Type | 4 year |
Control | Private |
Business model | Not for Profit |
Campus size | Small |
Campus locale | City |
Degrees offered | Undergrad & Graduate |
Calendar system | Semester |
Total enrollment | 2,138 |
Religious affiliation | None |
Student to faculty ratio | 9:1 |
Campus housing | No |
Art Center College of Design is somewhat selective in its admission process. In Fall 2016, it received 670 applications and 464 students were granted admission. Art Center College of Design is at the #67 spot (in a scale of 1 to 100) in terms of admission difficulty out of 1,781 4 year colleges in the U.S.
In 2016-2017 academic year, Art Center College of Design's tuition was $40,046 for all students regardless of residency (49.5% more expensive than the national average tuition of a typical 4-year private institution)
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In 2016-2017 academic year, 63% of Art Center College of Design's full-time freshman students were awarded some type of financial aid. 23% of the students received need based financial assistance from the federal government with an average amount of $4,714 (which is 7.1% above the national average.)
The total number of federal student loan recipients at Art Center College of Design in 2016-2017, was 86, which is 48% of the total eligible students. The average loan amount given out to these students was $5,445 (which is 7.6% below the national average.)
In Fall 2016, Art Center College of Design has enrolled a total of 2,138 students (1,826 students full-time and 312 on a part-time basis). Out of the total 2,138 students, 167 of those students were transfer students. The gender ratio of the new enrollee was 48% men and 52% women and 1,908 students were enrolled for undergraduate programs and 230 for graduates studies.
Asian: 32%
Non-resident alien: 32%
White: 17%
Hispanic: 11%
Two or more races: 4%
Black/African American: 1%
Race/ethnicity unknown: 1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0%
Listed below are the 5 largest majors offered at Art Center College of Design.
Study areas with their online column set to zero are those programs that have an online option but there was no graduate in 2016-2017 academic year.Study Areas | Percent | Total Graduates | Online |
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Visual And Performing Arts | 44% | 614 | |
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-related Fields | 15% | 211 | |
Architecture And Related Services | 4% | 62 | |
Communications Technologies/technicians And Support Services | 4% | 56 | |
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 4% | 55 |
Graduation rate is a key indicator of an institution's education quality and the level of academic and financial support provided to students.
The following section details graduation and dropout rates of Art Center College of Design full-time students who started class in 2010 and graduated or dropped out prior to August 31, 2016.
The above graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated within 150% of the normal graduation time. For a 4 year degree program, 150% of 4 years is 6 years and for a 2-year program 150% is 3 years.
The typical median income of Art Center College of Design graduates 6 years after enrollment is $39,400. Last year, out of the total 539 graduates who entered the institution 6 years ago, 464 were reported to have been employed. On the same note, out of 663 graduates, who enrolled 10 years ago, 550 were employed.
6 years after enrollment | 10 years after enrollment | |
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Annual Income | $39,400 | $50,300 |
Employment Rate | 86% | 83% |
Total Graduates | 539 | 663 |
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