Otis College of Art and Design Overview

Located in Los Angeles, California, Otis College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Otis College of Art and Design Known For?

• Otis College of Art and Design has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 9 to 1.
• The 1% student loan default rate at Otis College of Art and Design 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 master's degree is the highest award offered at Otis College of Art and Design.
• For the <nil> academic year, 14% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Otis College of Art and Design makes roughly $51,787 a year. This is 27% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Otis College of Art and Design student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Otis College of Art and Design?

Contact details for Otis College of Art and Design are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	9045 Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045-3505
Phone:	800-527-6847
Website:	www.otis.edu

How Do I Get Into Otis College of Art and Design?

You can apply to Otis College of Art and Design online at: www.otis.edu/how-apply

Admission Requirements for Otis College of Art and Design

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Otis College of Art and Design?

With an acceptance rate of 80%, Otis College of Art and Design 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 23% of accepted students are men and 77% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Average Test Scores

About 13% of students accepted to Otis College of Art and Design submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 720. Math scores were between 540 and 640.

Otis College of Art and Design received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 33. Math scores were between 18 and 27. Composite scores were between 20 and 29.

Can I Afford Otis College of Art and Design?

The overall average net price of Otis College of Art and Design is $52,589. 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 Otis College of Art and Design, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $8,512 a year. That adds up to $34,048 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Otis College of Art and Design is 0.7%. 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.

Otis College of Art and Design Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,197 undergraduate students at Otis College of Art and Design, with 1,159 being full-time and 38 being part-time.

There are also 55 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,159 full-time undergraduates at Otis College of Art and Design, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Otis College of Art and Design students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	180
Black or African American	62
Hispanic or Latino	233
White	252
International Students	344
Other Races/Ethnicities	88

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Otis College of Art and Design. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 45 countries are represented at Otis College of Art and Design. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Online Learning at Otis College of Art and Design

In 2020-2021, 1,252 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Otis College of Art and Design has changed over the last few years.

This is the #1,689 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Otis College of Art and Design regardless of major.

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 Maltzgallery at English Wikipedia under License

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