Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at California College of the Arts

At California College of the Arts, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 75.25%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 73.01%. California College of the Arts's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into California College of the Arts than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 14.05%, and the 2024 yield is 7.00%. The number of California College of the Arts applicants increased by 22.56% (674 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 75.25%, and this year's acceptance rate is 73.01% at California College of the Arts. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 70.74% and women students' rate is 77.13%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into California College of the Arts than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at California College of the Arts over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	81.57%	78.49%	82.89%
2014-15	63.69% -17.88%	59.10% -17.03%	65.86% -17.03%
2015-16	68.54% 4.85%	62.87% 5.17%	71.03% 5.17%
2016-17	64.85% -3.70%	58.03% -3.18%	67.85% -3.18%
2017-18	63.69% -1.15%	59.10% -1.99%	65.86% -1.99%
2018-19	88.18% 24.49%	86.12% 23.17%	89.03% 23.17%
2019-20	85.03% -3.15%	81.46% -2.71%	86.32% -2.71%
2020-21	85.45% 0.42%	81.44% 0.64%	86.95% 0.64%
2021-22	78.01% -7.44%	74.01% -7.95%	79.00% -7.95%
2022-23	75.69% -2.32%	70.60% -1.33%	77.67% -1.33%
2023-24	73.01% -2.68%	66.97% -1.69%	75.98% -1.69%
Average	75.25%	70.74%	77.13%

California College of the Arts Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 14.05% where the current academic year yield is 7.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at California College of the Arts from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	20.24%	21.99%	19.53%
2014-15	21.30% 1.06%	22.63% 1.20%	20.74% 1.20%
2015-16	17.67% -3.63%	23.10% -5.17%	15.56% -5.17%
2016-17	16.66% -1.01%	20.05% -0.19%	15.38% -0.19%
2017-18	21.38% 4.72%	22.89% 5.36%	20.74% 5.36%
2018-19	13.01% -8.36%	16.29% -9.03%	11.70% -9.03%
2019-20	11.31% -1.70%	13.26% -1.05%	10.65% -1.05%
2020-21	8.52% -2.80%	12.59% -3.63%	7.02% -3.63%
2021-22	9.00% 0.49%	10.92% 1.97%	8.98% 1.97%
2022-23	8.45% -0.56%	10.28% -1.25%	7.74% -1.25%
2023-24	7.00% -1.45%	7.99% -0.72%	7.02% -0.72%
Average	14.05%	16.54%	13.19%

California College of the Arts Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,432, the average number of admitted is 1,837, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 232. The number of California College of the Arts applicants increased by 22.56% (674 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at California College of the Arts from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,405	1,146	232
2014-15	2,005 600	1,277 40	272 40
2015-16	1,990 -15	1,364 -31	241 -31
2016-17	2,361 371	1,531 14	255 14
2017-18	2,005 -356	1,277 18	273 18
2018-19	2,292 287	2,021 -10	263 -10
2019-20	2,578 286	2,192 -15	248 -15
2020-21	2,625 47	2,243 -57	191 -57
2021-22	2,847 222	2,221 9	200 9
2022-23	2,987 140	2,261 -9	191 -9
2023-24	3,661 674	2,673 -4	187 -4
Average	2,432	1,837	232

California College of the Arts Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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