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Acceptance Rate 24.76%
Yield 36.00%
Applicants 2,120
Admitted 525
Enrolled 189

CalArts Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 24.76% at California Institute of the Arts. Total 2,120 students applied and 525 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to CalArts.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationhttps://calarts.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://calarts.edu/admissions/apply/
Acceptance Rate24.76%
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 24.76%. A total of 2,120 students (629 men and 1,285 women) have applied to and 525 (153 men and 324 women) students admitted to California Institute of the Arts.
Among them, 49 male and 118 female students have enrolled into CalArts and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 36.00%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at CalArts
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants2,1206291,2852060
Admitted525153324480
Enrolled18949118220
Acceptance Rate 24.76% 24.32% 25.21% 23.30% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 36.00% 32.03% 36.42% 45.83% -
[Chart] California Institute of the Arts Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to California Institute of the Arts, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School Record, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program.
Application Requirements for CalArts
High School GPA✓
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✔
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at CalArts

The calendar system at California Institute of the Arts is Semester. California Institute of the Arts accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that California Institute of the Arts accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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