Art Center College of Design Overview

Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Pasadena, California. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Art Center College of Design Known For?

• Art Center College of Design has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 8 to 1.
• The 1% student loan default rate at Art Center College of Design is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The highest award offered at Art Center College of Design is the master's degree.
• For the <nil> academic year, 27% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Art Center College of Design with a bachelor's degree make about $70,731 a year. That's 73% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Art Center College of Design?

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

How Do I Get Into Art Center College of Design?

You can apply to Art Center College of Design online at: www.artcenter.edu/apply.html

Admission Requirements for Art Center College of Design

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Art Center College of Design?

The acceptance rate at Art Center College of Design is 76%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Can I Afford Art Center College of Design?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Art Center College of Design, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $7,086 a year. That adds up to $28,344 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Art Center College of Design is 1.0%. 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.

Art Center College of Design Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,028 undergraduate students at Art Center College of Design, with 1,730 being full-time and 298 being part-time.

There are also 291 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,730 full-time undergraduates at Art Center College of Design, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Art Center College of Design students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	536
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	166
White	196
International Students	744
Other Races/Ethnicities	63

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Art Center College of Design. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Art Center College of Design

In 2020-2021, 2,139 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Art Center College of Design has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Art Center College of Design

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Art Center College of Design was 54,525.0%. This is the #6 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Art Center College of Design regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Garnethertz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.