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California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA 94107City: LargeUNITID 110370

Private nonprofit 4-yearSpecial Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design SchoolsSpecial focus: Arts, Music & Design SchoolsSpecialty: Visual & Performing Arts 47%Specialty: Communications Tech 23%Specialty: Architecture 11%
Undergraduates
990
Graduate students
304
Admit rate
91%
Average net price
$53.9k
Graduation rate
61%
Retention rate
87%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$49.4k
Median debt
$27k
Student : faculty
8:1
Value score*
3th pct.
Programs offered
21
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Sector
Private nonprofit 4-year
Region
West · Pacific
Setting
City: Large (population of 250,000 or more)
Carnegie
Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
Size & setting
Four-year, small, highly residential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.