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CalArts Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual ran the numbers to learn how diverse the typical college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Keep reading the CalArts diversity report to see how they stack up against the average.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

CalArts Student Population

How Many Students Attend California Institute of the Arts?

CalArts total enrollment is approximately 1,166 students. 665 are undergraduates and 353 are graduate students.

CalArts Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time CalArts undergraduate population is made up of 54% women, and 46% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

CalArts Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	247
International	152
Hispanic	97
Asian	58
Multi-Ethnic	43
Black or African American	35
Unknown	29
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

CalArts Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 58% of full-time grad students are women, and 42% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

CalArts Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	127
International	123
Hispanic	38
Black or African American	21
Multi-Ethnic	17
Asian	16
Unknown	11
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

CalArts Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	444
International	311
Hispanic	154
Asian	82
Multi-Ethnic	68
Black or African American	58
Unknown	45
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2

High Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

California Institute of the Arts Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	378
Asian	42
Black or African American	34
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at CalArts.

CalArts Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 630 female students and 536 male students at CalArts.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of CalArts is unknown or unavailable.

There are more male teachers than female teachers at this school.

More about CalArts faculty.

There are approximately 259 female teachers and 273 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

CalArts ranks 343 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

44.03% of CalArts students come from out of state, and 8.78% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 28 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
California	75
New York	11
Illinois	8
Texas	4
Florida	3

International Students at CalArts

Students from 54 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, South Korea, and Canada.

Learn more about international students at CalArts.

High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At CalArts, 40.92% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
22-24	376
20-21	357
25-29	346
18-19	256
30-34	106
35 and over	53
Under 18	0

Notes and References

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

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

• Read College Factual's Diversity Ranking Methodology.