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Art Center College of Design

General Information

Name: Art Center College of Design
Address: 1700 Lida St, Pasadena, CA 91103
Phone:

  • General information: (626) 396-2200
  • Financial aid office: (626) 396-2215
  • Admissions office: (626) 396-2373

Website: www.artcenter.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$26,312$25,244$24,125
Books and supplies$5,196$5,044$5,836
Living arrangement
Off-campus
        Room and board$12,504$10,928$10,528
        Other expenses$6,034$5,028$5,374
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$6,034$5,460$5,374

Total expenses   
Off-campus$50,046$46,244$45,863
Off-campus with family$37,542$35,748$35,335

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 60%
  • Federal grants: 27%
  • State/local grants: 20%
  • Institutional grants: 33%
  • Student loans: 35%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3883
  • State/local grants:$5815
  • Institutional grants:$5453
  • Student loans:$2697

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$50
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants18910980
Percent admitted65.1%67.9%61.3%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time47.2%32.4%69.4%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 1628
Undergraduate enrollment: 1499
First-time student retention: 87%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 87%
    • Part Time: 13%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 60%
    • Women: 40%

White non-hispanic: 31%
Black non-hispanic: 2%
Hispanic: 12%
Asian/pacific islander: 40%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 16%

Degrees offered

    Architecture and Related Services
  • Environmental Design/Architecture - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Commercial and Advertising Art - Bachelor
  • Design and Visual Communications, General - Master
  • Film/Cinema Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Graphic Design - Bachelor
  • Illustration - Bachelor
  • Industrial Design - Bachelor, Master
  • Photography - Bachelor


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