California College of the Arts Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at California College of the Arts is 10:1, and the school has 91.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at California College of the Arts include: Architecture; Graphic Design; Painting; Illustration; and Industrial and Product Design. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 76.8 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Philosophy Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Computer literacy History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	10:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Architecture 11% Graphic Design 11% Painting 11% Illustration 10% Industrial and Product Design 8%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	77%
4-year graduation rate	24

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data