Student Population at CalArts

How many students at CalArts?

For the academic year 2024-2025, California Institute of the Arts has a total enrollment of 1,277 students, including 868 undergraduate and 409 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 529 male students (41.4%) and 748 female students (58.6%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 394 White students (30.9%) and 190 Hispanic students (14.9%).
Class Level Breakdown: 868 undergraduate students (68%) and 409 graduate students (32%).

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 2,040 - CalArts's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, and age distribution.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 529 male (41.43%) and 748 female (58.57%) students are attending California Institute of the Arts. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 70.72.

By class level, 868 (67.97%) are undergraduate students and 409 (32.03%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.52% are male and 60.48% are female, while among graduate students, 45.48% are male and 54.52% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,277	868	409
Men	529	343	186
Women	748	525	223

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 394 White, 80 Black, and 112 Asian students out of a total of 1,277 are attending at California Institute of the Arts. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

California Institute of the Arts is highly diverse with a diversity index of 86.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	3	2	1
Asian	112	39	73
Black	80	41	39
Hispanic	190	90	100
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	1	0
White	394	193	201
Two or more races	80	31	49
Race Unknown	30	12	18

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	2	1	1
Asian	81	26	55
Black	46	25	21
Hispanic	148	68	80
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	276	127	149
Two or more races	62	21	41
Race Unknown	24	10	14

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	1	1	0
Asian	31	13	18
Black	34	16	18
Hispanic	42	22	20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	1	0
White	118	66	52
Two or more races	18	10	8
Race Unknown	6	2	4

Student Age Distribution

There are 944 students under 25 years old, and 409 students over 25 years old out of 1,353 total students.

CalArts has 820 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 98 students aged 25 and over.

It has 124 graduate students aged under 25 and 311 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	2	1	1
18-19	252	168	84
20-21	334	198	136
22-24	356	218	138
25-29	264	158	106
30-34	93	53	40
35-39	31	17	14
40-49	17	10	7
50-64	4	2	2

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	2	1	1
18-19	252	168	84
20-21	334	198	136
22-24	232	143	89
25-29	69	29	40
30-34	22	10	12
35-39	4	1	3
40-49	3	1	2

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
22-24	124	75	49
25-29	195	129	66
30-34	71	43	28
35-39	27	16	11
40-49	14	9	5
50-64	4	2	2

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 868 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 74 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.53%.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	785
Transfer-in Full-time	74
Regular Part-time	9
Transfer-in Part-time	0

CalArts Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend CalArts?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,277 students are enrolled at CalArts.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at CalArts?

868 undergraduate and 409 graduate students are enrolled at CalArts.

What is the gender breakdown at CalArts?

529 male (41.43%) and 748 female (58.57%) students are attending CalArts.

What is the international student enrollment at CalArts?

387 international students (30.31%) are enrolled at CalArts, including 229 undergraduate and 158 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at CalArts?

CalArts has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 394 White (30.85%), 80 Black (6.26%), and 112 Asian (8.77%) students are enrolled.

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