Design Institute of San Diego Data & Information Overview

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• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is Design Institute of San Diego Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Design Institute of San Diego was awarded 2 badges in the 2021 rankings.

Overall Quality

Design Institute of San Diego was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Design Institute of San Diego?

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Design Institute of San Diego you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 50%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

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Design Institute of San Diego Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Design Institute of San Diego, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 8 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Design Institute of San Diego

Freshmen Retention Rate

Design Institute of San Diego has a freshmen retention rate of 75%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Design Institute of San Diego for first-time, full-time students is 67%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

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Below Average Overall Diversity at Design Institute of San Diego

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 121 undergraduates at Design Institute of San Diego with 76 being full-time and 45 being part-time.

Design Institute of San Diego Diversity Score

College Factual computes an overall diversity score for each college and university that takes gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and age into account. Schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest, and those that cater to just one or two student groups are ranked the lowest.

The overall diversity score for Design Institute of San Diego is 29.01 out of 100. This is below average when compared to other schools in the United States.

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How Much Does Design Institute of San Diego Cost?

The overall average net price of Design Institute of San Diego is $39,971. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

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 Design Institute of San Diego, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

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 Design Institute of San Diego, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $5,442 a year. That adds up to $21,768 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Design Institute of San Diego is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Design Institute of San Diego Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Design Institute of San Diego with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $36,800 in their early years. This is about 8% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of Design Institute of San Diego

Located in San Diego, California, Design Institute of San Diego is a private for-profit institution. The location of Design Institute of San Diego is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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Contact details for Design Institute of San Diego are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	8555 Commerce Ave, San Diego, CA 92121
Phone:	858-566-1200
Website:	www.disd.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/DesignInstituteofSD
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/#!/DISanDiego

Design Institute of San Diego Majors

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	32	NA

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Notes and References

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.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.