About
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) is a private drama school with one location in New York City; it formerly had another location in Los Angeles. The academy offers an associate degree in occupational studies and teaches drama and related arts in the areas of theater, film, and television. Students also have the opportunity to audition for the third-year theater company, which showcases upcoming talent to the school and community. Students can usually transfer completed credits to another college or university to finish a bachelor's degree if they choose.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.4-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2007–08, 58 students received $210K in Pell grants.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2007–08
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 178 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (3.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at AADA
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
AADA vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions AADA selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles | 78% | 82.8% | 112 | $39,810 | — |
| 67% | 32.3% | 1,277 | $46,080 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| — | 100.0% | 16 | $9,422 | — | |
| — | 42.8% | 251 | $48,620 | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | |
| 69% | 63.5% | 9,068 | $58,741 | R2 Research | |
| Peer group median | 69% | 63.5% | 251 | $46,080 |
Institutions like AADA
Explore the federal data for institutions in AADA's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsCalifornia
California Institute of the Arts
Grad rate67%Admit rate32.3%Enrollment1,277Net price$46,080View data - District of Columbia
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment16Net price$9,422View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignNew York
New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
Grad rate—Admit rate42.8%Enrollment251Net price$48,620View data - R2 ResearchNew York
The New School
Grad rate69%Admit rate63.5%Enrollment9,068Net price$58,741View data
Campus network
AADA is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
AADA Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides navigation and links for various aspects of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, including admissions, programs, events, and alumni information. It also includes links to apply, log in, and request information, but lacks specific information regarding an Office of Institutional Research or related details.
Visit IR office pageReports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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