Pasadena, CA
Art Center College of Design
https://www.artcenter.eduRepayment outcome
83.5%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$20,900–$85,000
middle 50% · median $51,700
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$43,083
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$31,000
Sticker price
before any aid
$56,400
Default rate
7.2%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Engineering Tech$81,702
- Physical Sciences$53,380
- Visual & Performing Arts$50,856
- Comm. Tech$38,289
Academics
Acceptance
81.7%
Avg SAT
1,046.5
Enrollment
1,742
What students study
4 fields offered
Visual & Performing Arts
85% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Communications7.2%
- 03Architecture6.0%
- 04Comm. Tech2.1%