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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location Valencia, CA
Population 5,500,000
Website https://calarts.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,300 (96% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 327 (98% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 873
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 49%
From Region 5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 32%
International 26%
Hispanic 17%
Asian 10%
Mixed 7%
Black 5%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 47.8% 47.8% 2012 Men: 55.6% 55.6% 2013 Men: 37.8% 37.8% 2014 Men: 36.8% 36.8% 2015 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2016 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2017 Men: 41.6% 41.6% 2018 Men: 40.3% 40.3% 2019 Men: 40.3% 40.3% 2020 Men: 43.1% 43.1% 2021 Men: 36.5% 36.5% 2022 Men: 29.3% 29.3% 2023 Men: 37.6% 37.6% 2024 Men: 29.2% 29.2%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2014 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2019 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2011 Asian: 10.9% 10.9% 2012 Asian: 7.7% 7.7% 2013 Asian: 8.2% 8.2% 2014 Asian: 9.9% 9.9% 2015 Asian: 10.0% 10.0% 2016 Asian: 9.9% 9.9% 2017 Asian: 6.8% 6.8% 2018 Asian: 12.3% 12.3% 2019 Asian: 12.3% 12.3% 2020 Asian: 13.8% 13.8% 2021 Asian: 8.8% 8.8% 2022 Asian: 12.1% 12.1% 2023 Asian: 10.8% 10.8% 2024 Asian: 9.4% 9.4% 2011 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2012 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2013 Black: 13.4% 13.4% 2014 Black: 14.0% 14.0% 2015 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2016 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2017 Black: 9.0% 9.0% 2018 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2019 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2020 Black: 9.6% 9.6% 2021 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2022 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2023 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2024 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2011 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2012 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7% 2013 Hispanic: 11.9% 11.9% 2014 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2015 Hispanic: 14.4% 14.4% 2016 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2017 Hispanic: 14.3% 14.3% 2018 Hispanic: 10.6% 10.6% 2019 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8% 2020 Hispanic: 16.5% 16.5% 2021 Hispanic: 12.3% 12.3% 2022 Hispanic: 12.6% 12.6% 2023 Hispanic: 14.6% 14.6% 2024 Hispanic: 14.5% 14.5% 2011 White: 62.3% 62.3% 2012 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2013 White: 54.5% 54.5% 2014 White: 54.4% 54.4% 2015 White: 53.1% 53.1% 2016 White: 33.8% 33.8% 2017 White: 48.1% 48.1% 2018 White: 38.5% 38.5% 2019 White: 39.8% 39.8% 2020 White: 35.6% 35.6% 2021 White: 49.7% 49.7% 2022 White: 41.2% 41.2% 2023 White: 41.0% 41.0% 2024 White: 43.2% 43.2% 2011 International: 4.3% 4.3% 2012 International: 7.1% 7.1% 2013 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2014 International: 7.6% 7.6% 2015 International: 11.2% 11.2% 2016 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2017 International: 12.0% 12.0% 2018 International: 16.2% 16.2% 2019 International: 13.5% 13.5% 2020 International: 14.4% 14.4% 2021 International: 14.0% 14.0% 2022 International: 14.1% 14.1% 2023 International: 20.8% 20.8% 2024 International: 18.4% 18.4%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 10.7% 10.7% 2021 Asian: 8.6% 8.6% 2022 Asian: 9.3% 9.3% 2023 Asian: 9.3% 9.3% 2024 Asian: 8.6% 8.6% 2025 Asian: 9.6% 9.6% 2020 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2021 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2022 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2023 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2024 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2025 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2020 Hispanic: 13.6% 13.6% 2021 Hispanic: 13.9% 13.9% 2022 Hispanic: 13.8% 13.8% 2023 Hispanic: 14.1% 14.1% 2024 Hispanic: 14.8% 14.8% 2025 Hispanic: 17.4% 17.4% 2020 White: 40.5% 40.5% 2021 White: 38.0% 38.0% 2022 White: 37.4% 37.4% 2023 White: 35.9% 35.9% 2024 White: 34.1% 34.1% 2025 White: 31.7% 31.7% 2020 International: 20.6% 20.6% 2021 International: 22.6% 22.6% 2022 International: 24.6% 24.6% 2023 International: 27.4% 27.4% 2024 International: 27.0% 27.0% 2025 International: 25.7% 25.7%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Art 56 36% / 64% 34% $36,696 2 87%
Creative Computing 8 — 100% / 0% 25% $76,405 75 —
Art 20 — 10% / 90% 45% $25,092 1 87%
Graphic Design 15 — 40% / 60% 33% $40,435 4 —
Photography and Media 13 — 31% / 69% 23% $25,801 1 87%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Dance 15 20% / 80% 20% $40,369 3 89%
Dance 15 — 20% / 80% 20% $40,369 3 89%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Film/Video 74 35% / 65% 39% $35,462 2 87%
Animation 58 — 33% / 67% 38% $38,128 3 —
Film/Video 16 — 44% / 56% 44% $25,801 1 87%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Music 41 71% / 29% 10% $28,967 1 83%
Ethnomusicology — — — — $28,967 1 83%
Jazz 7 — 100% / 0% 0% $28,967 1 83%
Music 14 — 64% / 36% 14% $28,967 1 83%
Music Composition 13 — 62% / 38% 15% $28,967 1 83%
Music Performance 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $28,967 1 83%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Theater 54 43% / 57% 19% $31,583 2 95%
Acting 33 — 48% / 52% 12% $31,583 2 95%
Theater Design 20 — 35% / 65% 25% $31,583 2 95%
Theater Management — — — — $33,061 2 —
Visual and Performing Arts 1 — 0% / 100% 100% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $63,684
ROI Percentile 2th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 65.2% 65.2% 2012 Graduated: 55.1% 55.1% 2013 Graduated: 57.5% 57.5% 2014 Graduated: 70.2% 70.2% 2015 Graduated: 56.2% 56.2% 2016 Graduated: 66.2% 66.2% 2017 Graduated: 66.9% 66.9% 2018 Graduated: 56.4% 56.4% 2019 Graduated: 61.4% 61.4% 2020 Graduated: 66.5% 66.5% 2021 Graduated: 71.9% 71.9% 2022 Graduated: 63.8% 63.8% 2023 Graduated: 64.2% 64.2% 2024 Graduated: 66.7% 66.7%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 49.3% 49.3% 2012 Men: 48.2% 48.2% 2013 Men: 57.6% 57.6% 2014 Men: 57.0% 57.0% 2015 Men: 60.3% 60.3% 2016 Men: 64.8% 64.8% 2017 Men: 66.1% 66.1% 2018 Men: 48.1% 48.1% 2019 Men: 56.2% 56.2% 2020 Men: 62.3% 62.3% 2021 Men: 66.7% 66.7% 2022 Men: 61.2% 61.2% 2023 Men: 62.1% 62.1% 2024 Men: 57.4% 57.4% 2011 Women: 82.1% 82.1% 2012 Women: 63.0% 63.0% 2013 Women: 57.4% 57.4% 2014 Women: 81.5% 81.5% 2015 Women: 52.9% 52.9% 2016 Women: 67.5% 67.5% 2017 Women: 67.6% 67.6% 2018 Women: 63.0% 63.0% 2019 Women: 65.3% 65.3% 2020 Women: 68.9% 68.9% 2021 Women: 74.8% 74.8% 2022 Women: 66.3% 66.3% 2023 Women: 65.6% 65.6% 2024 Women: 72.9% 72.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 80.0% 80.0% 2012 Asian: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 Asian: 63.6% 63.6% 2014 Asian: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Asian: 68.8% 68.8% 2016 Asian: 86.7% 86.7% 2017 Asian: 77.8% 77.8% 2018 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2019 Asian: 90.5% 90.5% 2020 Asian: 76.9% 76.9% 2021 Asian: 73.3% 73.3% 2022 Asian: 58.3% 58.3% 2023 Asian: 69.6% 69.6% 2024 Asian: 81.8% 81.8% 2011 Black: 73.3% 73.3% 2012 Black: 41.2% 41.2% 2013 Black: 55.6% 55.6% 2014 Black: 58.3% 58.3% 2015 Black: 60.0% 60.0% 2016 Black: 66.7% 66.7% 2017 Black: 66.7% 66.7% 2018 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2019 Black: 53.8% 53.8% 2020 Black: 61.1% 61.1% 2021 Black: 75.0% 75.0% 2022 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2023 Black: 57.1% 57.1% 2024 Black: 42.9% 42.9% 2011 Hispanic: 46.7% 46.7% 2012 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 Hispanic: 68.8% 68.8% 2014 Hispanic: 58.8% 58.8% 2015 Hispanic: 47.8% 47.8% 2016 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0% 2017 Hispanic: 57.9% 57.9% 2018 Hispanic: 73.7% 73.7% 2019 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2020 Hispanic: 61.3% 61.3% 2021 Hispanic: 81.0% 81.0% 2022 Hispanic: 68.0% 68.0% 2023 Hispanic: 54.8% 54.8% 2024 Hispanic: 52.9% 52.9% 2011 White: 65.1% 65.1% 2012 White: 60.6% 60.6% 2013 White: 56.2% 56.2% 2014 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2015 White: 49.4% 49.4% 2016 White: 78.4% 78.4% 2017 White: 62.5% 62.5% 2018 White: 53.6% 53.6% 2019 White: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 White: 64.2% 64.2% 2021 White: 72.9% 72.9% 2022 White: 63.4% 63.4% 2023 White: 55.2% 55.2% 2024 White: 68.3% 68.3% 2011 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 International: 72.7% 72.7% 2013 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2014 International: 92.3% 92.3% 2015 International: 77.8% 77.8% 2016 International: 80.0% 80.0% 2017 International: 81.2% 81.2% 2018 International: 69.0% 69.0% 2019 International: 82.6% 82.6% 2020 International: 74.1% 74.1% 2021 International: 79.2% 79.2% 2022 International: 82.1% 82.1% 2023 International: 79.5% 79.5% 2024 International: 76.7% 76.7%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Arts 96.7% 232 40% / 60% 27% $32,619 2 89%
Computer Science 3.3% 8 100% / 0% 25% $76,405 75 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 3 #297 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 3 #536 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 32%
Yield (Unbound) 28%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 32% 32% 32%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 26.9% 26.9% 2012 Acceptance: 24.7% 24.7% 2013 Acceptance: 29.9% 29.9% 2014 Acceptance: 24.4% 24.4% 2015 Acceptance: 24.9% 24.9% 2016 Acceptance: 23.6% 23.6% 2017 Acceptance: 24.1% 24.1% 2018 Acceptance: 23.0% 23.0% 2019 Acceptance: 25.3% 25.3% 2020 Acceptance: 27.4% 27.4% 2021 Acceptance: 29.0% 29.0% 2022 Acceptance: 24.8% 24.8% 2023 Acceptance: 26.0% 26.0% 2024 Acceptance: 32.3% 32.3% 2011 Yield: 42.8% 42.8% 2012 Yield: 46.0% 46.0% 2013 Yield: 46.7% 46.7% 2014 Yield: 35.4% 35.4% 2015 Yield: 35.9% 35.9% 2016 Yield: 38.6% 38.6% 2017 Yield: 43.1% 43.1% 2018 Yield: 40.3% 40.3% 2019 Yield: 37.7% 37.7% 2020 Yield: 24.8% 24.8% 2021 Yield: 29.6% 29.6% 2022 Yield: 36.0% 36.0% 2023 Yield: 33.7% 33.7% 2024 Yield: 27.9% 27.9%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 3,886 3,886 2012 Applicants: 1,582 1,582 2013 Applicants: 1,230 1,230 2014 Applicants: 2,162 2,162 2015 Applicants: 2,158 2,158 2016 Applicants: 2,258 2,258 2017 Applicants: 2,265 2,265 2018 Applicants: 2,333 2,333 2019 Applicants: 2,267 2,267 2020 Applicants: 2,254 2,254 2021 Applicants: 2,364 2,364 2022 Applicants: 2,120 2,120 2023 Applicants: 2,023 2,023 2024 Applicants: 2,004 2,004 2011 Admitted: 1,046 1,046 2012 Admitted: 391 391 2013 Admitted: 368 368 2014 Admitted: 528 528 2015 Admitted: 538 538 2016 Admitted: 533 533 2017 Admitted: 545 545 2018 Admitted: 536 536 2019 Admitted: 573 573 2020 Admitted: 618 618 2021 Admitted: 685 685 2022 Admitted: 525 525 2023 Admitted: 525 525 2024 Admitted: 648 648 2011 Enrolled: 448 448 2012 Enrolled: 180 180 2013 Enrolled: 172 172 2014 Enrolled: 187 187 2015 Enrolled: 193 193 2016 Enrolled: 206 206 2017 Enrolled: 235 235 2018 Enrolled: 216 216 2019 Enrolled: 216 216 2020 Enrolled: 153 153 2021 Enrolled: 203 203 2022 Enrolled: 189 189 2023 Enrolled: 177 177 2024 Enrolled: 181 181

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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