Bachelor in Fine/Studio Arts (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $39,200 per year for full-time undergraduate students..

This programme is designed for students who engage actively with creative processes and enjoy experimental approaches to art-making. It emphasizes hands-on learning across multiple media including painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and digital design. Students develop technical and conceptual skills through structured coursework and independent studio practice. Advanced majors receive individual studio spaces for sustained creative work.

Focus areas include Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Photography, Digital Design, Figure Drawing.

The programme requires 120 credits, with 60 credits in studio art courses and 30 credits in general education. The final year includes a senior thesis exhibition and a capstone project.

Graduates enter roles such as art teacher, content creator, creative director, teaching assistant, and owner of a creative business.

Applicants must submit a high school transcript, a portfolio of 12 to 15 original artworks, and a personal statement. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required for admission.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four-year programme with 24/7 studio access and opportunities for off-campus internships. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 88% of applicants.

Linfield University has campuses in McMinnville and Portland, Oregon, as well as eCampus programs for students who prefer to learn online. The McMinnville and Portland locations reflect the Pacific Northwest through their landscapes and diversity. The university has a total student population of 1,651, and students come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, with 16 countries represented.

Academic study at Linfield spans undergraduate programs and online and hybrid degrees. The university’s academic programs are designed to encourage curiosity about the future and the wider world. Areas available through Online and Continuing Education include international business, nonprofit management, management, accounting and education. Education majors begin hands-on learning early, sometimes during their first year. Students can also pursue nursing, graduate study and programs in the College of Arts and Sciences or the Linfield Center for Wine Education.

International students should know that Linfield offers both traditional campus study and flexible online pathways. Online and Continuing Education combines collaborative learning with online flexibility, skill-based study, mentorship and academic advising. Transfer options may support students bringing previous study, including international baccalaureate and other non-course credits. Student life includes clubs, athletics, leadership opportunities and learning experiences intended to introduce new perspectives, people and interests.