California Institute of the Arts Overview

California Institute of the Arts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Valencia, California. CalArts is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is California Institute of the Arts Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at CalArts since the student to facuty ratio is 5 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at CalArts is 5%, 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 doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at CalArts.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 60% of the faculty were full-time.
• The average CalArts student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

California Institute of the Arts Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CalArts.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Most Popular Cultural Studies & Analysis Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#61	Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards CalArts has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Costume Design Schools	College Factual

Where Is California Institute of the Arts?

Contact details for CalArts are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	24700 W Mcbean Pky, Valencia, CA 91355-2397
Phone:	661-255-1050
Facebook:	http://facebook.com/calarts

How Do I Get Into CalArts?

You can apply to CalArts online at: https://calarts.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for CalArts

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	considered but not required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into CalArts?

With an acceptance rate of 27%, CalArts is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 29%, and the acceptance rate for women is 27%.

Can I Afford California Institute of the Arts?

The overall average net price of CalArts is $58,506. 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 CalArts, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $9,658 a year. That adds up to $38,632 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CalArts is 4.6%. 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 Institute of the Arts Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 762 undergraduate students at CalArts, with 665 being full-time and 97 being part-time.

There are also 404 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 665 full-time undergraduates at CalArts, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	58
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	97
White	247
International Students	152
Other Races/Ethnicities	76

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California Institute of the Arts. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 54 countries are represented at CalArts. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Canada.

Online Learning at California Institute of the Arts

California Institute of the Arts Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Music	48	35	4	87
Drama & Theater Arts	47	30	0	77
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	28	33	0	61
Graphic Communications	39	9	0	48
Fine & Studio Arts	22	16	0	38
Computer Software & Applications	8	10	0	18
Writing Studies	0	17	0	17
Dance	14	2	0	16
Design & Applied Arts	12	0	0	12
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	11	0	11
Cultural Studies & Analysis	0	11	0	11
Arts & Media Management	0	7	0	7
TOTAL	218	181	4	403

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
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.