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Los Angeles, CA · Private · 1,223 undergraduates · urban

Otis College of Art and Design

Less selective

A specialized BFA education embedded in Los Angeles's entertainment and design economy.

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Institutional profile

Regionally focused Strongest in mobility and career outcomes.
Academic Steady Affordability Emerging Career Steady Mobility Steady Experience Steady
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Emerging
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Steady
Student experience Steady
Admission
84% admitted

2,459 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
67.4%

$58,152 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Otis College of Art and Design apart

Academic design

Programs include animation, game and entertainment design, fashion design, graphic design, illustration, fine arts, product design, and related creative fields, with foundation study followed by intensive major work.

Campus pattern

The Westside Los Angeles location makes internships, studios, galleries, production companies, and creative employers a natural extension of classroom and studio life.

Defining feature

A specialized BFA education embedded in Los Angeles's entertainment and design economy.

Can I get in?

84% admitted

Undergraduate applicants submit a portfolio as part of the admission process, with expectations tailored to art and design study.

Recent applicant pool

2,459

About 84 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 84%
Entering class

Record over scores

No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.

Return for a second year73.6%
Finish the degree67.4%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Otis College of Art and Design, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Otis College of Art and Design weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Programs include animation, game and entertainment design, fashion design, graphic design, illustration, fine arts, product design, and related creative fields, with foundation study followed by intensive major work.

02

Make the fit specific

A specialized BFA education embedded in Los Angeles's entertainment and design economy.

03

Account for the tradeoff

Undergraduate applicants submit a portfolio as part of the admission process, with expectations tailored to art and design study.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Undergraduate applicants submit a portfolio as part of the admission process, with expectations tailored to art and design study.

Application routeInstitution application

No application fee recorded

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

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Published annual cost$78,345
Average annual cost after aid$51,000
Affordability profileEmerging

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Average annual cost by household income at Otis College of Art and Design

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

A specialized BFA education embedded in Los Angeles's entertainment and design economy.

Complete within 8 years67.4%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one73.6%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$58,152

Reported 10 years after enrollment

What is campus life like?

Otis College of Art and Design beyond the classroom

The Westside Los Angeles location makes internships, studios, galleries, production companies, and creative employers a natural extension of classroom and studio life.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Programs include animation, game and entertainment design, fashion design, graphic design, illustration, fine arts, product design, and related creative fields, with foundation study followed by intensive major work.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The Westside Los Angeles location makes internships, studios, galleries, production companies, and creative employers a natural extension of classroom and studio life.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

A specialized BFA education embedded in Los Angeles's entertainment and design economy.

1,223 undergraduatesPacificurban settingPrimarily off-campus housing