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?

• The student loan default rate at California College of the Arts is 3%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at California College of the Arts.
• In 2017-2018, 21% of the faculty were full-time.

California College of the Arts Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at California College of the Arts.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#20	Most Popular Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Most Popular Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#99	Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#100	Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards California College of the Arts has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#6	Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts	College Factual
#6	Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#6	Highest Paid Architecture & Related Services Graduates	College Factual
#7	Highest Paid General Architecture Graduates	College Factual
#18	Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts	College Factual
#33	Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/CaliforniaCollegeoftheArts
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/CACollegeofArts

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	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

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

With an acceptance rate of 64%, California College of the Arts does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 66%.

Can I Afford California College of the Arts?

The overall average net price of California College of the Arts is $53,954. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At California College of the Arts, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $10,288 a year. That adds up to $41,152 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at California College of the Arts is 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

California College of the Arts Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,466 undergraduate students at California College of the Arts, with 1,401 being full-time and 65 being part-time.

There are also 394 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,401 full-time undergraduates at California College of the Arts, 36% are male and 64% 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	205
Black or African American	58
Hispanic or Latino	197
White	268
International Students	606
Other Races/Ethnicities	67

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.

Online Learning at California College of the Arts

In 2017-2018, 25 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at California College of the Arts has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of California College of the Arts

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California College of the Arts was 5.6%. This is the #1,627 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at California College of the Arts regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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	141	42	183
Fine & Studio Arts	61	20	81
Graphic Communications	44	8	52
Business Administration & Management	0	50	50
Human Computer Interaction	17	31	48
General Architecture	14	26	40
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	12	5	17
Writing Studies	4	7	11
Woodworking	1	0	1
Museum Studies	0	0	0
Other Visual Art	0	0	0
TOTAL	294	189	483

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.