In general, California College of the Arts is known for being a somewhat selective school. Approximately 3,000 applications are received by the school annually. With regards to the acceptance rate, it tends to be around 76 percent which equates to about 2,260 students being accepted to the institution. Around 8 percent of the 2,260 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 68 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 and Dual enrollment. 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 2022 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2012
Applications
2,987
Male 813
Female 2,163

 

Acceptance
2,261
Male 574
Female 1,680

 

Enrollment Total
191
Male 59
Female 130


Acceptance Rate
75.7%
Male
70.6%
Female
77.7%

 

Yield
8.5%
Male
10.3%
Female
7.7%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$70


Graduate

$70



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Dual enrollment


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