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College Application Results

At Ichen Art Academy, we take pride in our students' artworks and achievements as they reflect the quality of our art program. Our college admission results over the years are a testament to the success of our art education. We are committed to providing the best possible art education to help our students reach their full potential.
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Congratulations to our Class of 2025

Art-Major (Art Colleges, Preliminary Counts):
  • Xinyu J: Art Center Entertainment Design (Concept Art), RISD
  • Milton: Art Center Entertainment Design (Concept Art)
  • Leo:  ArtCenter Entertainment Design (Concept Art)
  • Diksha: ArtCenter Entertainment Design (Concept Art)
  • Jasmine L: ArtCenter Entertainment Design (Concept Art)
  • Katie: ArtCenter Entertainment Design (Concept Art)
  • Damien: ArtCenter Entertainment Design (Concept Art)
  • Alice Deng: ArtCenter Illustration
  • Amane Lee: CalArts Character Animation, RISD Animation and SVA Animation with Scholarship.
  • Alisa Liao:   CalArts Character Animation
General College (Art or Non-art Major, Preliminary Counts):
  • Audrey Xi:  UPenn
  • Jason Chen: UPenn
  • ​​Lailai Zhang: Carnegie Mellon University​​, Design
  • Samantha St. Clair: UCSD ICAM program (double major - Cognitive Science and Human Interactive Design), USC Game Design (~5% acceptance rate) and NYU

Congratulations to our Class of 2024

Art-major (art colleges, preliminary counts)
  • Audrey C.: Calarts (Character Animation), Art Center (Entertainment Design- Animation track), SJSU (Animation & Illustration)
  • Gwyneth Z: ArtCenter, Entertainment Design (Concept)​​
  • Amane L: ArtCenter, Illustration​
  • Amber L: SJSU (Animation)
  • Iris Y: ArtCenter (Illustration), UCD (Data Science)
  • Tabitha: ArtCenter (Illustration), California State University of Fullerton (Entertainment Art/Animation), California State University of East Bay (Illustration), San Jose State University (Art Practice)​​
  • Evelyn H: ArtCenter College of Design (Illustration), UC San Diego (Studio Arts), Biola University (Illustration), UC Davis (Art Studio)
  • Rebecca K:CCA (Animation or Industrial),Ringling (Entertainment), Fullerton(Visual Arts), Northridge (Visual Arts), SJSU(Digital Media Arts)
  • Ke Yun S.:Otis (Game and Entertainment Design), CCA (Comics)
General College (art or non-art major, preliminary counts):
  • Aidan P: Harvard University, MIT
  • Aster J.: All for neuroscience and visual arts unless otherwise specified: Yale, Williams, Duke, UCB, Tufts/SMFA (5 year dual degree program), Boston University, UCSB, UCSD, UCD, Reed College
  • ​Nathan T: UC Berkeley (Chemistry), Gerogia Tech, U of Washington (Chemistry)
  • Ryan Zhang: UCLA (Design Media Arts), USC (Game Art), SJSU (Animation + Illustration), CSU Long Beach (Pre-Art Animation), CSU Fullerton (Studio Art), CALPOLY San Luis Obispo (Design), PURDUE (Animation and Visual Effects), UMASS AMHERST (Art)
  • Ryan Zheng: UCLA
  • Grace Xiao: UCSD
  • Serena J: NYU
  • Samantha W: UPenn (Early Decision)
  • Ava Z.:UPenn, Brown Univ.
  • Zheyu C: University of Washington(Prescience), University of Rochester(Computer Science), UC Merced(Electrical Engineering), UC Riverside(Computer Science), UC Santa Cruz(Computer Science), UC Santa Barbara(Computer Science), UC Davis(Computer Science), UC San Diego(Mathematics - Computer Science)
  • Jennifer L:SJSU (Animation & Illustration), Maryland Institute College of Art (Animation), School of Visual Arts (2D Animation),  RISD (film/animation/video), Kansas City Art Institute (Animation)
  • ​Kaylene W: University of Southern California (Game Art), San Jose State (Animation and Illustration), California College of Arts (Game Art), Pratt Institute (Game Art), The New School - Parsons (Design and Technology), Laguna College of Design (Game Art), Otis (Game Art), SMFA at Tufts (Arts), UC San Diego (ICAM), UC Davis (Art Studio), UC Irvine (Art)

Congratulations to our Class of 2023

Art-major (art colleges, preliminary counts)
  • Alicia Z.: ArtCenter, Entertainment Design (Concept), CalArts, Character Animation, USC (Animation+Digital Arts), Ringling, Computer Animation).
  • ​Keya S: RISD (Animation), Ringling, (Animation), SJSU(Animation), MICA (Animation)
  • Angelina C.: School of Visual Art (Comics), CCA(Comics), School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Savannah College of Art and Design.
  • Janelle L: FIT (Ranked #1 in Fashion School)​
  • Jasmin D: ArtCenter(Interaction Design)
  • Carina L: Art center illustration, Ringling game Art. Laguna college Entertainment Design




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General college (art or non-art major, preliminary counts):
  • Adeline Z.: USC(Game Art), Wellesley( Computational Media), Rice, NYU (Game Design), UCB (Data Science)
  • Carmen NG: UC Berkeley (Econ), UCD (Econ),UCSB (Econ)
  • Linda Zhao: USC, Game Development and interactive Media, UC Berkeley(Environmental Sustainability), UCSD (ICAM), UCSB (Art), Prudue (UI/UX Design)
  • Summer Q,: USC(Architecture), Pratt, (Architecture)
  • Ryan Wang: CMU, Architecture - Early
  • Linda Zhu: Cornell(ED) Fashion Design/ Mgmt)
  • Aaron J: Cornell (Design), Georgia Tech (Industrial Design), Washington Univ. St. Louis (Communication),  Boston Univ (Design), Tufts (Graphic Communication)
  • Annabelle: Amherst (Early Admission)
  • Aidan P.: SJSU Animation​
  • Jasmin D:Northeastern(Interaction Design), U. of San Francisco (Design),UCSD (Speculative Design), SJSU (Graphic Design)
  • Edlyn L: Purdue (Communication Design), Northeastern (Communications and Graphic and Information Design, combined major), UIUC (Graphic Design), UCSD (Speculative Design), SJSU (Design).

Congratulations to our Class of 2022

General college (art or non-art major, preliminary counts):
  • Aaron Y: University of Chicago (Early Decision, 10+ years at Ichen Art Academy)
  • Amanda P: UPenn (Early Decision), Caltech (Early Admission)
  • Cindy:  University of Oxford
  • Allison L: MIT​
  • Yawen X: Dartmouth College, NYU, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCSD and UCSB
  • Alice W: Transferred to Columbia Univ. from UCSB with supplemental art portfolio
  • Lucy Y: UC Berkeley, Washington University, Tufts, NYU, Rice University, USC Roski Design (10+ years at Ichen Art Academy)​
  • Sana I.: UCLA Design Media Arts (5% acceptance rate), UCSD Speculative Design, SJSU Animation and Illustration
  • Stacey X: NYU Tisch School of Art, Game Design major
  • Ayesha A: UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCSD and UCSB
  • Charlize: UC Berkeley, UCD Design
  • ​Ryan S.: CMU, USC Architecture
  • Sarah L: UCD Design​
  • Tiffany L: UCSB

Art-major (art colleges, preliminary counts)

  • Steven L.:ArtCenter Entertainment Design - the most prestigious art college/major in the U.S.
  • Angela C: ArtCenter Entertainment Design - the most prestigious art college/major in the U.S., California College of the Arts, Otis College of Art and Design, School of Visual Arts, Ringling College of Art + Design
  • George G:  CalArts Character Animation (No. 1 in the U.S. for Animation)
  • Esther Z:  CalArts Character Animation (No. 1 in the U.S. for Animation), RISD Illustration, ArtCenter Illustration for Entertainment Design​
  • Alena Z: Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Ringling, MICA
  • Natalie H: Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Pratt, Parsons, MICA, Ringling
  • ​Molly: ArtCenter Illustration, SJSU, Ringling College of Art and Design, UC San Diego, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • Carol C: ArtCenter Illustration, Ringling Game Art, MICA Illustration, CCA Game Art, Otis.
  • Ella: ArtCentetr Immersion Program
  • Alicia C:   SVA(School of Visual Arts), Animation,OTIS (Otis College of Art and Design), Animation; MICA (Maryland Institute College of Arts), Animation; CCA (California College of the Arts), Animation

Congratulations to our Class of 2021

Non-art major (preliminary counts)

  • Shevanne J: UC Berkeley, UCLA and USC
  • Aayush S : Carnegie Mellon University​​, Architecture major
  • Vivian: U. of Chicago
  • Alice W.: UC Santa Barbara ( Transferred to Columbia Univ. in 2022 with a supplemental art portfolio)
​Art-major (preliminary counts)
  • Kevin Y:        ArtCenter Entertainment Design - the most prestigious art college/major in the U.S.
  • Kevin C:        ArtCenter Entertainment Design - the most prestigious art college/major in the U.S., SJSU Animation
  • Christina W.: ArtCenter Entertainment Design - the most prestigious art college/major in the U.S; Ringling, LCAD, SCAD, MICA and SVA.
  • ​Iris C:           CalArts Character Animation (No. 1 in the U.S. for Animation), ArtCenter Animation, SJSU Animation.
  • Kiran:           CalArts Character Animation (No. 1 in the U.S. for Animation), RISD (Rhode Island School of Design) - Illustration, ArtCenter - Illustration, Parsons - Illustration, Ringling College of Design - Computer Animation, SVA - Visual and Critical Studies, Otis -Animation,  Savannah College of Art and Design - Animation, School of the Art Institute Chicago - Fine Arts, Gobelins - Animation
  • Joanne S.  :  ArtCenter, Product Design, SJSU - Product/Graphic Design, CCA Product Design
  • Jonathan H. : ArtCenter, Animation, Ringling - Animation, SJSU - Animation
  • Andrea C. :   Ringling - Animation, SCAD - Animation, MICA, Otis - Animation, 
  • ​Nicole:         Pratt, Parsons
  • Patricia H.:  ArtCenter Illustration for Entertainment Design, Ringling






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​Congratulations to our Class of 2020

Art-major students (preliminary counts):
  • Annie H.: Art Center, Entertainment Design (Most prestigious art major, only accepts 25 students per year). UCLA Design/Media Arts (has a less than 5% acceptance rate) 
  • Lucia L.:RISD (Rhode Island School of Design), UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC Davis, Northwestern Univ., Williams College
  • Rachel H.: Art Center (Illustration), MICA, Laguna College of Art and Design
  • Roya V.: Parsons School of Design, Pratt Institute, Otis. CCA, San Jose State (Animation/Illustration)
  • Anna D.:CCA(Illustration), Laguna College of Art and Design (Illustration in entertainment design), San Jose State (Animation/Illustration), Art Center (Illustration), Ringling (Illustration)
  • ​Jaiminy Q, Ringling, School of Visual Arts (SVA), School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
Non-art major students, who submitted art portfolio (preliminary counts)
  • Christina Q: Stanford University (Early admission)
  • Angela G.: MIT (Early admission)
  • Celine L.: Cornell University (Early admission)​

Congratulations to our Class of 2019

​Non-art major Students
  • Vicki X: Harvard University, MIT and U. of Chicago
  • Nathan Z.: Cornell Univ. (CS, School of Engineering)
  • Ashley W.: CMU, Harvey Mudd,
  • Catherine W.: Washington U.  St Louis, UC Berkeley
  • Michelle X.: UCLA
  • Caroline K.: USC
  • Jackie: NYU
  • ​Minjia: UCSD, UCI
Art-major Students
  • Evangeline C.: CalArts (Character Animation, World No. 1 school in Animation), Art Center, Ringling
  • Elizabeth T.: CalArts (Character Animation)
  • Andrew:  Art Center (Industrial Design)
  • Catherine W.: RISD (Rhode Island School of Design), CMU(Graphic Design)
  • Hritika: Art Center (Illustration)
  • Jessica H: Art Center (Illustration)
  • Christy Y: Ringling, Pratt, Otis, SCAD, SAIC and CCA
  • Isha: Pratt, Ringling
  • Joyce S: Georgia Tech (Industrial Design), NYU (Interactive Media Design)

Congratulations to Our Class of 2018

Non-art major students
  • Amanda S: Harvard University
  • Rachel G.: Harvard University
  • Allen W: UC Berkeley, UCLA
  • Emily:  Brown University, University of Chicago
Art-major students
  • Alisha L: CalArts (Character Animation, World No. 1 school in animation), RISD (Rhode Island School of Design), SVA (School of Visual Arts), CCA (California College of the Arts)
  • Jonathan C: CalArts (Character Animation)
  • Emily P: Parsons, Pratt Institute
  • Tiffany D.: RISD, Art Center, SAIC, MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art), Washington University of San Louis
  • Raymond P.: CMU (Carnegie Mellon University), Graphic Design major
  • Brian L: Art Center, CCA

Congratulations to Our Class of 2017

Non-art major students who submitted art portfolio with college application:
  • Diane Jiang: Stanford University
  • Kevin Li: Johns Hopkins University
  • Meixuan Qu: Carnegie Mellon University​
Art-major students
  • Nickie Li : RISD (Rhode Island School of Design), Art Center and Otis College of Design
  • Phoebe Hsu: USC (Design), Art Center (Graphic Design), SAIC (School of the Art Institute of Chicago), Pratt, School of Visual Arts, UCI (Design), UC Davis(Design)
  • Tina Su:  Art Center, San Jose State (Animation)
  • Courtney Wong:  San Jose State (Animation), UC Davis (Design)
  • Allen Tang: Art Center (Interior Design), Cal. College of the Arts (Interior Design)
  • Zachary Tsai:  SAIC (School of the Art Institute of Chicago)
  • Ashley Wong: Laguna College of Art and Design, CSU Northridge

Admission Results Prior to 2016

Non-Art major students
  • Ryan J: Harvard University
  • Vivian:  Harvard University
  • Sharleen T.: Stanford University
  • Hannah: Stanford University
  • Michelle: Stanford University
  • Margaret: Stanford University
  • Katie J.: UPenn​
  • Stephanie: Columbia University
  • Stacy:  Princeton University
  • ​Lucia S: Cornell University

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