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Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, California Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Los Angeles, California, Otis College of Art and Design is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 1,267 students in fall 2024, including 1,224 undergraduates and 43 graduate students.

Otis College of Art and Design offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 9 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Digital Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, and Graphic Design. It awarded 296 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

1,267

Students enrolled

74%

First-year retention

296

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

9:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 9

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 8

Digital Arts Bachelor 123 graduates
Fine/Studio Arts BachelorMaster 40 graduates
Graphic Design BachelorMaster 36 graduates
Fashion/Apparel Design Bachelor 32 graduates
Design and Applied Arts, Other Bachelor 22 graduates
Illustration Bachelor 15 graduates
Industrial and Product Design Bachelor 14 graduates
Design and Visual Communications Bachelor 6 graduates

Architecture 1

Environmental Design/Architecture Bachelor 8 graduates

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students: 74%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees: 265
Master's degrees: 31

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 1,267
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 1,224
Graduate students, fall 2024: 43
Full-time, fall 2024: 98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 1,328
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 1,271
Graduate students, 2024-25: 57
Full-time, 2024-25: 97%
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: 71%
Men: 29%
White: 25%
Hispanic or Latino: 23%
Black or African American: 6%
Asian: 18%
Two or more races: 7%
International (U.S. nonresident): 19%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 1%
Students taking some online courses: 82%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
President: Charles Hirschhorn
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact