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 8 to 1.
• The 4% student loan default rate at California College of the Arts is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The highest award offered at California College of the Arts is the master's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 24% 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
#2	Most Popular Precision Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Most Popular Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Most Popular Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#90	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
#3	Highest Paid Master’s Degree Design & Applied Arts Graduates	College Factual
#21	Highest Paid Master’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts Graduates	College Factual
#22	Best Visual Communications Schools	College Factual
#24	Highest Paid Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduates	College Factual
#41	Best Graphic Design Schools	College Factual
#76	Best Design & Applied Arts Schools	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
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 85%, California College of the Arts is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 26% of accepted students are men and 74% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

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 33% of students took out student loans averaging $6,286 a year. That adds up to $25,144 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at California College of the Arts is 4.3%. 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 1,239 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.

Online Learning at California College of the Arts

In 2019-2020, 23 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 Affordability Rankings of California College of the Arts

The following table shows how California College of the Arts is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Visual & Performing Arts	#67	#67

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 535.3%. This is the #156 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	156	44	200
Fine & Studio Arts	55	27	82
Human Computer Interaction	34	33	67
Graphic Communications	45	11	56
General Architecture	26	16	42
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	26	6	32
Business Administration & Management	0	23	23
Writing Studies	3	8	11
Woodworking	8	0	8
Museum Studies	0	4	4
Other Visual Art	0	0	0
TOTAL	353	172	525

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.