by our College Data Analytics TeamArt Center College of Design earned 22 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 9 in the top 5%, 6 in the top 10% and 6 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 77 in Highest Paid Graduates for Graphic Communications, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Art Center College of Design holds 22 ranking badges across 6 fields of study, 10 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 1 |
| Top 5% | 9 |
| Top 10% | 6 |
| Top 15% | 6 |
| Total | 22 |
Art Center College of Design is best known for Communications Technology/Support: 6 of its 22 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Graphic Communications, Engineering-Related Fields and Design & Applied Arts.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Far Western) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (California) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Graphic Communications | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Software Applications | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Mechanical Engineering | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Fine & Studio Arts | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Art Center College of Design earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #23 of 75 in Most Popular Online for Computer Software Applications (top 31%).
Art Center College of Design earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #4,221 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
These rankings are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Art Center College of Design appears in 85 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
More about our data sources and methodologies.