Academics at California Institute of the Arts

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at California Institute of the Arts: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

At a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, California Institute of the Arts offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. With 47% of instructors full time, California Institute of the Arts is above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at California Institute of the Arts can choose from 13 majors with reported graduates spanning 6 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at California Institute of the Arts are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at California Institute of the Arts.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at California Institute of the Arts, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Looking for flexibility? California Institute of the Arts may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well California Institute of the Arts retains and graduates its students — 82% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics at California Institute of the Arts

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Academic Majors at California Institute of the Arts — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty Composition at California Institute of the Arts — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation & Retention at California Institute of the Arts — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Online Learning at California Institute of the Arts — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at California Institute of the Arts — accreditation status and accrediting bodies