CalArts at a Glance

Number of students:  1324

Number of undergraduate students:  820

Number of graduate students:  497

Number of special non-degree students: 7

Geographic representation:  49 states, District of Columbia, and 31 nations

Out of state students:  59 percent

Student/faculty ratio:  7:1

Average class size:  11 students

Number of faculty:  300

Average stay of current faculty:  9.58

Annual operating budget:  $45 million

Endowment:  $114.8 million

Tuition:  $31,290

Students with financial need:  72%

Alumni (including Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and Chouinard Art Institute): 13,457

Undergraduate student age average: 21.39

Graduate student age average: 27.22

Student Population:

49% female

51% male

59% Caucasian

11% International

10% Asian-American (Asian/Pacific Islander)

11% Latino

8.5% Black

0.5% Native American Indian

Concentrations:

26.5% Film/Video

22.3% Art

19.5% Music

21.5% Theater

6.8% Dance

3.4% Critical Studies (MFA Writing Program Only)

Top-Ten Rankings:

Art

Film

Painting

Photography

Sculpture

Theater

Percent of full-time faculty         

Acceptance rate         

Freshman retention rate

(Source: U.S. News & World Report)

Nationally recognized (where no rankings are available):

Animation Programs (School of Film/Video)

School of Critical Studies

The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance

School of Music

Updated 7.17.08