Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, California
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 2,017 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 75%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $48,389per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 80%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $75,97510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 75%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Art Center College of Design's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $48,389full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $77,990sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $56,308Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 80%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 86%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $75,97510 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,651federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,017Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 24%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 24%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Reach University Oakland, CA — admits 100%
- College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN — admits 92%
- California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA — admits 91%
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ — admits 95%
Also worth a look
- Pepperdine University Malibu, CA — admits 63%
- Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA — admits 82%
- Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY — admits 73%
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN — admits 77%
- Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL — admits 76%
- Lynn University Boca Raton, FL — admits 73%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Art Center College of Design, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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