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CalArts Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 531
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 55%
Average Aid Amount $20,801
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 109
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 59%

Financial Aid Information at CalArts

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 531 students (55% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $20,801. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 109 students (59% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at California Institute of the Arts is $56,724, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 531 students (55% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $20,801. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at California Institute of the Arts for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at California Institute of the Arts
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid53155%$20,801
Pell Grants20721%$5,404
Federal Student Loans34035%$7,078

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 109 beginning students (59% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 109 students (59% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at California Institute of the Arts.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at California Institute of the Arts
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid10959%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources10959%$20,474
Federal Grants4826%$5,321
Pell Grants3117%$5,547
Other Federal Grants2514%$3,337
State/Local Grants158%$8,715
Institutional Grants10959%$16,932
Student Loans5932%$9,981
Federal Student Loans5932%$5,409
Other Student Loans74%$38,540