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California Institute of Arts & Technology
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Families earning under $30k paid $32,923 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $39,831.
Earnings ten years after entering were not reported.
56% of students finish within 150% of normal time.
- Enrollment, 2023
- 1,040
What it costs
The published sticker cost is $39,831 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $31,903 and $34,811 a year depending on income at California Institute of Arts & Technology.
Statement of cost · California Institute of Arts & Technology
- Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
- $39,831
- What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
- $32,923
- Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
- $32,637
- In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
- $22,270
Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.
Net price by family income
Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.
Yearly net price by family income, in dollars
- Shaded: the middle half of private for-profit 4-years (all incomes), $21,630 to $34,047. Dotted line: the median, $28,553.
- Hollow mark: not reported for that bracket, not zero.
Table of the same numbers
| Family income | Paid per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $32,923 |
| $30k–$48k | $31,973 |
| $48k–$75k | $31,903 |
| $75k–$110k | $34,811 |
| Over $110k | not reported |
College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)
What graduates earn and owe
Earnings are not reported; the median graduate who borrowed owes $22,209.
Statement, continued
- Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
- not reported
- Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
- not reported
- Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
- not reported
- Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
59th percentile among private for-profit 4-years - $22,209
- Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
- $4,750
Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.
Earnings after entry
earnings not reported at 6, 8 or 10 years
Table of the same numbers
| Measure | Dollars |
|---|---|
| Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry | not reported |
| Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry | not reported |
| Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry | not reported |
| Median graduate debt | $22,209 |
College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records
What programs pay
Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.
| Program | Credential | Graduates | Earnings, 5 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 94 | not reported | not reported |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 67 | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | 54 | not reported | $21,696 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 45 | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Programming | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 0 | not reported | not reported |
| Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 0 | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Programming | Bachelor's Degree | 0 | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Programming | Associate's Degree | 0 | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | 0 | not reported | not reported |
Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.
Who goes here
California Institute of Arts & Technology: 2,112 undergraduates; 32% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).
Admission rate
No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)
Undergraduates
2,112
83rd percentile among private for-profit 4-years
Pell share
32%
of undergraduates receive Pell grants
19th percentile among private for-profit 4-years
Completion
56%
finish within 150% of normal time
59th percentile among private for-profit 4-years
First-generation
not reported
Median family income
not reported
Students by family income
Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.
not reported
Show as a table
| Family income | Share of students |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | not reported |
| $30k–$48k | not reported |
| $48k–$75k | not reported |
| $75k–$110k | not reported |
| Over $110k | not reported |
How it has changed
Average net price fell from $36,119 in 2018 to $32,637 in 2024.
Four measures, year by year
A break in a line is a year the measure was not collected. It is not zero.
Admission rate
not reported in any year
Price per year
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reported in any year
Undergraduates
Table of the same numbers
| Year | Admit rate | Sticker price | Net price | Earnings, 10 yrs | Undergrads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 804 |
| 2018 | not reported | $39,079 | $36,119 | not reported | 526 |
| 2019 | not reported | $37,391 | $34,643 | not reported | 372 |
| 2020 | not reported | $37,028 | $30,633 | not reported | 332 |
| 2021 | not reported | $42,659 | $35,885 | not reported | 618 |
| 2022 | not reported | $39,599 | $35,758 | not reported | 356 |
| 2023 | not reported | $40,465 | $34,183 | not reported | 14 |
| 2024 | not reported | $39,831 | $32,637 | not reported | 2,112 |
College Scorecard annual institution files, 1996 to 2026
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Sources & caveats
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.
- not reported
- Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
- Percentiles
- A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
- Earnings
- Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.