Far WestSuburbanPrivate4-yearVisual & PerformingTarget

California Institute of the Arts

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

Valencia, CA881 students
Acceptance Rate
26%
selective
Median SAT
Net Price After Aid
$47.2k
Sticker $56.7k
Graduation Rate
64%
6-year, full-time

California Institute of the Arts is a private institution in Valencia, CA with an acceptance rate of 26% and 881 students. The average net price after financial aid is $47,183 per year.

About California Institute of the Arts

A private 4-year suburban university in Valencia, CA.

California Institute of the Arts is a college in Valencia, CA. It enrolls roughly 881 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 26%.

Far WestSuburbanPrivate4-yearVisual & Performing
Acceptance Rate
26%
Selective
Total Enrollment
881
Small
Retention
86%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
64%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

A clear-eyed view of how your profile compares to admitted students — and the things that would move your odds the most.

Acceptance Rate
26%
26 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation. Here is what would make your application as competitive as possible.

Things that would move your odds the most

  1. Build a single deep extracurricular peak
    Depth beats breadth at selective schools — one nationally-visible accomplishment outperforms ten clubs.
  2. Strengthen one teacher recommendation
    A specific, personal letter from a teacher who knows your work moves the needle.

Probability is based on a model trained on historical admissions data. It is a guide, not a guarantee. Admissions decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into California Institute of the Arts. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at California Institute of the Arts after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
Tuition $56,724
Average net price after aid
$47,183
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$33,802
$30,001 – $48,000
$37,082
$48,001 – $75,000
$35,788
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$59,106

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
22%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
34%
Avg loan $16,994 / year
Avg Grant Aid
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at California Institute of the Arts concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Visual & Performing
78% of degrees awarded
Retention
86%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends California Institute of the Arts. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White37%
  • Asian10%
  • Hispanic17%
  • Black6%
  • International30%

Gender

  • Female53%
  • Male47%
International
27%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
881

Outcomes after graduation

What California Institute of the Arts graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$41.2k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
64%
6-year, full-time

What this means

$41k is below the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 64% graduation rate is below the national average.

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