In general, California College of the Arts is known for being a fairly selective school. Approximately 3,700 applications are received by the school annually. With regards to the acceptance rate, it tends to be around 73 percent which equates to about 2,690 students being accepted to the institution. Around 7 percent of the 2,690 candidates who received the acceptance letter from California College of the Arts chose to attend. Based on the institution’s application data, 27% of the applicants were men while 72% were women, however, after being accepted, only 70 percent of the women enrolled at California College of the Arts as compared to 29 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 2023 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2012
Applications
3,661
Male 990
Female 2,644

 

Acceptance
2,687
Male 662
Female 2,005

 

Enrollment Total
186
Male 54
Female 132


Acceptance Rate
73.4%
Male
66.9%
Female
75.8%

 

Yield
6.9%
Male
8.2%
Female
6.6%


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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