2026 Rankings for California Institute of the Arts

What ranking badges has CalArts received from College Factual? Any College Factual rankings and awards CalArts has earned will be listed on this page.

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Ranking Highlights

• Quality Rankings
  • Best Colleges in the Far Western US Region Ranking
  • Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region Ranking
  • Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools Ranking
• Best for the Money Rankings
  • Best Value Schools in the Far Western US Region Ranking
  • Best Value Theater Design & Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California Ranking
  • Best Value Acting Bachelor's Degree Schools in California Ranking

How CalArts Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Rankings

Top Ranked Majors

CalArts has 109 top ranked majors, led by its placement in the Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

How CalArts Ranks for Value

Top Value Majors

CalArts has 109 best-value majors, including its placement in the Best Value Theater Design & Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

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Notes and References

The rankings above are built on federal education data, 2026 edition.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.