- The Inkwell
- California
- Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CACity: largeZIP 90045Founded 1918
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1918
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: arts, music & design
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1968
- Website
- www.otis.edu
CaliforniaPrivate nonprofit
Otis College of Art and Design
Otis College of Art and Design is a private nonprofit college in Los Angeles, California, with 1,223 undergraduates. It admits 82% of applicants, graduates 58% within six years and costs $50,943 a year after aid.
58%graduate
Admission rate82%
Retention74%
4-year graduation41%
Pell Grant share41%
Federal loans47%
$50,943net price / year
82%admission rate
1310average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$70,469median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,500median debt
#381 of 1,704 for earnings#1,728 of 1,739 for lowest net price#750 of 1,738 for graduation rate#916 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
- $78,063tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $58,143
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $58,143
- Average net price
- $50,943national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$43,134
$30,001–48,000$42,291
$48,001–75,000$51,314
$75,001–110,000$48,898
$110,001+$56,750
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 82%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 665–720
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 600–675
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college82%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college41%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 58%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 41%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 66%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,282
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $70,469middle 50%: $33,401–$104,664
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$104,664
Median, Otis College of Art and Design$70,469
Lower quarter$33,401
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
- 1,223
- Part-time
- 1.8%
- Women / men
- 71% / 29%
- Average age at entry
- 21.6
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 17%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,491 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $20,350
- Endowment, end of year
- $32,677,120
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White25%
Hispanic23%
Black6.0%
Asian19%
Two or more races7.0%
U.S. nonresident19%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown1.1%
2 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts97%
Architecture3.0%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 120403. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7108771.