California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA1111 Eighth Street, San Francisco, CA 94107-2247
510-594-3600
Founded in 1907, California College of the Arts (CCA) is an accredited, independent, non-profit college offering bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fine arts, architecture, design, and writing. The college has campuses in San Francisco and Oakland, and an extended education program in San Rafael.
CCA’s programs are organized into six schools: Architecture, Design, Fine Arts, Film, Performing Arts, and Writing & Literature. Within each school, students can choose from a variety of majors, concentrations, and minors.
CCA’s faculty members are working artists and designers who are committed to helping their students develop their creative and technical skills. The college also offers a variety of extracurricular activities, including lectures, exhibitions, and performances, that provide students with opportunities to learn from and interact with leading artists and designers.
CCA’s alumni have gone on to become successful artists, designers, and writers, and many have received prestigious awards and accolades.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 1612
Acceptance Rate: 85.45%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.cca.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.cca.edu/students/financialaid
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $74680
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $74680
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at California College of the Arts is $281002.12. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at California College of the Arts. For graduates of California College of the Arts, we saw an average early-career income of $66700.00 and mid-career income of $111500.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.