California Institute of the Arts
Other name | CalArts |
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Former name |
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| Type | Private art school |
| Established | 1961 |
| Founders | Emily Valentine, Nelbert Chouinard, Walt Disney, Roy O. Disney, Lulu May von Hagen |
| Accreditation | WASC |
| Endowment | $213.8 million (2022) |
| President | Ravi Rajan |
Academic staff | 400 (fall 2019) |
Administrative staff | 262 (fall 2019) |
| Students | 1,353 (fall 2023) |
| Undergraduates | 1,025 (fall 2019) |
| Postgraduates | 492 (fall 2019) |
| 6 (fall 2019) | |
| Address | 24700 McBean Pkwy , , , United States 34°23′34″N 118°34′02″W / 34.3928°N 118.5673°W |
| Campus | Suburban, 60 acres (24 ha) |
| Website | calarts |
The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both the visual and performing arts. It offers Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees.
The school was first envisioned by many benefactors in the early 1960s including Nelbert Chouinard, Walt Disney, Lulu Von Hagen, and Thornton Ladd.