Overview

Cornish College of the Arts is a 4-year institution located in Seattle, WA, in an urban setting.

Location & Contact

Address 1000 Lenora Street
Seattle, WA  98121
United States

Contact Ms. Sharron Starling
Director of Admissions
Email: admissions@cornish.edu
Phone: 206-726-5017
Fax: 206-720-1011

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Majors & Degrees

Visual And Performing Arts	Associate	Bachelors
Art/art Studies, General
Cinematography And Film/video Production
Dance, General
Design And Visual Communications, General
Directing And Theatrical Production
Drama And Dramatics/theatre Arts, General
Fine Arts And Art Studies, Other
Fine/studio Arts, General
Graphic Design
Illustration
Interior Design
Jazz/jazz Studies
Keyboard Instruments
Music Performance, General
Music, General
Stringed Instruments
Technical Theatre/theatre Design And Technology
Voice And Opera

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,023

Applied

642

Accepted

654

Enrolled

Female Admissions

746

Females Applied

472

Females Accepted

63%

Acceptance Rate

Male Admissions

277

Males Applied

170

Males Accepted

61%

Acceptance Rate

Applying

60

Application Fee

Admission Requirements
Required	Transcript of high school record Essay A minimum high school GPA of 2.5 Other requirements exist (see below)
Required for some programs	2 recommendations
Recommended	Interview 2 recommendations
Other requirements:	Portfolio or audition

Application Deadlines

Type	Application Closing	Notification Date	Rolling Admissions
Fall freshmen	Not reported	Not reported	Yes
Other early decision plan	December 1st	Not reported
Transfer	Not reported	Not reported

Tuition & Fees

Tuition

33,956

Private

Fees

1,530

Full-time student fees

13,416

Room & board

Student Body

654

Total Undergrad students

1%

International Students

51%

Out-of-state students

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	13.76%
Black or African American	3.21%
White or Caucasian	62.08%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.76%
Asian	4.43%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.61%
Two or more races	9.79%
Other	4.13%

Gender

Male (34.25%)

Female (65.75%)

Campus Life

Housing

Type
College-owned housing	Yes
Housing requirements	Yes
Housing options	Co-ed housing
% of undergrad students who live in college housing	Not Reported

Student Activities

Drama/theatre group

Choral groups

Campus events:
Spring Festival/Drag Show, Cabaret and BFA Art Show

Student Services

Legal services

Health clinic

Personal/psychological counseling

Women's center

International students advisor

Student Organizations

Greek fraternities

Greek sororities

Local fraternities

Local sororities

Most popular organizations:
Student Leadership Council, Black Student Alliance, Sigma Alpha Phi, AIGA and Cheese Tasting

Campus Security & Safety

24-hour emergency telephone/alarm services

24-hour patrols by trained officers

Student patrols

Late-night transport/escort services

Electronically-operated dormitory entrances

Faculty

203

Total Faculty

3:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

Full-time - 54

Part-time - 149

Male - 91

Female - 112