OTIS is a leader among institutions of higher learning specializing in the education of artists and designers. Cited in America’s creative capitol, Los Angeles, OTIS is also the city’s first independent professional art school. In 1918, General Harrison Gray Otis, the publisher of the Los Angeles Times, bequeathed his home for "the advancement of the arts." Since then OTIS has trained artists and designers who are in the vanguard of American cultural and entrepreneurial life. From companies such as Mattel and Pixar to the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, OTIS graduates have made an individual, positive, and lasting mark on the world. The five-acre main campus is now on L.A.’s Westside near the beach and LAX. OTIS' enduring legacy is preparing diverse students of art and design to enhance the world through their creativity, their skill, and their vision.
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MAJORS OFFERED:Architecture/Landscape/InteriorsBachelors Degree
Art Education: Teacher CredentialCertificate
Art Education: Teaching ArtistCertificate
Communication Arts (Advertising, Graphic Design, and Illustration)Bachelors Degree
Creative WritingMasters Degree
Digital Media (Animation, Game & Entertainment Design, and Motion Design)Bachelors Degree
Certificate
Fashion Design (and Costume Design)Bachelors Degree
Certificate
Fine Arts (Painting, Photography, and Sculpture/New Genres)Certificate
Masters Degree
Graduate WritingMasters Degree
Graphic DesignCertificate
Masters Degree
Interior DesignCertificate
Lighting DesignCertificate
PhotographyCertificate
Product DesignBachelors Degree
Certificate
Public PracticeMasters Degree
Surface Design
Toy DesignBachelors Degree
Advertising DesignBachelors degree
Art HistoryBachelors degree
Book ArtsBachelors degree
Community Arts EngagementBachelors degree
Contemporary ClayBachelors degree
Creative WritingBachelors degree
Cultural StudiesBachelors degree
Digital MediaBachelors degree
Graphic DesignBachelors degree
IllustrationBachelors degree
Interior DesignBachelors degree
Landscape DesignBachelors degree
PaintingBachelors degree
PhotographyBachelors degree
Printmaking Bachelors degree
Product DesignBachelors degree
Sculpture/New GenresBachelors degree
Sustainability Bachelors degree
Teacher Credential PreparationBachelors degree
This program is Residential.
| FULL-TIME | |
| TUITION | $ 49,100 |
| MANDATORY FEES | 940 |
| BOOKS & SUPPLIES | 688 |
| ON-CAMPUS ROOM & BOARD | 16,929 |
| OFF-CAMPUS ROOM & BOARD | 16,929 |
| OTHER | 6,407 |
| AID CATEGORY | AVG PER RECIPIENT | 1st YR RECIPIENTS |
| INSTITUTIONAL AWARDS3 | $17,422 | 100% |
| FEDERAL/NATIONAL GRANTS | 4,619 | 44% |
| STATE & LOCAL GRANTS | 8,087 | 20% |
| FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS | 5,417 | 47% |
AVERAGE AMOUNT RECEIVED PER RECIPIENT: $24,850
100% OF FULL-TIME FRESHMEN RECEIVED AID
* Most recent financial aid data available
Acceptance Rate = The percentage of students admitted out of applications received in a given year.
UNDERGRADUATE FTE1 = 1,249
UNDERGRADUATE
| FULL-TIME | 1,236 |
| PART-TIME | 32 |
NOTE 1: "Full-Time Equivalent" is the common way to measure the relative size of colleges. This adjusts for differences in the percentage of part-time students (or faculty). For example: one full-time student = 1 FTE; three half-time students = 1.5 FTE, etc.
| APPLICATION: | Required |
| ONLINE APPLICATION: | Required |
| APPLICATION FEES: | 60 (approximate) |
| HOME EXAM: | Not Required |
| INTERVIEW: | N/A |
| ESSAY: | Required |
| SAT / ACT: | Required, if first-time freshman |
| PORTFOLIO: | Required |
| LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION: | N/A |
| IELTS: | Required if English is a second language Minimum score 6 |
| TOEFL: | Required if English is a second language Minimum score 79 |
TRANSCRIPTS
| HIGH SCHOOL: | Required |
| COLLEGE: | Required, if transferring |
FACULTY FTE1 = N/A
| FULL-TIME | 45 |
| PART-TIME | 0 |
STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: FALL 2022
N/A
FTE STUDENTS PER FTE FACULTY1
FRESHMAN RETENTION
| FALL 2020 FRESHMEN RETURNING IN FALL 2021 |
79% |
| FALL 2021 FRESHMEN RETURNING IN FALL 2022 |
77% |
SIX-YEAR GRADUATION RATE
| FALL 2015 FRESHMEN GRADUATING WITHIN SIX YEARS |
71% |
| FALL 2016 FRESHMEN GRADUATING WITHIN SIX YEARS |
52% |
UNDERGRADUATE ETHNICITY
FALL 2022UNDERGRADUATE GENDER DISTRIBUTION
FALL 2022NEW STUDENT GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION2
FALL 2022Community Arts Engagement
Teacher Credential Program
Continuing Education Courses
Certificate Programs
Summer of Art Pre-College Program
Children's Programs
Portfolio Preparation Classes
Creative Action Program
Artists, Community and Teaching (ACT) Program for Students Interested in Art Education
AICAD Exchange Program, International Exchange, and Short-Term Travel Study Programs
Career Services
Internships
NOTE 1: "Full-Time Equivalent" is the common way to measure the relative size of colleges. This adjusts for differences in the percentage of part-time students (or faculty). For example: one full-time student = 1 FTE; three half-time students = 1.5 FTE, etc. NOTE 2: Geographic distribution is reported for first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. NOTE 3: Includes all institutional scholarships and grants, but does not include College Work Study or third party awards.