California students paid $49,138 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,872 more than the $47,266 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 215 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.1 million and 137 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.4 million.
Including all undergraduates (1,805), 1,096 students used grants or scholarships totaling $23.9 million, and 720 students took out $5.8 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~614 | $43,708 | $45,466 | $47,266 | $49,138 | 12.4% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at California College of the Arts in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 60 | 26% | $313,794 | $5,230 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 37 | 16% | $167,304 | $4,522 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 215 | 91% | $4,615,524 | $21,468 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 215 | 91% | $5,096,622 | $23,705 |
| Federal student loans | 137 | 58% | $1,086,198 | $7,928 |
| Other student loans | 14 | 6% | $323,249 | $23,089 |
| Student loan aid | 137 | 58% | $1,409,447 | $10,288 |
| Total student aid | 219 | 93% | - | - |
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