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How strong are the academics at Cornish College of the Arts?

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

6:1
Student to faculty ratio

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.

Cornish Arts has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 6:1. 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 Cornish College of the Arts:

69%
First-year retention rate

Majors

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

Design and Visual Communications, General
Dance, General
Illustration
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Musical Theatre
7
8.2
9.4
10.6
11.8
13

The Full List

Major Graduates
Architecture And Related Services
  • Architectural Studies 0
  • Environmental Design/Architecture 0
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 2
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Design and Visual Communications, General 13
  • Dance, General 12
  • Illustration 12
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 9
  • Musical Theatre 8
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 8
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production 7
  • Music Performance, General 4
  • Interior Design 3
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 3
  • Game and Interactive Media Design 2
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