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Otis College of Art and Design

General Information

Name: Otis College of Art and Design
Address: 9045 Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045-3505
Phone:

  • General information: (800) 527-6847
  • Financial aid office: (310) 665-6880
  • Admissions office: (310) 665-6820

Website: www.otis.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$27,546$26,260$25,100
Books and supplies$2,400$2,400$2,400
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$7,300$7,300$7,300
        Other expenses$2,900$2,900$2,900
Off-campus
        Room and board$9,000$9,000$9,000
        Other expenses$2,900$2,900$2,900
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$2,700$2,700$2,700

Total expenses   
On-campus$40,146$38,860$37,700
Off-campus$41,846$40,560$39,400
Off-campus with family$32,646$31,360$30,200

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 86%
  • Federal grants: 29%
  • State/local grants: 21%
  • Institutional grants: 80%
  • Student loans: 65%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$4239
  • State/local grants:$6007
  • Institutional grants:$5739
  • Student loans:$4942

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$50
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants923256667
Percent admitted55.9%55.1%56.2%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time31.8%35.5%30.4%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 1098
Undergraduate enrollment: 1040
First-time student retention: 76%
Overall graduation rate: 48%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 98%
    • Part Time: 2%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 35%
    • Women: 65%

White non-hispanic: 34%
Black non-hispanic: 3%
Hispanic: 13%
Asian/pacific islander: 28%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 22%

Degrees offered

    Architecture and Related Services
  • Environmental Design/Architecture - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing - Master
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Commercial and Advertising Art - Bachelor
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other - Bachelor
  • Design and Visual Communications, General - Bachelor
  • Fashion/Apparel Design - Bachelor
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other - Bachelor
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Graphic Design - Bachelor
  • Industrial Design - Bachelor


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