unitid 109651 · Pasadena, CA · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Art Center College of Design
- enrollment 2023
- 2,965
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
75%
51st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,017
75th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
22%
undergrads on Pell grants
23rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
79%
finish within 150% time
86th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$75,649
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$48,661
after aid, aided students
99th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$71,958
after entry, Title IV students
85th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$31,000
98th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $39,645 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k32%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $30,283
- First-generation students
- 24%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $54,170
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. | 245 | $81,385 | $31,050 |
| Graphic Communications. | 79 | — | $35,593 |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | 51 | — | $37,250 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | 50 | — | $54,124 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 41 | $33,995 | $31,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 31 | — | — |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | 20 | — | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 18 | — | — |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. | 17 | — | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 16 | — | — |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. | 15 | — | — |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | 14 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.