Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at California College of the Arts is largely skewed towards women students, with 63.7% of undergraduate students being women and 36.3% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,249, with 796 women and 453 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at California College of the Arts is greatly skewed towards women students, with 70.1% of undergraduate students being women and 29.9% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 381, with 267 women and 114 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 36.3% 453 students
- women 63.7% 796 students
Graduate Students
- men 29.9% 114 students
- women 70.1% 267 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 17.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 224 students.
Following closely behind are Asian students, constituting 15.1% of the student body, with 189 students. Hispanic students represent 14.5% of the population, with 181 students, while Mixed race students account for 6.9%, with 86 students. African American students account for 4.0% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 50 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.2% , with 2 students.
International students make up 37.6% of the undergraduate population, totaling 469 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.8% of the population, totaling 48 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within California College of the Arts.
Undergraduate Students
- International students 37.6% 469 students
- White 17.9% 224 students
- Asian 15.1% 189 students
- Hispanic 14.5% 181 students
- Mixed race 6.9% 86 students
- African American 4.0% 50 students
- Unknown race 3.8% 48 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 2 students
Graduate Students
- International students 49.5% 188 students
- White 20.0% 76 students
- Asian 9.5% 36 students
- Hispanic 7.9% 30 students
- Unknown race 5.8% 22 students
- Mixed race 3.7% 14 students
- African American 3.4% 13 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 1 students
Transfer Students
- International students 28.4% 25 students
- White 23.9% 21 students
- Hispanic 18.2% 16 students
- Unknown race 9.1% 8 students
- Asian 8.0% 7 students
- Mixed race 8.0% 7 students
- African American 4.5% 4 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 34% 427 students
- 22-24 26% 323 students
- 18-19 26% 322 students
- 25-29 8% 94 students
- 30-34 3% 35 students
- 35-39 1% 15 students
- 40-49 1% 8 students
- 50-64 1% 8 students
- 25-29 36% 138 students
- 22-24 34% 132 students
- 30-34 14% 55 students
- 35-39 6% 23 students
- 40-49 4% 16 students
- 50-64 3% 10 students
- 20-21 1% 5 students
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