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Cornish College of the Arts was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
The acceptance rate at Cornish College of the Arts is 71%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Cornish College of the Arts is a good fit for you.
The student to faculty ratio at Cornish College of the Arts is an impressive 6 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Cornish College of the Arts is 58%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Cornish College of the Arts is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Cornish College of the Arts the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 49%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Cornish College of the Arts.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 482 undergraduates at Cornish College of the Arts with 470 being full-time and 12 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $27,662 | $28,696 | $40,414 | $41,927 | $43,293 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Cornish College of the Arts, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Cornish College of the Arts, approximately 84% of students took out student loans averaging $6,323 a year. That adds up to $25,292 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Cornish College of the Arts are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1000 Lenora Street, Seattle, WA 98121 |
| Phone: | 206-726-5016 |
| Website: | www.cornish.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 38 | NA |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 26 | $19,045 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 17 | $16,621 |
| Music | 15 | $18,453 |
| Dance | 8 | $27,255 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 8 | NA |
| Graphic Communications | 2 | NA |
| Architectural History | 0 | NA |
| Environmental Design | 0 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 66 students took at least one online class at Cornish College of the Arts. This is a decrease from the 361 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 66 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | 361 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Cornish College of the Arts.
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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