California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, CA · Private Nonprofit

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25.9%

Acceptance Rate

N/A

Median SAT

$41,198

Median Earnings

2,023

Applicants

Acceptance Rate Trend

Up 3 percentage points since 2018

Applications & Admissions

Yield Rate Trend

Percentage of admitted students who enroll

Most Popular Majors (2023)

Degrees awarded in latest year

Major Popularity Over Time

How top majors have grown or declined

Earnings by Major

This school vs. national range (2yr after graduation)

Design and Applied Arts $49,840

$8,000 $89,859

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecr... $22,420

$8,000 $89,859

Film/Video and Photographic Ar... $20,140

$8,000 $89,859

Dance $15,182

$8,000 $89,859

Visual and Performing Arts, Ot... N/A

$8,000 $89,859

Music N/A

$8,000 $89,859

Graphic Communications N/A

$8,000 $89,859

Fine and Studio Arts N/A

$8,000 $89,859

This school National avg

Historical Admissions Data

Each row shows the admissions cycle for that academic year. Applicants is the total number of students who applied for freshman admission. Admitted shows how many received acceptance letters. Rate is the acceptance rate (admitted ÷ applicants) — lower percentages indicate more selective schools. Yield measures the percentage of admitted students who actually enrolled — a high yield (above 50%) suggests the school is a top choice for admitted students, while lower yields indicate students often choose other options. SAT shows the 25th-75th percentile range, meaning the middle 50% of enrolled students scored within this range. Data is sourced from IPEDS, the federal database where all US colleges report annually.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Rate	Yield	SAT
2023	2,023	525	25.9%	33.7%	N/A
2022	2,120	525	24.8%	36.0%	N/A
2021	2,364	685	29.0%	29.6%	N/A
2020	2,254	618	27.4%	24.8%	N/A
2019	2,267	573	25.3%	37.7%	N/A
2018	2,333	536	23.0%	40.3%	N/A
2017	2,265	545	24.1%	43.1%	N/A
2016	2,258	533	23.6%	38.6%	N/A
2015	2,158	538	24.9%	35.9%	N/A