Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA
Art Center College of Design admitted 1,004 of 1,339 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (75%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at Art Center College of Design
Two things Art Center College of Design published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
Art Center College of Design reports that test scores are not considered at all.
That is the school’s own answer on the form it fills in every year. A score you send is not read as part of the decision here.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Families paid $48,661 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
75%
1,004 admitted of 1,339 applicants
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Where do you actually stand at Art Center College of Design?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What Art Center College of Design says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Essayrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Course rigorrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- GPAconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Recommendationsconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Not considered
- Test scores
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Class rank
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Legacy
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $48,661 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $39,645
- $30k–$48k
- $42,161
- $48k–$75k
- $44,738
- $75k–$110k
- $45,677
- Over $110k
- $61,144
Source: the College Scorecard
Essays on this application
18 essay prompts on the application: 3 you would write.
Published deadlines
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More colleges on the record
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Other colleges in California
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Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
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