California College of the Arts

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Acceptance Rate

91.1%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$57,946

Undergrad Enrollment

1,004

Applicants

3,661

Yield Rate

6.9%

Student:Faculty

7:1

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What you pay

$53,909/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $215,636 over four years.

What grads earn

$59,238/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $53,503 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 11% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 3.6 years of pay.

64% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

7.8%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

11%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of California College of the Arts’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$61,407

$30–48k$43,261

$48–75k$45,378

$75–110k$46,060

Over $110k$56,394

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

68%

Completion · all

72%

Completion · Pell

67%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

63%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

3,661

Admitted

2,68773.4%

Enrolled

1867% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

75.7%▲ -9.3pp

Application Volume

2,987 applicants▲ 16%

California College of the Arts has become significantly more selective over the past 3 years. Applications are up 16% while admits have stayed relatively flat, driving the acceptance rate down.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Arson	—	—	1	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

No athletics data available.

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects51 grads

Computer Graphics38 grads

Illustration36 grads

Industrial and Product Design27 grads

Human Computer Interaction20 grads

Fashion/Apparel Design19 grads

Painting15 grads

Interior Architecture11 grads

Intermedia/Multimedia10 grads

Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology10 grads

4yr Grad Rate

44%

6yr Grad Rate

65%

Retention Rate

87%

Median Earnings

$49,414