Art Center College of Design

2025-26

The 2025-26 Common Data Set for Art Center College of Design — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Jun 17, 2026. Subscribe via RSS.

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Acceptance Rate

78.9%

Applications

1,354

Admitted

1,068

Enrolled

304

§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings
$71,958
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
79%
6-year completion
Average net price
$48,661
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$31,000
federal loans only

The numbers, as published

§ This report74numbers from this report.

General Information

1 TABLE
Degrees Offered
Bachelor'sX
Master'sX

Enrollment And Persistence

2 TABLES
Institutional Enrollment
B1 undergraduate enrollment
Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking72112Not reportedNot reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking492776Not reportedNot reported
Full-time total degree-seeking66710900Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates614Not reportedNot reported
Full-time total undergraduates67311040Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking45Not reportedNot reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking99121Not reportedNot reported
Part-time total degree-seeking1031260Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates23Not reportedNot reported
Part-time total undergraduates1051290Not reported
Total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported2011
B1 graduate enrollment
Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Full-time first-time degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking2965Not reportedNot reported
Full-time other credit-course graduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time total graduates74133Not reportedNot reported
Part-time first-time degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking144Not reportedNot reported
Part-time other credit-course graduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total graduates014Not reportedNot reported
Total graduate studentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported226
B1 overall enrollment
Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Total full-time students74712370Not reported
Total part-time students1191340Not reported
Grand total all studentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported2237
All

First-Time, First-Year Admission

4 TABLES

Entrance Exams

APX
Applications
C1 first-year admissions
First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknown sexTotal
Applied395959Not reported1354
Admitted294774Not reported1068
EnrolledNot reportedNot reportedNot reported304
Enrolled full-time104200Not reportedNot reported
Enrolled part-time00Not reportedNot reported
First-time, first-year Profile
C9 test-score submission
Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
MeasurePercentNumber
SAT3.0014
ACT0.000
Other fields
ACT Composite: Total100
Admission Policies
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Does your institution have an application closing date?Yes
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:-

Transfer Admission

1 TABLE
Application for Admission
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes

Academic Offerings and Policies

1 TABLE
Required Course Work
Computer literacyX

Student Life

2 TABLES
Activities Offered
International Student OrganizationX
Literary magazineX
Student governmentX
Student-run film societyX
Housing
Other housing options (specify):X

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE
Student to Faculty Ratio
based on ____ students202

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

1 TABLE
Diploma/Certificates
J degrees conferred by discipline
Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
MeasureCertificate/diplomaAssociateBachelor's
AgricultureNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Natural resources and conservationNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ArchitectureNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Communication/journalismNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Communication technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer and information sciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Personal and culinary servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EducationNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EngineeringNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Engineering technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguisticsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Family and consumer sciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Law/legal studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EnglishNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Liberal arts/general studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Library scienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biological/life sciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mathematics and statisticsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Military science and military technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Interdisciplinary studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Parks and recreationNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Philosophy and religious studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Theology and religious vocationsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Physical sciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Science technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
PsychologyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Public administration and social servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Social sciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Construction tradesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mechanic and repair technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Precision productionNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation and materials movingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Visual and performing artsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Health professions and related programsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Business/marketingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
HistoryNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
OtherNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total100%Not reportedNot reported

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