About
Theatre of Arts is an acting conservatory located in Los Angeles, California, founded in 1927. It offers a two-year associate degree program with a focus on actor training for film, television, and theatre, featuring an average class size of 12 students and accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Theatre.
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
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data1 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
Action history · 5
- Apr 2025Voluntary Withdrawal ReceivedNational Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
- Apr 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalNational Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
- Mar 2023Renewal of AccreditationNational Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
- Mar 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationNational Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
- Mar 2021Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationNational Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 4 students received $12K in Pell grants, alongside $24K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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 55 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (10.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
Academic programs at Theatre of Arts
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
- Public property1
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.
Theatre of Arts vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Theatre of Arts 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectTheatre of Arts | 50% | 100.0% | 10 | — | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design |
| — | — | 305 | $20,738 | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | |
| — | — | 8,504 | $12,193 | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | |
| — | — | 316 | $26,470 | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | |
| — | — | 326 | $19,590 | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | |
| — | — | 178 | $26,922 | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | |
| — | 76.5% | 185 | — | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | |
| — | — | 15 | $16,679 | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | |
| — | 68.2% | 70 | $24,148 | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | |
| — | 37.5% | 77 | $29,765 | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | |
| — | — | 217 | $18,860 | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | |
| — | — | 62 | $16,906 | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | |
| — | 100.0% | 28 | $30,528 | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | |
| — | 42.8% | 251 | $39,413 | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | |
| — | — | 127 | $31,029 | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | |
| — | 92.0% | 183 | $23,925 | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | |
| Peer group median | 50% | 76.5% | 181 | $24,037 |
Institutions like Theatre of Arts
Explore the federal data for institutions in Theatre of Arts's comparison group.
- Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignTexas
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment305Net price$20,738View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignColorado
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,504Net price$12,193View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignTexas
Culinary Institute Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment316Net price$26,470View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignLouisiana
Delta College of Arts & Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment326Net price$19,590View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPennsylvania
Douglas Education Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment178Net price$26,922View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignMassachusetts
FINE Mortuary College
Grad rate—Admit rate76.5%Enrollment185Net price—View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPennsylvania
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment15Net price$16,679View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignTexas
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts
Grad rate—Admit rate68.2%Enrollment70Net price$24,148View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignLouisiana
Louisiana Culinary Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate37.5%Enrollment77Net price$29,765View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignTexas
MediaTech Institute-Dallas
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment217Net price$18,860View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignTexas
MediaTech Institute-Houston
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment62Net price$16,906View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignFlorida
Miami Media School
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment28Net price$30,528View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignNew York
New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
Grad rate—Admit rate42.8%Enrollment251Net price$39,413View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignCalifornia
San Francisco Film School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment127Net price$31,029View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignIllinois
Worsham College of Mortuary Science
Grad rate—Admit rate92.0%Enrollment183Net price$23,925View data
Reports & documents (1)
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