Art Center College of Design: tuition, cost and admissions
Pasadena, CA · Private nonprofit university · City (mid)
2,113Undergraduates
71%Acceptance rate
$48,735Avg net cost / yr
What Art Center College of Design actually costs
| Item | Amount | |
|---|
| Tuition & fees (in-state) | $49,942 | Published rate before aid |
| Tuition & fees (out-of-state) | $49,942 | Published rate before aid |
| Books & supplies | $4,000 | Estimated annual |
| Total sticker cost | $70,276 | Everything, before aid |
| Average actual cost paid | $48,735 | Average paid after grants and scholarships — an average, not a quote |
Across all students, the average paid here was $21,541 less than the sticker price — about 31% off, once grants and scholarships are counted. Individual awards vary enormously, and many students receive nothing at all.
Do your own due diligence on cost. Every figure above is a historical federal average for all students at this college.
No student pays the average. What you are charged depends on your family’s income and assets, your academic record, the year you apply, and what aid this college has available — and it changes year to year. Use these numbers to decide which colleges are worth investigating, never to decide what one will cost you. Run the college’s own
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Most popular fields of study
Visual & Performing Arts — 58%
Engineering Technologies — 21%
Communications Technologies — 12%
Computer & Information Sciences — 4%
Share of degrees awarded, US Dept. of Education.
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