Los Angeles Film School
Hollywood, CA · For-profit · Large city · LA Film School · LAFS
For-profit institution in Hollywood, CA · 5,833 undergraduates · $31,632 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 8%Pell Grant share
- Top 20%Undergraduates
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
- $33,1301,806th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
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- Out-of-state tuition & fees
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- Cost of attendance
- $39,3201,199th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,2501,367th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $31,6321,845th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $24,3751,860th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 42.2%1,440th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 49.8%1,744th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5,833433rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 31.0:12,117th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 64.9%167th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 12 mi (LAX)
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 6 of 6 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $23,589 | $22,986 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCommunications Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Los Angeles Film School’s 5,833 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, CA · 5,811 undergrads
- University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA · 5,697 undergrads
- University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA · 5,619 undergrads
- Shasta CollegeRedding, CA · 5,536 undergrads
- California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, CA · 5,491 undergrads
- Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA · 6,235 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Albany State UniversityAlbany, GA · 5,829 undergrads
- Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MI · 5,829 undergrads
- Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, LA · 5,840 undergrads
- Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · 5,803 undergrads
- Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO · 5,801 undergrads
- Purdue University NorthwestHammond, IN · 5,786 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitelafilm.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 436429)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with California State University-Monterey BaySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Los Angeles Film School vs California State University-Monterey BayHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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