Application Checklist
All applicants will need to provide the following in order to complete their Application for Admission. Consider printing this checklist for future reference. Online applicants will receive a confirmation and checklist when their online application is complete.
- Cornish Application for Admission – Paper or Online
- $40 Non-Refundable Application Fee – Learn more about fee waivers.
- Official High School Transcripts or GED score report. Transcripts should be mailed to us directly from the schools. Print a Transcript Request Form to give to your school. The form contains all the instructions they need to send the transcript to Cornish.
- Official College/University Transcripts are required if you have completed any college or university courses. Print a Transcript Request Form to give to your school. The form contains all the instructions they need to send the transcript to Cornish.
- SAT/ACT/TOEFL scores, if taken. Cornish College of the Arts code for SAT is 0058, for ACT it is 4501, for TOEFL it is 4801.
- Personal Statement - Please describe your prior education and involvement in your art form. Describe the work you do and what influences you. What are your artistic goals, what are your passions and what has led you to pursue a career in the field?
- Essay - Describe how a piece of art, a performance, a composition, an example of design, a piece of literature or film has affected you. Please describe the work and explain how it affected you. The piece you write about should be the work of someone other than yourself.
- International Students will need information from their immigration, citizenship documents, and/or their passport.
- A credit card, debit card or checking account to pay the application fee online through secure payment server. Applicants who do not have access to one of these methods of payment should call an admission counselor for instructions.
If applying by mail, send your application to:
Cornish College of the Arts
Office of Admission
1000 Lenora Street
Seattle, WA 98121
