Applying to California College of the Arts

California College of the Arts's acceptance rate is 73.01% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 3,661 students applied and 2,673 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into California College of the Arts.

To apply to California College of the Arts, recommendations is required to submit.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of California College of the Arts is 73.01% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 7.00%. 990 men and 2,644 women applied to California College of the Arts and 663 men and 2,009 women students were accepted.

Among them, 53 men and 141 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at California College of the Arts.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at California College of the Arts
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	3,661	990	2,644	0	0
Admitted	2,673	663	2,009	0	0
Enrolled	187	53	141	0	0
Acceptance Rate	73.01%	66.97%	75.98%	-	-
Yield	7.00%	7.99%	7.02%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

California College of the Arts 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at California College of the Arts. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply California College of the Arts.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

California College of the Arts Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Not Considered
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $70 for undergraduate schools and $70 for graduate schools of California College of the Arts. The next table provides general admission information for applying to California College of the Arts.

Admission Information for Applying to California College of the Arts
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$70
Graduate Application Fees	$70
Admission Information	www.cca.edu/admissions
Online Application	www.cca.edu/admissions/apply
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master

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Applying to California College of the Arts

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