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Los Angeles Film School has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.
What it costs
| Average net price after grants and scholarships | $48,481 |
The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 117% above the median net price of colleges in California on this site ($22,336).
Net price by family income
| Family income a year | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Up to $30,000 | $48,576 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $47,542 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $47,762 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $49,765 |
| Above $110,000 | $52,983 |
For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.
For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.
Results
| Measure | This college | CA median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students who come back for a second year | 51% | 76% | 73% |
| Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length) | 37% | 51% | 49% |
| Median earnings 10 years after starting | $37,849 | $53,420 | $53,132 |
| Median federal loan debt of those who finish | $32,147 | $17,297 | $19,994 |
Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in California and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.
The students
68% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 74% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 38% women and 62% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 102 of the 267 colleges in California on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 2,759.
Other colleges in California of a similar size
- California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, public
- University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, private nonprofit
- University of San DiegoSan Diego, private nonprofit
- Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, public
- California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, public
- University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, public
Common questions
What is the graduation rate of Los Angeles Film School?
37% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.