California College of Music

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for California College of Music

California College of Music operates as a private for-profit institution located in Pasadena, California (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 60 students of which 13 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. California College of Music is categorized as “-2” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 100.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $25,065, with published in-state tuition of $21,985 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.6%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 69.7% at six years. Ten-year median earnings data is not yet published. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.