College Receipt

California College of the Arts

California College of the Arts is a private nonprofit college in San Francisco, CA. Its average net price is $41,109 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$40,459
$30,001 to $48,000Not published
$48,001 to $75,000$37,013
$75,001 to $110,000$43,861
$110,001 and up$53,926
$61,764Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$61,764Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$41,109Average Net Price
$22,532Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,500Books and Supplies
$3,798Other Expenses
31.1%Students on Pell Grants
39.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

91.1%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$43,149
8 years after entry$50,715
10 years after entry$58,957
63.7%Graduation Rate
86.7%Retention Rate
$23,917Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

San Francisco, CALocation
Large citySetting
990Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Architectural Sciences and Technology$58,941 National median for this major n=2,238Not published
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Design and Applied Arts$46,636 Small program - rough guide n=75$25,031 Small program - rough guide n=50
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Graphic Communications$21,377 Small program - rough guide n=45$22,750 Small program - rough guide n=43
Human Computer Interaction$40,091 National median for this major n=813Not published
Interior Architecture$49,118 National median for this major n=692Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Studio Art$27,919 Small program - rough guide n=45$17,500 Small program - rough guide n=39
Woodworking$33,155 National median for this major n=19Not published

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