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CalArts was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
See all of the rankings for California Institute of the Arts.
California Institute of the Arts has a very low acceptance rate of 29%, making it one of the most selective out of all the colleges and universities in the nation. It's probably a good idea to apply to other schools in addition to CalArts just in case you don't make the cut.
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 CalArts 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 Institute of the Arts is 67%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
California Institute of the Arts has a freshmen retention rate of 94%. 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 CalArts the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 54%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at California Institute of the Arts.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 762 undergraduates at CalArts with 665 being full-time and 97 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $52,801 | $51,512 | $55,675 | $58,534 | $62,385 |
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 CalArts, 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 CalArts, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $5,923 a year. That adds up to $23,692 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CalArts is 4.5%. 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.
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See which majors at California Institute of the Arts make the most money.
Get more details about the location of California Institute of the Arts.
Contact details for CalArts are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 24700 W Mcbean Pky, Valencia, CA 91355-2397 |
| Phone: | 661-255-1050 |
| Website: | https://www.calarts.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://facebook.com/calarts |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Drama & Theater Arts | 40 | $24,555 |
| Graphic Communications | 37 | NA |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 27 | $22,992 |
| Music | 27 | $17,629 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 21 | $18,798 |
| Dance | 17 | $22,773 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 12 | NA |
| Computer Software & Applications | 1 | NA |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 0 | NA |
| Writing Studies | 0 | NA |
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.
References
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