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California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

California Institute of the Arts is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Valencia, California. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,277, made up of 868 undergraduates and 409 graduate students.

California Institute of the Arts offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 25 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects, Acting, and Cinematography and Film/Video Production. It awarded 408 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

82% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

Key figures

1,277
Students enrolled
82%
First-year retention
408
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
25
Programs and majors
7:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

BachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 25

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Visual and Performing Arts 19
Communications Technologies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
English Language and Literature 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
82%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
7:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
240
Master's degrees
167
Doctoral degrees (research)
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,277
Undergraduates, fall 2024
868
Graduate students, fall 2024
409
Full-time, fall 2024
98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,303
Undergraduates, 2024-25
891
Graduate students, 2024-25
412
Full-time, 2024-25
99%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
59%
Men
41%
White
31%
Hispanic or Latino
15%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
9%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
30%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
President
Ravi S. Rajan
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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