Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, CA · Private Nonprofit

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75.0%

Acceptance Rate

N/A

Median SAT

$71,958

Median Earnings

1,339

Applicants

Acceptance Rate Trend

Up 7.3 percentage points since 2018

Applications & Admissions

Yield Rate Trend

Percentage of admitted students who enroll

Most Popular Majors (2023)

Degrees awarded in latest year

Major Popularity Over Time

How top majors have grown or declined

Earnings by Major

This school vs. national range (2yr after graduation)

Mechanical Engineering Related... $81,702

$9,000 $108,649

Design and Applied Arts $50,856

$9,000 $108,649

Graphic Communications $38,289

$9,000 $108,649

Film/Video and Photographic Ar... $20,824

$9,000 $108,649

Fine and Studio Arts $20,140

$9,000 $108,649

Engineering-Related Fields N/A

$9,000 $108,649

Computer Software and Media Ap... N/A

$9,000 $108,649

Architectural Sciences and Tec... N/A

$9,000 $108,649

This school National avg

Historical Admissions Data

Each row shows the admissions cycle for that academic year. Applicants is the total number of students who applied for freshman admission. Admitted shows how many received acceptance letters. Rate is the acceptance rate (admitted ÷ applicants) — lower percentages indicate more selective schools. Yield measures the percentage of admitted students who actually enrolled — a high yield (above 50%) suggests the school is a top choice for admitted students, while lower yields indicate students often choose other options. SAT shows the 25th-75th percentile range, meaning the middle 50% of enrolled students scored within this range. Data is sourced from IPEDS, the federal database where all US colleges report annually.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Rate	Yield	SAT
2023	1,339	1,004	75.0%	32.1%	N/A
2022	1,285	912	71.0%	31.8%	N/A
2021	982	742	75.6%	36.3%	N/A
2020	1,008	767	76.1%	30.5%	N/A
2019	1,015	719	70.8%	37.0%	N/A
2018	844	571	67.7%	42.2%	N/A
2017	813	572	70.4%	39.5%	N/A
2016	670	464	69.3%	45.5%	N/A
2015	610	485	79.5%	37.1%	N/A