California Institute of the Arts

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Acceptance Rate

32.3%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$56,724

Undergrad Enrollment

881

Applicants

2,023

Yield Rate

33.7%

Student:Faculty

7:1

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What you pay

$46,080/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $184,320 over four years.

What grads earn

$40,294/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $36,393 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 4.6 years of pay.

61% 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

8.0%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

12%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of California Institute 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$26,686

$30–48k$40,899

$48–75k$51,847

$75–110k$38,627

Over $110k$58,873

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

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

72%

Completion · all

74%

Completion · Pell

70%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

67%

Median debt

$25,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

2,023

Admitted

52526.0%

Enrolled

17734% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

24.8%▲ -0.5pp

Application Volume

2,120 applicants▼ 6%

California Institute of the Arts's selectivity has remained stable over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	2	—	—	—

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 Effects58 grads

Acting29 grads

Fine/Studio Arts, General23 grads

Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology18 grads

Cinematography and Film/Video Production17 grads

Dance, General15 grads

Music, General14 grads

Graphic Design13 grads

Photography12 grads

Computer Software and Media Applications, Other11 grads

4yr Grad Rate

61%

6yr Grad Rate

72%

Retention Rate

82%

Median Earnings

$41,198