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Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, CA · Private · Large city · OCAD · Otis · Otis Art Institute · Otis Parsons · Parsons

Private institution in Los Angeles, CA · 1,242 undergraduates · 84% acceptance rate · $58,152 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$45,8641,945th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$55,5131,881st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$55,5131,879th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$71,8801,831st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,152632nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,654969th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
60.6%750th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
72.9%1,086th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
84.0%1,032nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,2421,238th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
30.7%1,149th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 1 mi (LAX)

On 4 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 4 of 4 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$41,246$42,123
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$39,909$38,289
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$19,227$18,315
Environmental DesignArchitecturebachelors——

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Otis College of Art and Design’s 1,242 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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