California Institute of the Arts

California Institute of the Arts is a private nonprofit college in Valencia, CA. Its average net price is $49,996 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$42,456
$30,001 to $48,000$43,913
$48,001 to $75,000$48,569
$75,001 to $110,000$46,849
$110,001 and up$57,246
$61,354Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$61,354Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$49,996Average Net Price
$14,132Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,090Books and Supplies
$8,332Other Expenses
28.9%Students on Pell Grants
39.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

32.3%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$34,842
8 years after entry$44,174
10 years after entry$45,380
62.5%Graduation Rate
82.4%Retention Rate
$24,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Valencia, CALocation
Large suburbSetting
860Undergraduate 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
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$26,888 Small program - rough guide n=45$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=49
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Graphic Communications$29,510 National median for this major n=3,935$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=36
Music$22,071 Small program - rough guide n=30$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=38
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, Other$34,413 National median for this major n=488Not published

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