How CalArts's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 25.55%, and this year's acceptance rate is 24.76% at California Institute of the Arts. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 25.98% and women students' rate is 25.52%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into California Institute of the Arts than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at California Institute of the Arts over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	24.72%	22.37%	28.07%
2013-14	29.92% 5.20%	29.91% 1.85%	29.92% 1.85%
2014-15	24.42% -5.50%	23.14% -4.60%	25.33% -4.60%
2015-16	24.93% 0.51%	25.13% -0.42%	24.91% -0.42%
2016-17	23.61% -1.33%	26.44% -2.86%	22.05% -2.86%
2017-18	24.06% 0.46%	25.46% 0.98%	23.03% 0.98%
2018-19	22.97% -1.09%	25.64% -1.61%	21.41% -1.61%
2019-20	25.28% 2.30%	25.55% 3.72%	25.13% 3.72%
2020-21	27.42% 2.14%	28.85% 1.53%	26.66% 1.53%
2021-22	29.02% 1.60%	29.01% 2.36%	29.02% 2.36%
2022-23	24.76% -4.25%	24.32% -3.81%	25.21% -3.81%
Average	25.55%	25.98%	25.52%

California Institute of the Arts Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 37.69% where the current academic year yield is 36.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at California Institute of the Arts from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	46.04%	48.08%	43.72%
2013-14	46.74% 0.70%	46.43% 3.21%	46.93% 3.21%
2014-15	35.42% -11.32%	34.69% -11.48%	35.45% -11.48%
2015-16	35.87% 0.46%	38.50% -0.93%	34.52% -0.93%
2016-17	38.65% 2.78%	45.70% -0.87%	33.65% -0.87%
2017-18	43.12% 4.47%	46.15% 7.63%	41.28% 7.63%
2018-19	40.30% -2.82%	39.37% -0.33%	40.95% -0.33%
2019-20	37.70% -2.60%	44.16% -6.64%	34.31% -6.64%
2020-21	24.76% -12.94%	29.33% -12.17%	22.14% -12.17%
2021-22	30.03% 5.27%	28.85% 7.89%	30.02% 7.89%
2022-23	36.00% 5.97%	32.03% 6.40%	36.42% 6.40%
Average	37.69%	39.39%	36.31%

California Institute 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 2,090, the average number of admitted is 531, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 196. The number of CalArts applicants decreased by -10.32% (244 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at California Institute of the Arts from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	1,582	391	180
2013-14	1,230 -352	368 -8	172 -8
2014-15	2,162 932	528 15	187 15
2015-16	2,158 -4	538 6	193 6
2016-17	2,258 100	533 13	206 13
2017-18	2,265 7	545 29	235 29
2018-19	2,333 68	536 -19	216 -19
2019-20	2,267 -66	573 0	216 0
2020-21	2,254 -13	618 -63	153 -63
2021-22	2,364 110	686 53	206 53
2022-23	2,120 -244	525 -17	189 -17
Average	2,090	531	196

California Institute of the Arts Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at CalArts

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes