Student Population at CalArts
Total Enrollment
1,277
Undergraduate
868
Graduate
409
Men Students
529
Women Students
748
For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 1,277 students have enrolled at California Institute of the Arts - 868 undergraduate and 409 graduate.
By gender, 529 male and 748 female students are attending California Institute of the Arts. By attendance status, there are 1,257 full-time students and 20 part-time students.
The number of students at California Institute of the Arts is small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Dominican University of California and La Sierra University, its population is relatively small (average population is 1,585).
Enrollment Comparison
The following chart compares CalArts's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.
CalArts has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,585 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California average (2,024 students).
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute of the Arts | 1,277 | 868 | 409 |
| Similarly Ranked Schools | 1,585 | 1,177 | 408 |
| All Colleges | 2,931 | 2,685 | 1,440 |
| Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges | 2,477 | 2,016 | 1,017 |
| 4-Years Colleges | 4,686 | 4,205 | 1,445 |
| Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California | 2,024 | 1,628 | 1,062 |
The below chart compares the student population between California Institute of the Arts and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 529 male and 748 female students attending CalArts. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.71 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at CalArts.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 868 | 859 | 9 |
| Men | 343 | 341 | 2 |
| Women | 525 | 518 | 7 |
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 409 | 398 | 11 |
| Men | 186 | 180 | 6 |
| Women | 223 | 218 | 5 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 394 White students (30.85%) and 190 Hispanic students (14.88%) at California Institute of the Arts(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at California Institute of the Arts.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Asian | 81 | 26 | 55 |
| Black or African American | 46 | 25 | 21 |
| Hispanic | 148 | 68 | 80 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 276 | 127 | 149 |
| Two or More Races | 62 | 21 | 41 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 24 | 10 | 14 |
| Total | 868 | 343 | 525 |
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Asian | 31 | 13 | 18 |
| Black or African American | 34 | 16 | 18 |
| Hispanic | 42 | 22 | 20 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| White | 118 | 66 | 52 |
| Two or More Races | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 409 | 186 | 223 |