Otis at a Glance Established in 1918 by the Los Angeles Times founder, Harrison Gray Otis.
Otis is a Nonprofit Institution
Otis is among the most culturally diverse colleges of art and design in the U.S.
L.A.’s first independent professional school of art
16%
1,200 2,500 Degree Students
International Students
(BFA)
Advertising Design, Architecture/Landscape/Interiors, Digital Media, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Product Design, Painting, Photography, Sculpture/New Genres, and Toy Design
Graduate Majors
8:1
(MFA)
Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Public Practice, and Writing
All 314 faculty members are practicing professionals in their fields. Affiliations: Private, nonprofit institution accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). Member, Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD).
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26 countries & 39 states
of students from outside California
Undergraduate Majors
Student/Faculty Ratio
students come from
Continuing Education Students