Beyond NuVu

No classes. No grades. Getting into the top colleges? No problem.

Schools Accepting NuVu Graduates 2015-2025

Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
ArtCenter College of Design
Babson University
Bard College
Brown University
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Clark University
Cleveland Institute of Art
Colby College
Colorado College
Cooper Union
Cornell University
Culinary Institute of America
Drexel University
Emerson University
Franklin & Marshall College
Hampshire College
Harvard University
Hofstra University
Howard University
Istituto d'Arte Applicata e Design (IAAD)
Johnson & Wales
Lafayette College
Lesley University
MA College of Art & Design
Maine Maritime Academy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Mt. Holyoke College
North Carolina A&T
Northeastern University
NYU

Oberlin College
Olin College
Parsons School of Design/The New School
Pitzer College
Pratt Institute
Purdue University
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Salem State
Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD)
School of Art Institute of Chicago
Simmons College
St. John's University
Syracuse University
ThinkTank, Vancouver
Tufts University / Tufts SMFA
UC - San Diego
UMass - Amherst Commonwealth Honors College
UMass-Amherst
Union College
University of Cincinnati
University of CO - Boulder
University of Michigan
University of New Hampshire
University of Rochester
University of Southern California
University of Vermont
Vermont State University
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Wesleyan University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

NuVu students are remarkable in that they are well-versed in creative thinking and analytical skills valued by colleges and employers. As each student completes studios and seminars, they build their online portfolio. This comprehensive record of their work at NuVu serves as a powerful tool when the time comes to apply to colleges and/or pursue jobs and internships.

College admissions officers have gone out of their way to tell us how much they value NuVu’s curriculum and learning model. They understand that our students are well ahead of their peers with regard to critical thinking, creative confidence, collaborative skills, technical experience and capacity to grapple with complex, real-world issues.

Watch “The Senior Five”
A short documentary about our class of '19
seniors reflecting on their experience at NuVu

Read about some of our graduates in the blog

Maddie Johnson-Harwitz

“I really liked that I was doing projects that were for my community. Early on we did a project with a nursing home in Central Square, and we went there and spoke with the residents, then came back and brainstormed ways that we could improve their quality of life. That was a level of learning I had never touched upon before.”

From Studio to Campus: NuVu Seniors Make Their Mark

NuVu empowers students to carve out paths that align with their passions, skills, and goals

Jakob Sperry

“I think the environment and the dynamic between the coaches and students, plus the amount of attention you can get within areas that you need, and the space to be who you want to be, all came together for me. I was able to use it as an environment to really grow, explore and learn about myself, the world and about different communities and different cultures,”