Annual Report 2024–25 Empowering the next generation of artists and designers
You’ve opened doors for emerging artists, designers, architects, and visionaries whose work will shape San Francisco’s creative future, and our shared world.
— David C. Howse, President
Thank you for believing in the next generation of artists and designers at California College of the Arts. Every size and type of gift matters. Your generosity helps fuel an idea from concept to launch, keeps a studio operating, and relieves the burden of financial stress of so many students and their families.
2024–25 by the Numbers
Academic Programs
A home for architects, artists, designers, researchers, and writers
Total Enrollment and Degrees Conferred
Non-degree students excluded
Enrollment by Academic Division
Scholarship Student Information
Philanthropy & Giving
Generosity that fuels impact and innovation
In Fiscal Year 2024–25, 716 donors gave a combined $44.5M to support CCA, from scholarships to operating funds. Your support and generosity make each day at CCA an opportunity to create new work, ask more questions, and solve more problems.
Our Donor Community
- Individuals 602 · 79%
- Corporations 73 · 10%
- Foundations 56 · 7%
- Other Organizations/Government 32 · 4%
Gifts from Individuals
- Friends 333 · 51%
- Alumni 190 · 29%
- Parents 89 · 14%
- Faculty/Staff 44 · 7%
Where Giving Goes
*This total includes the generous donation from Jen-Hsun & Lori Huang Foundation alongside the matching gifts raised from our donor community.
Levels of donor giving
- $100,000+ 36 · 9%
- $50,000+ 12 · 3%
- $25,000+ 17 · 4%
- $10,000+ 27 · 7%
- $1,000+ 95 · 24%
- Under $999 212 · 53%
"I think [scholarships] are a relief because I know college can be really expensive and it also helps facilitate my education while also in hand with my practice… It makes me feel more confident in what I'm working on because it's like, 'I deserve to be here. I received this because I deserve to work on this work and this is my path.'"
The following is a partial list of corporate and foundation partners that made cash contributions in 2024-25.
Student Stories
No matter what path or program they chose, CCA students are wholeheartedly committed to their practice and professional development, and most importantly, share a vision for making the world a better place through art and design.
Alumni Impact
25,000+ artists and designers
shaping the world
CCA alumni continue to spread the impact of their education around the world. From producing award-winning films, creating new business ventures, writing novels, teaching at universities, and more, CCA alumni are fulfilling our mission of making art that matters wherever they are.
Top Industries
- Fine Arts–General
- Architecture / Urban Planning
- Higher Education
- Graphic Design
- Design–General
- Arts Management / Museum / Gallery
- Industrial Design / Product Design
- Fashion / Clothing Design
- Interior Design / Interior Architecture
- Technology
"CCA did not feel like a school. It felt like an incubator for real world impact and real world projects."
Community Engagement
A hub for creative citizenship,
curiosity, and community
CCA's dynamic public programming brings the most important thinkers and makers to campus through events, lectures, exhibitions, and more. All of CCA's lectures, symposiums, and workshops are free, offering opportunities for students and the public to engage with a diverse range of cultural topics and creative practices.
Photos by Nicholas Lea Bruno/CCA except where noted.
Stay Connected
Follow along on our final chapter
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