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Otis College of Art and Design was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is design & applied arts.
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Otis College of Art and Design was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Otis College of Art and Design has an acceptance rate of 83%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
At Otis College of Art and Design, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 9 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Otis College of Art and Design is 13%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 76% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Otis College of Art and Design enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Otis College of Art and Design for first-time, full-time students is 65%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Otis College of Art and Design.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,030 undergraduates at Otis College of Art and Design with 1,005 being full-time and 25 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,314 | $43,306 | $44,132 | $47,426 | $50,319 |
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 Otis College of Art and Design, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Otis College of Art and Design, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $8,042 a year. That adds up to $32,168 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Otis College of Art and Design are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 9045 Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045-3505 |
| Phone: | 800-527-6847 |
| Website: | www.otis.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 132 | $31,172 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 90 | $21,558 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 39 | $11,590 |
| Environmental Design | 11 | NA |
| Writing Studies | 0 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 1,312 students took at least one online class at Otis College of Art and Design. This is an increase from the 1,252 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,312 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,252 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,019 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 465 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Otis College of Art and Design.
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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