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.
• In 2017-2018, 25% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Art Center College of Design makes roughly $53,600 a year. This is 31% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Art Center College of Design Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Art Center College of Design.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#58	Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#59	Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#64	Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Art Center College of Design has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#4	Best Graphic Communications Schools	College Factual
#6	Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools	College Factual
#7	Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools	College Factual
#25	Best Design & Applied Arts Schools	College Factual
#54	Best Engineering Technologies Schools	College Factual
#89	Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools	College Factual

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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/artcenteredu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/artcenteredu

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 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

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 $5,738 a year. That adds up to $22,952 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Art Center College of Design is 1.1%. 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 1,912 undergraduate students at Art Center College of Design, with 1,600 being full-time and 312 being part-time.

There are also 270 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,600 full-time undergraduates at Art Center College of Design, 43% are male and 57% 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	521
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	156
White	187
International Students	655
Other Races/Ethnicities	59

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 2019-2020, 2,182 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%.

Art Center College of Design Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Design & Applied Arts	223	29	252
Engineering-Related Fields	57	10	67
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	48	15	63
Mechanical Engineering Technology	38	5	43
Graphic Communications	36	0	36
Architectural Sciences & Technology	22	13	35
Computer Software & Applications	20	14	34
Fine & Studio Arts	13	1	14
TOTAL	457	87	544

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

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