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 2% 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 <nil>, 22% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, California College of the Arts bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $49,184 a year. That's about 21% more than their peers at other schools.

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

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?

The acceptance rate at California College of the Arts is 78%. 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 27% of accepted students are men and 73% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

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 23% of students took out student loans averaging $7,532 a year. That adds up to $30,128 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at California College of the Arts is 2.0%. 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 1,249 undergraduate students at California College of the Arts, with 1,178 being full-time and 71 being part-time.

There are also 381 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,178 full-time undergraduates at California College of the Arts, 37% are male and 63% 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	175
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	175
White	209
International Students	448
Other Races/Ethnicities	122

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 2020-2021, 1,630 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 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%.

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.