California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA

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Acceptance Rate

73%

Enrollment

1,004

Graduation Rate

59%

Student-Faculty Ratio

8:1

Median Earnings (10yr)

$49,414

Retention Rate

57%

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Cost & Financial Aid

In-State Tuition

$57,946

Out-of-State Tuition

$57,946

Avg Net Price

$42,168

Room & Board

$21,165

Total COA

$78,664

Median Debt

$27,000

Net Price by Family Income

$0–30,000

$32,800

$30,001–48,000

$28,423

$48,001–75,000

$42,404

$75,001–110,000

$44,139

$110,001+

$52,438

Pell Grant Rate: 25%

Federal Loan Rate: 46%

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Family Income

Sticker Price$79,111

Estimated Net Price$42,168 (avg)

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Outcomes

Graduation Rate

59%

Median Earnings (10yr)

$49,414

Retention Rate

57%

Median Debt

$27,000

Top Programs

Visual & Performing Arts

55.2%

Communications Technology

16.5%

Computer Science

10.4%

Interdisciplinary Studies

10.4%

Architecture

5.4%

Precision Production

1.4%

English

0.7%

Top Majors

Major	Graduates	Earnings (4yr)
Design and Applied Arts	156	$55,004
Fine and Studio Arts	55	$32,089
Graphic Communications	45	$46,179
Human Computer Interaction	34	—
Architecture	26	$78,642
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	26	—
Woodworking	8	—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	3	—