California College of the Arts Overview

Located in San Francisco, California, California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is California College of the Arts Known For?

• Students at California College of the Arts may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 7 to 1.
• The highest award offered at California College of the Arts is the master's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 22% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from California College of the Arts makes roughly $49,414 a year. This is 21% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is California College of the Arts?

Contact details for California College of the Arts are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1111 Eighth Street, San Francisco, CA 94107-2247
Phone:	510-594-3600
Website:	www.cca.edu

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How Do I Get Into California College of the Arts?

You can apply to California College of the Arts online at: www.cca.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for California College of the Arts

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into California College of the Arts?

The acceptance rate at California College of the Arts is 76%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 25% of accepted students are men and 74% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Can I Afford California College of the Arts?

The overall average net price of California College of the Arts is $58,522. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At California College of the Arts, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $10,631 a year. That adds up to $42,524 over four years for those students.

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California College of the Arts Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,239 undergraduate students at California College of the Arts, with 1,162 being full-time and 77 being part-time.

There are also 373 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,162 full-time undergraduates at California College of the Arts, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California College of the Arts students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	212
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	168
White	191
International Students	462
Other Races/Ethnicities	68

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California College of the Arts. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 67 countries are represented at California College of the Arts. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

California College of the Arts Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Design & Applied Arts	84	36	120
Human Computer Interaction	29	56	85
Fine & Studio Arts	45	30	75
Graphic Communications	46	9	55
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	26	11	37
Architectural Sciences & Technology	15	18	33
Computer Software & Applications	29	0	29
Writing Studies	2	12	14
Business Administration & Management	0	10	10
Woodworking	4	0	4
Museum Studies	0	3	3
TOTAL	280	185	465

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.