Private nonprofit · Pasadena, California
Art Center College of Design: cost, debt and earnings by major
8 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $48,389
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 81%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 75%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,017
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $27,651
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 2%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $43,579 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $40,452 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $43,601 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $43,513 |
| $110,000+ | $56,996 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (7)
- Engineering-Related Fields$92,293
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$90,188
- Architectural Sciences and Technology$77,401
- Design and Applied Arts$76,093
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$49,933
- Graphic Communications$48,298 (1 yr)
- Fine and Studio Arts$33,073
Master's programs (1)
- Fine and Studio Arts$30,188