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Art Center College of Design was awarded 8 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is design & applied arts.
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Art Center College of Design was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Art Center College of Design has an acceptance rate of 71%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
The student to faculty ratio at Art Center College of Design is an impressive 8 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Art Center College of Design is 28%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 86% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Art Center College of Design enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Art Center College of Design have a four-year graduation rate of 33%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Art Center College of Design.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,912 undergraduates at Art Center College of Design with 1,600 being full-time and 312 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $42,702 | $39,973 | $51,297 | $49,593 | $56,010 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Art Center College of Design, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Art Center College of Design, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $7,458 a year. That adds up to $29,832 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Art Center College of Design are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1700 Lida St, Pasadena, CA 91103 |
| Phone: | 626-396-2200 |
| Website: | www.artcenter.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 264 | $47,053 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 83 | $66,860 |
| Graphic Communications | 62 | $67,010 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 57 | $22,988 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 46 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | 38 | $59,384 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37 | NA |
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 25 | NA |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 0 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 1,860 students took at least one online class at Art Center College of Design. This is a decrease from the 2,139 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,860 | 99 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,139 | 376 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,182 | 2,182 |
| 2018-2019 | 88 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Art Center College of Design.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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