In general, California College of the Arts is known for being a fairly selective school. Approximately 3,700 applications are received by the school annually. With regards to the acceptance rate, it tends to be around 73 percent which equates to about 2,670 students being accepted to the institution. Around 7 percent of the 2,670 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 72 percent of the women enrolled at California College of the Arts as compared to 27 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 2023 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2012
Applications
3,661
Male 990
Female 2,644

 

Acceptance
2,672
Male 663
Female 2,009

 

Enrollment Total
193
Male 53
Female 140


Acceptance Rate
73%
Male
67%
Female
76%

 

Yield
7.2%
Male
8%
Female
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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