In general, California College of the Arts is known for being a non selective school. Approximately 2,400 applications are received by the school annually. With regards to the acceptance rate, it tends to be around 91 percent which equates to about 2,160 students being accepted to the institution. Around 7 percent of the 2,160 candidates who received the acceptance letter from California College of the Arts chose to attend. Based on the institution’s application data, 23% of the applicants were men while 76% were women, however, after being accepted, only 69 percent of the women enrolled at California College of the Arts as compared to 30 percent of men who decided to enroll. Applicants are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to California College of the Arts when filling out the application. Usually, an ACT score between 17 - 25 or an SAT score between 940 - 1,220 is the range in which applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This institution also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits. California College of the Arts’s undergraduate application fee is $70.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2012
Applications
2,371
Male 558
Female 1,802

 

Acceptance
2,160
Male 489
Female 1,662

 

Enrollment Total
153
Male 47
Female 106


Acceptance Rate
91.1%
Male
87.6%
Female
92.2%

 

Yield
7.1%
Male
9.6%
Female
6.4%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$70


Graduate

$70



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


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