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Otis College of Art and Design

Otis College of Art and Design is a private campus in Los Angeles proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Otis College of Art and Design — 18.6% of its 1,223 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$40,358

family income
under $30k

$39,688

$30–48k

$43,733

$48–75k

$48,011

$75–110k

$52,546

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$51,2482023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Otis College of Art and Design rose from $31,072 (2008) to $51,248 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$31,072
2009	$30,465
2010	$32,030
2011	$31,168
2012	$31,146
2013	$33,908
2014	$34,829
2015	$36,113
2016	$41,501
2017	$42,253
2018	$43,147
2019	$45,026
2020	$40,888
2021	$44,792
2022	$45,864
2023	$51,248

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$75,8612024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Otis College of Art and Design rose from $45,011 (2009) to $75,861 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$45,011
2010	$45,370
2011	$47,067
2012	$49,176
2013	$52,397
2014	$53,439
2015	$54,199
2016	$56,519
2017	$60,426
2018	$61,776
2019	$64,291
2020	$66,695
2021	$66,930
2022	$68,808
2023	$71,880
2024	$75,861

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$19,344
2001	$20,290
2002	$21,580
2003	$23,420
2004	$25,100
2005	$26,260
2006	$27,546
2007	$28,896
2008	$30,464
2013	$39,430
2014	$40,490
2015	$42,314
2016	$44,020
2017	$45,620
2018	$46,860
2019	$48,380
2020	$49,680
2021	$50,950
2022	$52,460
2023	$55,513

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $56,488 before grants and other attendance costs. At Otis College of Art and Design, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,223 — Otis College of Art and Design is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

66.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Otis College of Art and Design within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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66.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Otis College of Art and Design rose from 50.7% (entered 1991) to 66.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	50.7%
1992 cohort	38%
1993 cohort	27.3%
1994 cohort	32.1%
1995 cohort	31.7%
1996 cohort	33.7%
1997 cohort	40.4%
1998 cohort	42.6%
1999 cohort	47.5%
2000 cohort	45.1%
2001 cohort	50%
2002 cohort	51.7%
2003 cohort	55.9%
2004 cohort	56.9%
2005 cohort	52%
2006 cohort	53.1%
2007 cohort	57.3%
2008 cohort	63.1%
2009 cohort	71.4%
2010 cohort	59.9%
2011 cohort	55.1%
2012 cohort	59.6%
2013 cohort	66.3%
2014 cohort	73.1%
2015 cohort	68.6%
2016 cohort	61.6%
2017 cohort	60.6%
2018 cohort	66.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$22,125	$7,719
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$22,739	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$23,000	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$22,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$21,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$20,500	$6,375
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$19,500	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$19,500	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$21,000	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$21,125	$11,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$19,500	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$21,000	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$22,625	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$25,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$26,500	$8,400
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$5,889
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$6,525
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$6,787
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$8,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$43,654

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$57,367

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$58,152

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Otis College of Art and Design admitted 2,084 of 2,549 applicants in Fall 2024. The 81.8% rate describes that application pool.

81.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $55,513 tuition · 2023–24 1,223 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1265–13951600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Otis College of Art and Design received 2,549 applications and admitted 2,084 (81.8%), with 218 enrolling.

Otis College of Art and Design reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Otis College of Art and Design’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 665–720 and Math was 600–675 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1265–1395 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	665	685	720
SAT Math	600	625	675

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

81.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	64.1%
Fall 2002	64.5%
Fall 2003	62.8%
Fall 2004	58.4%
Fall 2005	59%
Fall 2006	55.9%
Fall 2007	42.5%
Fall 2008	53.4%
Fall 2009	45.3%
Fall 2010	50%
Fall 2011	51.1%
Fall 2012	54.9%
Fall 2013	46.3%
Fall 2014	66.5%
Fall 2015	90.4%
Fall 2016	93%
Fall 2017	91.3%
Fall 2018	94.4%
Fall 2019	78.2%
Fall 2020	80.3%
Fall 2021	79.8%
Fall 2022	83.3%
Fall 2023	84%
Fall 2024	81.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1265–1395Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	840	1130
Fall 2002	900	1170
Fall 2003	990	1020
Fall 2004	860	1130
Fall 2005	910	1160
Fall 2006	880	1130
Fall 2007	890	1130
Fall 2008	890	1170
Fall 2009	900	1150
Fall 2010	920	1190
Fall 2011	890	1170
Fall 2012	890	1160
Fall 2013	860	1130
Fall 2014	870	1150
Fall 2015	920	1180
Fall 2018	1050	1270
Fall 2021	1130	1360
Fall 2024	1265	1395

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–29Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	25
Fall 2002	20	25
Fall 2003	22	28
Fall 2004	16	22
Fall 2005	18	23
Fall 2006	19	24
Fall 2007	17	21
Fall 2008	21	25
Fall 2009	20	27
Fall 2010	19	23
Fall 2011	21	27
Fall 2012	21	26
Fall 2013	19	25
Fall 2014	18	25
Fall 2015	19	25
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	23	29
Fall 2021	20	29

IPEDS Fall 2001–2021, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,223Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Otis College of Art and Design rose from 954 (Fall 2002) to 1,223 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	954
Fall 2003	1,017
Fall 2004	996
Fall 2005	1,038
Fall 2006	1,069
Fall 2007	1,117
Fall 2008	1,139
Fall 2009	1,150
Fall 2010	1,156
Fall 2011	1,138
Fall 2012	1,100
Fall 2013	1,029
Fall 2014	1,090
Fall 2015	1,099
Fall 2016	1,015
Fall 2017	1,056
Fall 2018	1,080
Fall 2019	1,120
Fall 2020	1,030
Fall 2021	1,191
Fall 2022	1,264
Fall 2023	1,242
Fall 2024	1,223

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

74%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Otis College of Art and Design has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 87% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 74%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	71%
Fall 2003 cohort	75%
Fall 2004 cohort	76%
Fall 2005 cohort	80%
Fall 2006 cohort	85%
Fall 2007 cohort	76%
Fall 2008 cohort	80%
Fall 2009 cohort	87%
Fall 2010 cohort	78%
Fall 2011 cohort	77%
Fall 2012 cohort	81%
Fall 2013 cohort	79%
Fall 2014 cohort	86%
Fall 2015 cohort	80%
Fall 2016 cohort	80%
Fall 2017 cohort	77%
Fall 2018 cohort	79%
Fall 2019 cohort	63%
Fall 2020 cohort	78%
Fall 2021 cohort	76%
Fall 2022 cohort	73%
Fall 2023 cohort	74%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Otis College of Art and Design

33.6% of Otis College of Art and Design's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Otis College of Art and Design as a primarily residential campus of 1,223 undergraduates — and 74.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Otis College of Art and Design's SAT section-percentile sums are 1265–1395 — their midpoint is near the CA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Otis College of Art and Design's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Otis College of Art and Design compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Otis College of Art and Design81.8%

California median74.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Otis College of Art and Design$56,488

California median$23,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Otis College of Art and Design's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Otis College of Art and Design$58,152

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Otis College of Art and Design, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	Otis College of Art and Design	California median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	81.8%	74.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$56,488	$23,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$58,152	$64,778	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Otis College of Art and Design, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Otis College of Art and Design federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 3 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Design and Applied Arts	$55,891
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$47,220
Fine and Studio Arts	$38,997

These 3 fields listed for Otis College of Art and Design measure earnings after completion. The $58,152 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 1 additional Otis College of Art and Design field has earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Otis College of Art and Design report?

Otis College of Art and Design's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1265–1395 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Otis College of Art and Design's acceptance rate?

81.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,084 admitted from 2,549 applicants.

How much does Otis College of Art and Design cost?

At Otis College of Art and Design, tuition is $56,488. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Otis College of Art and Design report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $58,152. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in California

University of the Pacific — 71.3% admitted
Pepperdine University — 62.9% admitted
Point Loma Nazarene University — 83.7% admitted
Musicians Institute — 77.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.