California Institute of the Arts

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Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $56,724

Total Cost of Attendance: $78,425

Student Debt

Median total debt: $16,994

Students with federal loans: 34.0%

Students with Pell grants: 22.1%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $22,659

After 5 years: $37,136

Majors(10 programs)

  1. Music.(48 graduates)
  2. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(47 graduates)
  3. Graphic Communications.(39 graduates)
  4. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(28 graduates)
  5. Fine and Studio Arts.(22 graduates)
  6. Dance.(14 graduates)
  7. Design and Applied Arts.(12 graduates)
  8. Computer Software and Media Applications.(8 graduates)
  9. Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management.
  10. Visual and Performing Arts, Other.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 881 students

Admission Rate: 25.9%

Retention Rate: 86.2%

Graduation Rate: 64.1%

Student Demographics

White (33.0%)
Hispanic (15.1%)
Black (4.7%)
Asian (8.8%)
Two or More (7.5%)
International (27.4%)

Gender Distribution

Men (39.5%)
Women (60.5%)

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