Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CA
Otis College of Art and Design admitted 2,065 of 2,459 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (84%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at Otis College of Art and Design
Three things Otis College of Art and Design published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
The admit rate fell from 94% to 84% between fall 2018 and fall 2023.
Both ends are measured rates for classes that have already enrolled: a rate that moved, not a forecast. The fall 2023 figure is the one at the top of this page.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2018 to fall 2023
0% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 0% sent an ACT. Otis College of Art and Design files test scores under “considered”.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Families paid $51,248 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
84%
2,065 admitted of 2,459 applicants
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
SAT, middle 50%
Reading 665–720 · Math 600–675
Source: the College Scorecard
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
0%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
0%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Where do you actually stand at Otis College of Art and Design?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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How the rate has moved
Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.
Between fall 2018 and fall 2023 the admit rate fell from 94% to 84%.
What Otis College of Art and Design says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Essayrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Course rigorconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- GPAconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Recommendationsconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Not considered
- Class rank
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $51,248 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $44,731
- $30k–$48k
- $44,821
- $48k–$75k
- $28,167
- $75k–$110k
- $52,495
- Over $110k
- $60,718
Source: the College Scorecard
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Early ActionDecember 1, 2026
Verified August 19, 2026
- Rolling AdmissionFebruary 15, 2027
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Other colleges in California
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Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
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