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts, Boston University College of Fine Arts offers a wide array of pre-college, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, as well as a range of online degrees and certificates.
What is CFA? It's impossible to sum it into words. The experience is individual. But, the commitment is universal. Art happens here.
CFA's Latest Stories
Explore what's new in the ever-expanding world of CFA student, faculty, and alumni news and work.
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Sarah Coleman turned graduation anxiety into goal-setting and career-making reality.
Creatives in Practice: Dan DiPiero
The musicology & ethnomusicology assistant professor is researching, presenting, publishing, and writing books on the wave of contemporary queer and feminist indie rock bands, and on the role gender plays in the reception of music
The Museum of the Mind
Inspired by objects unearthed on archaeological digs, James Gold paints artifacts of his own invention, from papyrus scrolls to woven tapestries to stone mosaics
BU Alums in the Running for Tony Awards
Nominated for Broadway’s highest honor in acting, sound design, costume design, and producing
Beyond the Classroom: Yaming Jiang (CFA’23,’26)
Recent MA art education graduate, Yaming Jiang (CFA'23,'26), switched roles from student to educator, teaching art to elementary school students in South Boston
BU Art Galleries’ summer exhibition, Right to the City, combats the global repercussions of gentrification
Anchored by images taken by photographic ethnographer Dominic Moulden (Hon.'25), Right to the City serves as a call to action, uplifting ways to safeguard the fundamental human right to a healthy place called home
Lynne Allen Named Interim Dean of College of Fine Arts
CFA professor will serve until a successor to Dean Harvey Young is chosen
Brothers Graduating from College of Fine Arts School of Music Excited to Go from Ensemble to Solo
Nathaniel and Ian Aistrup reflect on their time together in the strings program—and look ahead to their separate careers
Upcoming CFA Events
There's always something going on at the College of Fine Arts! Check out all upcoming concerts, productions, exhibitions, lectures, and community events.
Right to the City
Fall Arts Fair 2026
CFA in the News
We're making headlines—read all about it!