San Francisco, California · Private Non-Profit
Design and Applied Arts at California College of the Arts
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 258 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
26.1% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 26.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~258
- Schools with reported signal
- 878
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 91.1%
- Graduation rate
- 61.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $53,909/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $215,636
- Median debt
- $27,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $49,414/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 878 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 7.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($35,820 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($2,067 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 99% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.4% reported share · $2,090 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.2% reported share · $2,129 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 0.6% reported share · $1,751 net A+ Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA · 2.6% reported share · $2,624 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Design and Applied Arts accounts for 26.1% of reported programs at California College of the Arts, which is bigger than 97% of schools in this field set and 7.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 258 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
California College of the Arts's average net price is $53,909 per year, about $215,636 over four years. That is $35,820 above the $18,089 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $49,414 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,067 below the $51,481 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks California College of the Arts #870 of 878 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.