California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, California
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 860 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 32%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $49,996per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 65%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $45,38010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 32%About 3 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for California Institute of the Arts's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $49,996full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $81,346sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $61,354Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 65%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 82%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $45,38010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 860Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 29%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 16%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA — admits 91%
- Whittier College Whittier, CA — admits 81%
- Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, CA — admits 94%
- Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA — admits 82%
Also worth a look
- The New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA — admits 41%
- Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA — admits 29%
- Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI — admits 19%
- Manhattan School of Music New York, NY — admits 41%
- Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA — admits 13%
- Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA — admits 29%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for California Institute of the Arts, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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