California Institute of the Arts
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How strong are the academics at California Institute of the Arts?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

7:1
Student to faculty ratio
54%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

California Institute of the Arts has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 7:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at California Institute of the Arts:

86%
First-year retention rate
54%
4-year grad rate
61%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are California Institute of the Arts' most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
Acting
Fine/Studio Arts, General
Music, General
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
9.8
14.84
19.88
24.92
29.96
35

The Full List

Major Graduates
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 35
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer Software and Media Applications, Other 7
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Acting 23
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 19
  • Music, General 18
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production 14
  • Photography 14
  • Dance, General 13
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 13
  • Music Theory and Composition 13
  • Graphic Design 12
  • Music Performance, General 8
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies 4
  • Intermedia/Multimedia 0
  • Theatre/Theatre Arts Management 0
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other 0

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