by our College Data Analytics TeamIs CalArts really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at CalArts. We analyzed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
What does diversity really mean at the college level? College Factual analyzed the data to learn how diverse the standard college campus really is, considering race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
CalArts total enrollment is approximately 1,351 students. 924 are undergraduates and 427 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time CalArts undergraduate population is made up of 59.8% women, and 40.2% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
CalArts Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 308 | 33.4% |
| International | 264 | 28.6% |
| Hispanic | 134 | 14.5% |
| Asian | 78 | 8.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 65 | 7.0% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 4.7% |
| Unknown | 29 | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 63.0% of full-time grad students are women, and 37.0% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
CalArts Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| International | 166 | 39.0% |
| White | 132 | 31.0% |
| Hispanic | 38 | 8.9% |
| Asian | 34 | 8.0% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 7.0% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 18 | 4.2% |
| Unknown | 7 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 440 | 32.6% |
| International | 430 | 31.9% |
| Hispanic | 172 | 12.8% |
| Asian | 112 | 8.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 83 | 6.2% |
| Black or African American | 73 | 5.4% |
| Unknown | 36 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.1% |
California Institute of the Arts faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 69.0% |
| Asian | 10.3% |
| Hispanic | 10.3% |
| Black or African American | 5.5% |
| International | 2.8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 2.1% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 822 female students and 529 male students at CalArts.
California Institute of the Arts faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
The undergraduate student body is split among 28 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| California | 66 | 48.5% |
| New York | 18 | 13.2% |
| Florida | 6 | 4.4% |
| Illinois | 4 | 2.9% |
| Maryland | 4 | 2.9% |
CalArts welcomes roughly 31.8% international (nonresident) students, contributing to the international character of the campus.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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