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?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Otis College of Art and Design since the student to facuty ratio is 7 to 1.
• Students at Otis College of Art and Design have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at Otis College of Art and Design.
• In 2019-2020, 14% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Otis College of Art and Design bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $54,531 a year. That's about 34% more than their peers at other schools.
• 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.

Otis College of Art and Design 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 Otis College of Art and Design.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#7	Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#122	Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Otis College of Art and Design has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Highest Paid Digital Arts Graduates	College Factual
#4	Highest Paid General Visual & Performing Arts Graduates	College Factual
#8	Best Digital Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#12	Highest Paid Fashion Design Graduates	College Factual
#45	Best Design & Applied Arts Schools	College Factual
#83	Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts Graduates	College Factual

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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/Otis.College
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/OtisCollege

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 25% of accepted students are men and 75% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

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 44% of students took out student loans averaging $9,299 a year. That adds up to $37,196 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Otis College of Art and Design is 2.1%. 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 1,030 undergraduate students at Otis College of Art and Design, with 1,005 being full-time and 25 being part-time.

There are also 43 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,005 full-time undergraduates at Otis College of Art and Design, 33% are male and 67% 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	256
Black or African American	53
Hispanic or Latino	211
White	236
International Students	157
Other Races/Ethnicities	92

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 2019-2020, 1,019 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.

Otis College of Art and Design Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Design & Applied Arts	114	15	129
General Visual & Performing Arts	52	0	52
Fine & Studio Arts	21	11	32
Environmental Design	11	0	11
Writing Studies	0	3	3
TOTAL	198	29	227

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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