Applying to CalArts

California Institute of the Arts's acceptance rate is 26.00% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 2,023 students applied and 526 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively hard (lower than the national average) to get into CalArts.

CalArts's acceptance rate places 12nd out of 119 California colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to CalArts, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not considered for admission at California Institute of the Arts.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of California Institute of the Arts is 26.00% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 34.03%. 585 men and 1,209 women applied to CalArts and 140 men and 326 women students were accepted.

Among them, 59 men and 98 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 CalArts.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at CalArts
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	2,023	585	1,209	0	0
Admitted	526	140	326	0	0
Enrolled	179	59	98	0	0
Acceptance Rate	26.00%	23.93%	26.96%	-	-
Yield	34.03%	42.14%	30.06%	-	-

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

California Institute of the Arts 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

Application Requirements

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

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at CalArts. The english proficiency test is reqired .

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

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

CalArts Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Considered, if submitted
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
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	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $65 for undergraduate schools and $65 for graduate schools of California Institute of the Arts. The next table provides general admission information for applying to CalArts.

Admission Information for Applying to CalArts
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$65
Graduate Application Fees	$65
Admission Information	https://calarts.edu/admissions
Online Application	https://calarts.edu/admissions/apply/
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master, Doctoral (Research)

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