Cornish College of the Arts
Seattle, WA · Private · Large city · CCA
Private institution in Seattle, WA · 480 undergraduates · 70% acceptance rate · $33,696 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $39,0601,902nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $39,9131,650th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $39,9131,618th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $55,1501,611th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $33,6961,825th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $27,5801,810th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 52.0%1,083rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 68.5%1,318th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 70.5%619th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4801,694th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 6.0:195th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 30.0%1,198th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 12 mi (SEA)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 7 of 7 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $37,424 | $33,993 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $23,311 | $22,554 |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $23,262 | $23,340 |
| DanceVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $22,834 | $23,340 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $22,710 | $24,679 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Interior ArchitectureArchitecture | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1914source
- Athletic nickname: "Redhawks"source
- Campus size: about 4 acressource
- Formerly known as "Cornish College of the Arts"source
- Formerly known as "Cornish School of Allied Arts"source
- Formerly known as "Cornish School of Music"source
- Formerly known as "The Cornish School"source
- Religious affiliation: Catholic Church (Jesuit)source
- Notable alum: Brendan Frasersource
- Notable alum: Beatrice Straightsource
- Notable alum: Merce Cunninghamsource
- Notable alum: C. S. Leesource
- Notable alum: Jane Adamssource
Key links
- Official websitecornish.edu
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