61%
Graduation Rate
87%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At California College of the Arts, the graduation rate is 61 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 87 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 64.64% (private (not-for-profit) School of art, music, and design).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 161 students out of 263 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at California College of the Arts.
By gender, 54 male and 107 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 263 | 161 | 61.22% |
|---|
| Men | 94 | 54 | 57.45% |
|---|
| Women | 169 | 107 | 63.31% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at California College of the Arts.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.00%
- Asian: 72.50%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 40.00%
- Hispanic: 50.00%
- White: 47.54%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Two or More Race: 100.00%
- Unknown: 66.67%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.00%(-/2) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Asian | 72.50%(29/40) |
58.33%(7/12) |
78.57%(22/28) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 40.00%(4/10) |
40.00%(2/5) |
40.00%(2/5) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 50.00%(21/42) |
63.16%(12/19) |
39.13%(9/23) |
|---|
| White | 47.54%(29/61) |
36.36%(8/22) |
53.85%(21/39) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 100.00%(7/7) |
100.00%(2/2) |
100.00%(5/5) |
|---|
| Unknown | 66.67%(2/3) |
- |
66.67%(2/3) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At California College of the Arts, 69 of 97 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 71.13%.