by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
California College of the Arts was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is fine & studio arts.
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California College of the Arts was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
When it comes to admittance, California College of the Arts is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 76%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at California College of the Arts it is much better at 7 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at California College of the Arts is 22%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
California College of the Arts has a freshmen retention rate of 78%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At California College of the Arts the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 52%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at California College of the Arts.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,239 undergraduates at California College of the Arts with 1,162 being full-time and 77 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $29,280 | $35,316 | $34,816 | $37,923 | $53,405 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of California College of the Arts, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At California College of the Arts, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $10,631 a year. That adds up to $42,524 over four years for those students.
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See which majors at California College of the Arts make the most money.
Get more details about the location of California College of the Arts.
Contact details for California College of the Arts are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1111 Eighth Street, San Francisco, CA 94107-2247 |
| Phone: | 510-594-3600 |
| Website: | www.cca.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 125 | $28,673 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 90 | $17,690 |
| Graphic Communications | 69 | $26,481 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 49 | NA |
| Human Computer Interaction | 41 | $101,801 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 38 | NA |
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 32 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 23 | NA |
| Writing Studies | 8 | NA |
| Museum Studies | 4 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 349 students took at least one online class at California College of the Arts. This is a decrease from the 1,630 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 349 | 5 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,630 | 1,630 |
| 2020-2021 | 23 | 23 |
| 2018-2019 | 25 | 25 |
Learn more about online learning at California College of the Arts.
Footnotes
*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.
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