Type | 4 year |
Control | Private |
Business model | Not for Profit |
Campus size | Small |
Campus locale | Suburb |
Degrees offered | Undergrad & Graduate |
Calendar system | Semester |
Total enrollment | 1,455 |
Religious affiliation | None |
Student to faculty ratio | 7:1 |
Campus housing | |
Dormitory capacity | 422 students |
Freshmen are required to live on campus |
No |
California Institute of the Arts is one of the most selective institutions in its admission process in the U.S. In Fall 2016, it received 2,258 applications and only 533 students were granted admission. California Institute of the Arts is at the #22 spot (in a scale of 1 to 100) in terms of admission difficulty out of 1,781 4 year colleges in the U.S.
In 2016-2017 academic year, California Institute of the Arts's tuition was $45,030 for all students regardless of residency (68.1% more expensive than the national average tuition of a typical 4-year private institution)
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In 2016-2017 academic year, 75% of California Institute of the Arts's full-time freshman students were awarded some type of financial aid. 19% of the students received need based financial assistance from the federal government with an average amount of $4,537 (which is 3.1% above the national average.)
The total number of federal student loan recipients at California Institute of the Arts in 2016-2017, was 101, which is 52% of the total eligible students. The average loan amount given out to these students was $5,901 (which is 0.1% above the national average.)
In Fall 2016, California Institute of the Arts has enrolled a total of 1,455 students (1,433 students full-time and 22 on a part-time basis). Out of the total 1,455 students, 41 of those students were transfer students. The gender ratio of the new enrollee was 42% men and 58% women and 959 students were enrolled for undergraduate programs and 496 for graduates studies.
White: 40%
Non-resident alien: 20%
Hispanic: 12%
Asian: 10%
Two or more races: 7%
Black/African American: 6%
Race/ethnicity unknown: 4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0%
Listed below are the 3 largest majors offered at California Institute of the Arts.
Study areas with their online column set to zero are those programs that have an online option but there was no graduate in 2016-2017 academic year.Study Areas | Percent | Total Graduates | Online |
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Visual And Performing Arts | 78% | 892 | |
English Language And Literature/letters | 3% | 30 | |
Multi/interdisciplinary Studies | 1% | 12 |
Graduation rate is a key indicator of an institution's education quality and the level of academic and financial support provided to students.
The following section details graduation and dropout rates of California Institute of the Arts full-time students who started class in 2010 and graduated or dropped out prior to August 31, 2016.
The above graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated within 150% of the normal graduation time. For a 4 year degree program, 150% of 4 years is 6 years and for a 2-year program 150% is 3 years.
The typical median income of California Institute of the Arts graduates 6 years after enrollment is $27,300. Last year, out of the total 415 graduates who entered the institution 6 years ago, 361 were reported to have been employed. On the same note, out of 428 graduates, who enrolled 10 years ago, 368 were employed.
6 years after enrollment | 10 years after enrollment | |
---|---|---|
Annual Income | $27,300 | $36,500 |
Employment Rate | 87% | 86% |
Total Graduates | 415 | 428 |
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