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Art Center College of Design

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Pasadena, CASee your chances →private nonprofitM3

Acceptance Rate

74.5%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$51,640

Undergrad Enrollment

2,054

Applicants

1,339

Yield Rate

32.1%

Student:Faculty

8:1

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What you pay

$48,661/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $194,644 over four years.

What grads earn

$77,401/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$69,907 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 11% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.5 years of pay.

69% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

14.9%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

31%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

4.6%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Art Center College of Design’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$39,645
$30–48k$42,161
$48–75k$44,738
$75–110k$45,677
Over $110k$61,144

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

83%

Completion · all

78%

Completion · Pell

81%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

70%

Median debt

$31,000

Classification

Four-year, small, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied
1,339
Admitted
1,00475.0%
Enrolled
32232% yield

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Illustration140 grads
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects95 grads
Engineering-Related Fields, Other60 grads
Graphic Design52 grads
Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician37 grads
Cinematography and Film/Video Production34 grads
Computer Software and Media Applications, Other22 grads
Photography15 grads
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology12 grads
Fine/Studio Arts, General12 grads

4yr Grad Rate

30%

6yr Grad Rate

76%

Retention Rate

86%

Median Earnings

$71,958