Bachelor in Art/Art Studies (Bachelor's)

Tuition is The 2026-2027 tuition rate is $28,500 per year..

This programme prepares students for careers in visual arts and design through hands-on experience in multiple media. Students develop technical skills in drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, and digital design. The curriculum includes art history and gallery studies to contextualize creative work. Each student presents a solo senior exhibit showcasing a personal theme or focus.

Focus areas include Digital Photography, Illustration, Visual Communication Design, Drawing, Visual Narrative, Visual Art Design.

The programme requires 120 credits, distributed across studio courses, art history, gallery studies, and a senior exhibition. Students complete a capstone project in their final year.

Graduates work as graphic designers, art teachers, museum curators, photographers, and illustrators in creative industries.

Applicants must submit a high school transcript and a portfolio of original artwork. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required for admission.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four-year programme. For international students, tuition is around the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 88% of applicants.

Set in Central Illinois, Eureka College has an intimate campus community where students participate across many parts of college life. Performances, recitals, presentations, games, clubs, service opportunities, leadership activities, and athletics shape the on-campus experience. The college has expanded its reach in the past decade to welcome students from surrounding states and abroad. International students can access orientation, housing options, career development, student resources, and international student services.

Academic programs are designed to balance required learning with the freedom to pursue intellectual interests and career goals. Eureka offers 33 majors, 20 minors, and 11 pre-professional programs, including pre-med and pre-law. Areas identified among its academic offerings include teacher education, nursing, business administration, kinesiology, psychology, and communications and media studies. Students can tailor their learning through the 10 Essentials approach, which focuses on essential skills while allowing individual choice. Every class is taught by faculty rather than teaching assistants.

Students come from Peoria, other small towns around Central Illinois, surrounding states, and abroad. Almost half of the student body are first-generation college students. The college supports involvement through organizations, Greek life, service opportunities, leadership, and fourteen Division III athletic teams. Student-athletes have combined classroom work and competition for more than 100 years. International students should also know that experiential learning and international travel are part of the Uniquely Eureka Advantage, alongside a tuition guarantee and a four-year-or-free promise.