How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
California Institute of the Arts admits about 32.3% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 24.2% receive Pell Grants and 15.7% are first-generation college students. The institution's transfer-in share is 29.0%. Retention of first-year students stands at 82.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 66.7%, with 66.1% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks California Institute of the Arts #909 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects CalArts' enrollment profile: the institution serves a meaningful share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a campus focused on visual and performing arts training. The relatively modest transfer-in share suggests that most students enroll directly from high school rather than moving through community college pathways. Azimuth ranks California Institute of the Arts #847 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For low-income graduates, median earnings reach $46,600 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 69.8 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's access to low-income students and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve in creative fields where income trajectories often differ from traditional career paths. Azimuth's approach to measuring access and mobility recognizes that outcomes in arts-focused institutions operate within distinct labor markets shaped by freelance work, portfolio-building, and creative entrepreneurship.
California Institute of the Arts admits about 32.3% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 24.2% receive Pell Grants and 15.7% are first-generation college students. The institution's transfer-in share is 29.0%. Retention of first-year students stands at 82.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 66.7%, with 66.1% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks California Institute of the Arts #909 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects CalArts' enrollment profile: the institution serves a meaningful share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a campus focused on visual and performing arts training. The relatively modest transfer-in share suggests that most students enroll directly from high school rather than moving through community college pathways. Azimuth ranks California Institute of the Arts #847 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For low-income graduates, median earnings reach $46,600 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 69.8 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's access to low-income students and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve in creative fields where income trajectories often differ from traditional career paths. Azimuth's approach to measuring access and mobility recognizes that outcomes in arts-focused institutions operate within distinct labor markets shaped by freelance work, portfolio-building, and creative entrepreneurship.
California Institute of the Arts admits about 32.3% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 24.2% receive Pell Grants and 15.7% are first-generation college students. The institution's transfer-in share is 29.0%. Retention of first-year students stands at 82.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 66.7%, with 66.1% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks California Institute of the Arts #909 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects CalArts' enrollment profile: the institution serves a meaningful share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a campus focused on visual and performing arts training. The relatively modest transfer-in share suggests that most students enroll directly from high school rather than moving through community college pathways. Azimuth ranks California Institute of the Arts #847 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For low-income graduates, median earnings reach $46,600 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 69.8 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's access to low-income students and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve in creative fields where income trajectories often differ from traditional career paths. Azimuth's approach to measuring access and mobility recognizes that outcomes in arts-focused institutions operate within distinct labor markets shaped by freelance work, portfolio-building, and creative entrepreneurship.
