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California College of the Arts

Basic Information

Type Private
Population 3,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,004
Men / Women 33% / 67%
International 32%
White 28%
Asian 15%
Hispanic 14%
Mixed 7%
Black 5%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Arts 91%
Engineering, Computing & Math 8%
Humanities & Social Sciences 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $60,226
Est. Cost of Attendance $79,776
10-Year ROI $46,000
ROI Percentile 6th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 48%
6-Year Graduation Rate 61%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 200 (100th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,972 (87th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 303 (93th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (Unbound) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
California College of the Arts 275 35% / 65% 40% $47,708
Game Arts 2 50% / 50% 0% $54,996
Interaction Design 20 30% / 70% 70%
Creative Writing 2 50% / 50% 0%
Animation 51 37% / 63% 24% $42,757
Architecture 10 70% / 30% 20%
Art Practice 10 10% / 90% 30% $39,146
Ceramics 2 0% / 100% 0% $39,146
Fashion Design 19 21% / 79% 63% $54,996
Film 10 60% / 40% 60%
Fine and Studio Arts
Furniture 2 100% / 0% 0%
Graphic Design 38 32% / 68% 53%
Illustration 36 25% / 75% 14% $54,996
Industrial Design 27 63% / 37% 67% $54,996
Interior Design 11 18% / 82% 55%
Interior Design
Jewelry and Metal Arts 6 0% / 100% 83% $39,146
Painting 15 +1 33% / 67% 27% $39,146
Photography 5 20% / 80% 0%
Printmaking 3 33% / 67% 33% $39,146
Sculpture 4 25% / 75% 50% $39,146
Textiles 2 0% / 100% 0% $39,146