Cornish College of the Arts Overview

Located in Seattle, Washington, Cornish College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Cornish College of the Arts is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Cornish College of the Arts Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Cornish College of the Arts since the student to facuty ratio is 8 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at Cornish 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.
• The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at Cornish College of the Arts.
• In 2017-2018, 37% of the faculty were full-time.
• The average Cornish College of the Arts student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Cornish College 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 Cornish College of the Arts.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#37	Most Popular Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#57	Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#179	Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Cornish College of the Arts?

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

	Contact Details
Address:	1000 Lenora Street, Seattle, WA 98121
Phone:	206-726-5016
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/CornishCollege

How Do I Get Into Cornish College of the Arts?

You can apply to Cornish College of the Arts online at: www.cornish.edu/admission/apply/

Admission Requirements for Cornish 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 Cornish College of the Arts?

With an acceptance rate of 79%, Cornish College of the Arts may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 28% of accepted students are men and 72% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Can I Afford Cornish College of the Arts?

The overall average net price of Cornish College of the Arts is $32,521. 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 Cornish College of the Arts, approximately 86% of students took out student loans averaging $9,149 a year. That adds up to $36,596 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cornish College of the Arts is 3.2%. 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.

Cornish College of the Arts Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 482 undergraduate students at Cornish College of the Arts, with 470 being full-time and 12 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 470 full-time undergraduates at Cornish College of the Arts, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	29
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	279
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	78

Geographic Diversity

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

Over 12 countries are represented at Cornish College of the Arts. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Hong Kong, and Canada.

Online Learning at Cornish College of the Arts

Cornish College of the Arts Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Drama & Theater Arts	48	48
Design & Applied Arts	33	33
Dance	20	20
Music	17	17
Fine & Studio Arts	14	14
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	8	8
TOTAL	140	140

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 Emil Madraimov under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.