Los Angeles Film School Overview
Los Angeles Film School is a private for-profit institution located in Hollywood, California. The location of LA Film School is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.
What Is Los Angeles Film School Known For?
- Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at LA Film School.
- In 2017-2018, 89% of the faculty were full-time.
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Los Angeles Film School 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 LA Film School.
Where Is Los Angeles Film School?

Contact details for LA Film School are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 6363 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028-7318 |
Phone: | 877-952-3456 |
How Do I Get Into LA Film School?
You can apply to LA Film School online at: apply.lafilm.edu/?src=LAFSWEB
Can I Afford Los Angeles Film School?
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At LA Film School, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $8,381 a year. That adds up to $33,524 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at LA Film School is 15.5%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
Los Angeles Film School Undergraduate Student Diversity
Gender Diversity
Of the 5,669 full-time undergraduates at LA Film School, 68% are male and 32% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Los Angeles Film School students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 23 |
Black or African American | 100 |
Hispanic or Latino | 108 |
White | 92 |
International Students | 200 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5,146 |
Geographic Diversity
California students aren't the only ones who study at Los Angeles Film School. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 75 countries are represented at LA Film School. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Mexico.
Online Learning at Los Angeles Film School
The following chart shows how the online learning population at LA Film School has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 35th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Growth Rankings of LA Film School
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Los Angeles Film School was 40.9%. This is the #621 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at LA Film School regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of LA Film School majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Design & Applied Arts | 57% |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 14% |
Music | 15% |
Visual & Performing Arts | 11% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at LA Film School ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at LA Film School.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Drama & Theater Arts | #6 | |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts | #7 | |
Music | #16 | |
Communication & Media Studies | #36 | |
Design & Applied Arts | #43 | |
Visual & Performing Arts | #85 | |
Communication & Journalism | #89 |
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%.
Los Angeles Film School Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Associate’s | Bachelor’s | TOTAL |
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Music | 575 | 6 | 581 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 100 | 194 | 294 |
Arts & Media Management | 0 | 119 | 119 |
Graphic Communications | 3 | 44 | 47 |
Design & Applied Arts | 0 | 28 | 28 |
Communication & Media Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 678 | 391 | 1,069 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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