| College | Location | % of Employee Degrees |
|---|---|---|
| California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) | Santa Clarita, California | 11% |
| Sheridan College | Ontario, Canada | 8% |
| Ringling College of Art and Design | Sarasota, Florida | 4% |
| Academy of Art University | San Francisco, California | 4% |
| Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) | Savannah, Georgia | 3% |
| ArtCenter College of Design | Pasadena, California | 3% |
| Gobelins | Paris, France | 3% |
| University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | Los Angeles, California | 2% |
| School of Visual Arts (SVA) | New York, New York | 2% |
| New York University (NYU) | New York, New York | 2% |
| Gnomon - School of Visual Effects, Games & Animation | Los Angeles, California | 2% |
| University of Southern California (USC) | Los Angeles, California | 2% |
| Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD) | Columbus, Ohio | 1% |
| California State University, Northridge | Los Angeles, California | 1% |
| Pratt Institute | New York, New York | 1% |
| Vancouver Film School (VFS) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 1% |
| California State University, Fullerton | Fullerton, California | 1% |
| Brigham Young University (BYU) | Provo, Utah | 1% |
| California State University, Long Beach | Long Beach, California | 1% |
| University of Central Florida (UCF) | Orlando, Florida | 1% |
| Rhode Island College of Design (RISD) | Providence, Rhode Island | 1% |
| Texas A&M University (TAMU) | College Station, Texas | 1% |
| San Jose State University | San Jose, California | 1% |
| Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD) | Laguna Beach, California | 1% |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse, New York | 1% |
| Columbia College Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | 1% |
| Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) | Kansas City, Missouri | 1% |
| Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) | Rochester, New York | 1% |
| College for Creative Studies | Detroit, Michigan | 1% |
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 1% |
| University of Technology Sydney | Sydney, Australia | 1% |
| Full Sail University | Winter Park, Florida | 1% |
| Otis College of Art and Design | Los Angeles, California | 1% |
We analyzed the academic backgrounds of over 1500 current and former Walt Disney Animation Studios employees who worked as animators, or in animation related jobs, at Walt Disney Animation Studios. The percentages of the schools and colleges listed above represent the amount of current and former Walt Disney Animation Studios animators that have a bachelor’s and/or master’s degree from that institution. We listed only those schools and colleges above 1% in our analysis. In total, the 33 schools listed above represent 61% of the degrees we considered.
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