Cornish College of the Arts Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Cornish College of the Arts is 8:1, and the school has 91.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Cornish College of the Arts include: Design and Visual Communications, General; Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General; Fine/Studio Arts, General; Dance, General; and Music Performance, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 66.8 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts History Humanities Social science English (including composition) Other Sciences (biological or physical)
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	8:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Design and Visual Communications, General 27% Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 27% Fine/Studio Arts, General 17% Dance, General 13% Music Performance, General 9%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 72% Undergraduate research/creative projects 100%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	67%
4-year graduation rate	40

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data