2027 Rankings for Art Center College of Design

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Art Center College of Design earned 12 ranking badges in College Factual’s 2027 rankings.

Top Rankings for Art Center College of Design:



#1 out of 7	#5 out of 41	#5 out of 36	#6 out of 59

Art Center College of Design offers graduate-level programs too. Explore its [graduate-school rankings](/graduate-schools/art-center-college-of-design/rankings/) for its graduate rankings.

How Art Center College of Design Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Rankings

#749 Best Colleges

#1 Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

#1 Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Top Placement in Best Colleges Ranking

#749 out of 5,159.

This makes Art Center College of Design a top 15% school for students.

The Best Colleges Ranking highlights the highest-quality colleges in the country.

Top Ranked Majors

Art Center College of Design has 147 top ranked majors, led by its placement in the Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools in California Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	1	2	View Report
Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	2	View Report
Best Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	1	1	View Report
Best Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Illustration Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	1	5	View Report
Best Illustration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	6	View Report
Best Illustration Schools in California	1	5	View Report
Best Illustration Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	7	View Report
Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Schools in California	2	5	View Report
Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	5	View Report
Best Other Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	2	2	View Report
Best Other Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	2	View Report
Best Other Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools	2	2	View Report
Best Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools in California	2	2	View Report
Best Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Schools in California	2	2	View Report
Best Business Management & Marketing Schools in California	3	5	View Report
Best Business Management & Marketing Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	9	View Report
Best Other Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California	3	5	View Report
Best Other Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	9	View Report
Best Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	3	View Report
Best Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	3	View Report
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	3	3	View Report
Best Photography Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	3	4	View Report
Best Photography Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	4	View Report
Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	4	7	View Report
Best Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools	4	4	View Report
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in California	4	4	View Report
Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	5	12	View Report
Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	16	View Report
Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools in California	5	36	View Report
Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	41	View Report
Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	10	View Report
Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	5	5	View Report
Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	5	View Report
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	5	View Report
Best Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	6	13	View Report
Best Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	17	View Report
Best Graphic Communications Schools in California	6	53	View Report
Best Graphic Communications Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	59	View Report
Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	6	12	View Report
Best Photography Schools in California	6	8	View Report
Best Photography Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	8	View Report
Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	7	8	View Report
Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	7	8	View Report
Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	7	14	View Report
Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	7	18	View Report
Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in California	7	69	View Report
Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Far Western US Region	7	77	View Report
Best Computer Software & Applications Schools in California	7	24	View Report
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region	7	8	View Report
Best Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Bachelor's Degree Schools	8	9	View Report
Best Illustration Bachelor's Degree Schools	8	40	View Report
Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in California	9	10	View Report
Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in California	9	10	View Report
Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	10	11	View Report
Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	10	11	View Report
Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools	11	17	View Report
Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	11	19	View Report
Best Graphic Design Schools in California	11	46	View Report
Best Film & Video Production Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	11	14	View Report
Best Computer Software & Applications Schools in the Far Western US Region	12	41	View Report
Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region	12	13	View Report
Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region	13	16	View Report
Best Film & Video Production Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	13	17	View Report
Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in California	14	33	View Report
Best Business Management & Marketing Schools	14	53	View Report
Best Other Business, Management & Marketing Schools	14	53	View Report
Best Illustration Schools	15	48	View Report
Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	16	17	View Report
Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools	16	69	View Report
Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Schools	16	31	View Report
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	16	19	View Report
Best Graphic Design Schools in the Far Western US Region	16	58	View Report
Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools	17	136	View Report
Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region	18	39	View Report
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	18	32	View Report
Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	20	23	View Report
Best Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools	20	77	View Report
Best Graphic Communications Schools	21	192	View Report
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	21	24	View Report
Best Photography Bachelor's Degree Schools	22	26	View Report
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	22	25	View Report
Best Fine Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	22	25	View Report
Best Film & Video Production Schools in California	23	28	View Report
Best Fine Arts Schools in California	23	26	View Report
Best Architecture & Related Services Schools in California	24	44	View Report
Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor's Degree Schools	26	99	View Report
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in California	26	81	View Report
Best Film & Video Production Schools in the Far Western US Region	27	33	View Report
Best Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Schools	28	34	View Report
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	28	49	View Report
Best Architecture & Related Services Schools in the Far Western US Region	30	53	View Report
Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools	30	310	View Report
Best Fine Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	30	33	View Report
Best Fine Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region	30	34	View Report
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	32	36	View Report
Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools	36	39	View Report
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	38	64	View Report
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in California	38	43	View Report
Best Photography Schools	39	49	View Report

How Art Center College of Design Ranks for Value

Top Value Majors

Art Center College of Design has 153 best-value majors, including its placement in the Best Value Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Bachelor's Degree Schools in California Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Value Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	1	1	View Report
Best Value Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Other Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	2	2	View Report
Best Value Other Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools in California	2	2	View Report
Best Value Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Schools in California	2	2	View Report
Best Value Other Computer Software & Media Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	3	3	View Report
Best Value Other Computer Software & Media Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	3	View Report
Best Value Other Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools	3	3	View Report
Best Value Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	3	View Report
Best Value Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	3	View Report
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	3	3	View Report
Best Value Commercial & Advertising Art Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	3	3	View Report
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in California	4	4	View Report
Best Value Commercial & Advertising Art Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	4	4	View Report
Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools in California	5	5	View Report
Best Value Other Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California	5	5	View Report
Best Value Computer Software & Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	5	7	View Report
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	5	5	View Report
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	5	View Report
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	5	View Report
Best Value Illustration Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	5	7	View Report
Best Value Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	6	8	View Report
Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	6	8	View Report
Best Value Other Computer Software & Media Applications Schools in California	6	6	View Report
Best Value Other Computer Software & Media Applications Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	6	View Report
Best Value Illustration Schools in California	6	8	View Report
Best Value Photography Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	6	7	View Report
Best Value Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in California	8	10	View Report
Best Value Computer Software & Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	8	10	View Report
Best Value Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools	8	8	View Report
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region	8	8	View Report
Best Value Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	9	11	View Report
Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	9	11	View Report
Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools in the Far Western US Region	9	9	View Report
Best Value Other Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Far Western US Region	9	9	View Report
Best Value Illustration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	9	12	View Report
Best Value Photography Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	9	10	View Report
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in California	10	10	View Report
Best Value Illustration Schools in the Far Western US Region	10	13	View Report
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	11	12	View Report
Best Value Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Bachelor's Degree Schools	11	11	View Report
Best Value Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	12	13	View Report
Best Value Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	12	13	View Report
Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	13	14	View Report
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region	13	13	View Report
Best Value Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region	14	16	View Report
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	15	17	View Report
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	15	16	View Report
Best Value Film & Video Production Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	15	16	View Report
Best Value Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	16	17	View Report
Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	17	18	View Report
Best Value Film & Video Production Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	18	19	View Report
Best Value Photography Schools in California	18	19	View Report
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	19	19	View Report
Best Value Other Computer Software & Media Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools	20	21	View Report
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	21	23	View Report
Best Value Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	21	22	View Report
Best Value Photography Schools in the Far Western US Region	21	22	View Report
Best Value Computer Software & Applications Schools in California	22	24	View Report
Best Value Commercial & Advertising Art Schools in California	23	23	View Report
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	24	24	View Report
Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	24	25	View Report
Best Value Commercial & Advertising Art Schools in the Far Western US Region	28	28	View Report
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	29	31	View Report
Best Value Film & Video Production Schools in California	30	31	View Report
Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in California	31	33	View Report
Best Value Fine Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	31	34	View Report
Best Value Film & Video Production Schools in the Far Western US Region	35	36	View Report
Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	35	36	View Report
Best Value Fine Arts Schools in California	36	39	View Report
Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region	37	39	View Report
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools	37	37	View Report
Best Value Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Schools	38	38	View Report
Best Value Other Computer Software & Media Applications Schools	39	40	View Report
Best Value Computer Software & Applications Schools in the Far Western US Region	39	41	View Report
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools in California	42	44	View Report
Best Value Commercial & Advertising Art Bachelor's Degree Schools	42	43	View Report
Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in California	42	43	View Report
Best Value Fine Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	42	45	View Report
Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	45	49	View Report
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	46	48	View Report
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools in California	47	48	View Report
Best Value Fine Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region	48	51	View Report
Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools	49	51	View Report
Best Value Other Business, Management & Marketing Schools	49	51	View Report
Best Value Illustration Bachelor's Degree Schools	49	58	View Report
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools in the Far Western US Region	51	53	View Report
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools in the Far Western US Region	52	53	View Report
Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in California	52	53	View Report
Best Value Graphic Design Schools in California	52	53	View Report
Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region	56	57	View Report
Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in the Far Western US Region	58	59	View Report
Best Value Photography Bachelor's Degree Schools	60	67	View Report
Best Value Illustration Schools	61	70	View Report
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools	62	68	View Report
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	62	64	View Report
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	63	68	View Report
Best Value Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools	64	70	View Report
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools	64	64	View Report

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Notes and References

The rankings above are built on federal education data, 2027 edition.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.