Cornish College of the Arts Data & Information Overview

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• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is Cornish College of the Arts Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Cornish College of the Arts was awarded 17 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is dance.

Overall Quality

Cornish College of the Arts is ranked #652 out of 1,715 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2021 Best Colleges list.

Cornish College of the Arts also holds the #15 spot on the Best Colleges in Washington ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Cornish College of the Arts?

Acceptance Rate

Cornish College of the Arts has an acceptance rate of 87%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Cornish College of the Arts.

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Cornish College of the Arts Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Cornish College of the Arts it is much better at 7 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 34%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Cornish College of the Arts

Freshmen Retention Rate

Cornish College of the Arts has a freshmen retention rate of 74%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Graduation Rate

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 48%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

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Good Overall Diversity at Cornish College of the Arts

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 625 undergraduates at Cornish College of the Arts with 617 being full-time and 8 being part-time.

Cornish College of the Arts Diversity Score

College Factual computes an overall diversity score for each college and university that takes gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and age into account. Schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest, and those that cater to just one or two student groups are ranked the lowest.

The overall diversity score for Cornish College of the Arts is 76.32 out of 100, meaning that is is more diverse than most schools in the country.

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How Much Does Cornish College of the Arts Cost?

The overall average net price of Cornish College of the Arts is $34,448. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Cornish College of the Arts

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$28,643	$29,480	$33,045	$36,154	$37,806

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.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Cornish College of the Arts, approximately 88% of students took out student loans averaging $8,365 a year. That adds up to $33,460 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cornish College of the Arts is 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Cornish College of the Arts Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Cornish College of the Arts make around $29,100 per year during the early years of their employment. Unfortunately, this is 27% less that the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Cornish College of the Arts

Located in Seattle, Washington, Cornish College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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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
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/CornishCollege

Cornish College of the Arts Majors

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Drama & Theater Arts	52	$21,100
Design & Applied Arts	32	$30,200
Dance	21	$22,000
Music	19	$18,500
Fine & Studio Arts	17	$20,500
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	4	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Cornish College of the Arts along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Cornish College of the Arts

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2017-2018, 24 students took at least one online class at Cornish College of the Arts. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	24	0
2016-2017	0	0
2015-2016	0	0
2014-2015	0	0
2013-2014	0	0

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Notes and References

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.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Emil Madraimov under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.