- The Inkwell
- California
- California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CACity: largeZIP 94107Founded 1907
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1907
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: arts, music & design
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.cca.edu
CaliforniaPrivate nonprofit
California College of the Arts
California College of the Arts is a private nonprofit college in San Francisco, California, with 990 undergraduates. It admits 91% of applicants, graduates 64% within six years and costs $41,109 a year after aid.
64%graduate
Admission rate91%
Retention87%
4-year graduation57%
Pell Grant share31%
Federal loans39%
$41,109net price / year
91%admission rate
—average SAT
64%graduate in 6 years
$58,957median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,917median debt
#845 of 1,704 for earnings#1,668 of 1,739 for lowest net price#546 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,232 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $84,786tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $61,764
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $61,764
- Average net price
- $41,109national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$40,459
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000$37,013
$75,001–110,000$43,861
$110,001+$53,926
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 91%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college91%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college87%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college64%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college31%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 64%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 57%
- First-year retention
- 87%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,149
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,957middle 50%: $29,723–$96,557
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,917
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$96,557
Median, California College of the Arts$58,957
Lower quarter$29,723
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 990
- Part-time
- 3.3%
- Women / men
- 67% / 33%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 31%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 22%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,785 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $24,140
- Endowment, end of year
- $42,631,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White21%
Hispanic16%
Black4.0%
Asian16%
Two or more races6.9%
U.S. nonresident32%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown3.7%
7 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts47%
Communications technologies23%
Architecture11%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies10%
Computer & information sciences7.3%
Precision production0.9%
English language & literature0.4%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | $8,509 | 90% | $166,642 |
| Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA | $39,347 | 93% | $164,248 |
| Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA | $25,018 | — | $99,540 |
| Scripps College Claremont, CA | $29,998 | 84% | $84,025 |
| Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA | $35,567 | 73% | $90,053 |
| La Sierra University Riverside, CA | $22,767 | 52% | $65,403 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD | $42,075 | 71% | $49,751 |
| Maine College of Art & Design Portland, ME | $40,801 | 51% | $38,062 |
| Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA | $44,587 | 55% | $44,219 |
| Seattle Film Institute Seattle, WA | $36,589 | 75% | — |
| The Juilliard School New York, NY | $41,799 | 91% | $43,638 |
| Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster, PA | $33,456 | 69% | $36,746 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 110370. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1026804.