Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2022-23, CalArts's acceptance rate is 24.76% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 36.00%. 629 men and 1,285 women applied to CalArts and 153 men and 324 women students were accepted.
206 applicants who has another gender applied and 48 were accepted.
Among them, 49 men and 118 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2022). 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
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants2,1206291,2852060
Admitted525153324480
Enrolled18949118220
Acceptance Rate 24.76%24.32%25.21%23.30%-
Yield 36.00%32.03%36.42%45.83%-
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

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 .
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CalArts Admission Requirements
High School GPAConsidered, if submitted
High School RankConsidered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)Required
Completion of College Preparatory ProgramConsidered, if submitted
RecommendationsRequired
Formal Demonstration of CompetenciesRequired
SAT / ACTNot Considered
English Proficiency TestRequired
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)Not Considered
Work experienceNot Considered
Personal statement or essayRequired
Legacy statusNot Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $70 for undergraduate schools and $70 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 PolicyNo
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationhttps://calarts.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://calarts.edu/admissions/apply/
Calendar SystemSemester
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree OfferedBachelor, Master, Doctoral (Research)
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