Private nonprofit · San Francisco, California
California College of the Arts: cost, debt and earnings by major
8 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $41,109
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 64%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 91%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 990
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $23,917
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- not reported
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $40,459 |
|---|---|
| $48,001–75,000 | $37,013 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $43,861 |
| $110,000+ | $53,926 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (6)
- Human Computer Interaction$149,149
- Architectural Sciences and Technology$70,221 (1 yr)
- Design and Applied Arts$59,238
- Fine and Studio Arts$44,012
- Graphic Communications$31,068
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$26,006 (1 yr)