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Otis College of Art and Design is a private located in Los Angeles, California. Otis College of Art and Design is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Otis College of Art and Design is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $54,531 10 years after enrolling, 61st in California, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Otis College of Art and Design bachelor students earn 18% more than the national average. Otis College of Art and Design is ranked 75th in California.
Otis College of Art and Design’s median net annual cost of $45,026 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Otis College of Art and Design sorted by number of graduates - Design & Applied Arts, Visual & Performing Arts - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$45,026
Average years to graduate
4.2
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Otis College of Art and Design - Fine & Studio Arts - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 67% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Otis College of Art and Design is 0% higher than the state average, and 2% above the average for all special focus four-year: arts, music & design schools in the country.
At Otis College of Art and Design, Pell Grant recipients represent 37% of the measured graduating class, 2% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Otis College of Art and Design graduates within 4.1 years.
Otis College of Art and Design is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Otis College of Art and Design’s economic mobility score of 10.6 is calculated by adjusting the 5.65 economic score of lower-income students by the 37% pell grant recipients within the student body. Otis College of Art and Design’s EMS of 10.6 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Otis College of Art and Design pays $45,026 a year, $24,506 less than the $69,532 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $45,026
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Otis College of Art and Design, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $45,026 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 49% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,512. This is 5% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,811
Pell grants
$5,292
State grants
$7,504
Institutional grants
$18,322
Otis College of Art and Design's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 80% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,284 applicants, of which 1,823 were admitted and 263 enrolled. Otis College of Art and Design has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
88%
83%
Female
62%
59%
First time
56%
59%
In-state
59%
68%
1st generation
24%
35%
White
24%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
21%
15%
Asian
25%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
25%
12%