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	Academy of Art University	Art Center College of Design	FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles	Newschool of Architecture and Design	Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design	American Academy of Art College
Overview
Location	San Francisco, California	Pasadena, California	Los Angeles, California	San Diego, California	Lakewood, Colorado	Chicago, Illinois
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Midsize	City: Large	City: Large	City: Midsize	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (For Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (For Profit)	Private (For Profit)	Private (For Profit)	Private (For Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Quarter	Quarter	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	69.0%	85.0%	89.0%	46.0%	60.0%	70.0%
Common app member	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	75.6%	36.0%	60.8%	Open Admission	Open Admission
Application fees	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $25	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $75	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50
SAT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants		982	1,490	189
Total number of admissions given out		742	536	115
Admitted students who chose to enroll		269	292	15
Yield rate		36.3%	54.5%	13.0%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)		N/A	N/A	N/A		Not required
High school GPA	N/A	Not required	Required	Required	N/A	N/A
Recommendation letters	N/A	Not required	Required	Not required	N/A	N/A
High school transcript	N/A	Not required	Not required	Not required	N/A	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	Required	Required	Required	N/A	N/A
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$48,772	$72,066	$56,368	$56,958	$36,403	$47,236
Average net price	$32,593	$50,420	$41,070	$48,752	$22,837	$22,406
Tuition	$24,624	$47,334	$31,275	$28,827	$19,425	$35,800
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $12,944 Meal plan: $6,542
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	80.0% Average amount $9,848	64.0% Average amount $17,667	78.0% Average amount $11,045	83.0% Average amount $6,934	88.0% Average amount $6,483	67.0% Average amount $19,206
Students receiving federal student loan	54.0% Average amount $5,958	39.0% Average amount $5,367	53.0% Average amount $5,615	50.0% Average amount $2,823	71.0% Average amount $9,131	70.0% Average amount $6,159
Students taking out private loans	2.0% Average amount $31,298	2.0% Average amount $38,675	4.0% Average amount $24,758	0.0% Average amount $0	9.0% Average amount $9,750	15.0% Average amount $13,425
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	5,363 Men 43.4% Women 56.6%	2,028 Men 41.7% Women 58.3%	1,724 Men 17.5% Women 82.5%	301 Men 58.8% Women 41.2%	1,837 Men 24.0% Women 76.0%	145 Men 31.7% Women 68.3%
Graduate students	2,442 Men 34.0% Women 66.0%	291 Men 42.6% Women 57.4%	40 Men 10.0% Women 90.0%	77 Men 67.5% Women 32.5%	12 Men 25.0% Women 75.0%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	65.9%	N/A	45.8%	N/A	N/A	N/A
International students	24.2%	45.4%	15.4%	N/A	0.0%	N/A
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Midsize	City: Large	City: Large	City: Midsize	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	1,280	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	California Texas New York Florida Washington	N/A	California Texas Arizona Washington Colorado	N/A	N/A	N/A
Academics
Popular study areas	Visual & Performing Arts Computer and Information Science Engineering Technologies Communications Technology Family and Consumer Sciences	Visual & Performing Arts Engineering Technologies Communications Technology Architecture Computer and Information Science	Business Visual & Performing Arts Family and Consumer Sciences	Architecture Business Visual & Performing Arts Communications Technology	Visual & Performing Arts Computer and Information Science Communications Technology Education	Visual & Performing Arts Communications Technology Computer and Information Science
Students to faculty ratio	14:1	8:1	18:1	8:1	10:1	6:1
Institutional accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	38.0%	75.9%	73.8%	53.7%	43.4%	56.9%
Dropout rate	36.0%	9.8%	24.8%	46.3%	43.4%	29.3%
Transferred out	20.7%	8.6%	N/A	N/A	13.2%	12.1%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer Software and Media Applications (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $55,653 Year 2: $88,417 Year 3: $69,026 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $66,077 Year 3: $63,589 Architecture (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $61,681 Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,476 Year 2: $48,432 Year 3: $54,958 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $48,823 Year 3: $49,833 Design and Applied Arts (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $43,701 Year 2: $45,340 Year 3: $47,730 Graphic Communications (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $34,420 Year 3: $42,284 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $36,132 Year 3: $40,098 Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,222 Year 2: $33,809 Year 3: $37,527 Music (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $44,942 Year 3: $35,817	Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,017 Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $57,513 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,536 Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: $27,282 Architectural Sciences and Technology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,380 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Graphic Communications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,126 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: N/A Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,973 Year 2: $81,702 Year 3: N/A Engineering-Related Fields (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,061 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,685 Year 2: $20,824 Year 3: N/A Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $11,851 Year 3: N/A Fine and Studio Arts (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $17,249 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,481 Year 2: $39,009 Year 3: $44,494 Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $30,281 Year 2: $31,920 Year 3: $40,330 Design and Applied Arts (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $25,542 Year 2: $27,478 Year 3: $32,523 Apparel and Textiles (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $22,239 Year 2: $30,988 Year 3: $31,406 Apparel and Textiles (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,078 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,424 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $16,169 Year 3: N/A Fine and Studio Arts (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,421 Year 3: N/A Marketing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $28,231 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,288 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Architecture (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $47,118 Year 2: $51,482 Year 3: $61,942 Architecture (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,755 Year 2: $44,989 Year 3: $53,865 Construction Management (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,148 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,370 Year 2: $27,474 Year 3: $34,961 Graphic Communications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,457 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,227 Year 2: $35,274 Year 3: N/A Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A	Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,434 Year 2: $23,719 Year 3: $28,522 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,217 Year 2: $19,866 Year 3: $23,771

Side-by-Side Comparison of Academy of Art University

Academy of Art University

Art Center College of Design

FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles

Newschool of Architecture and Design

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

American Academy of Art College

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