Art Center College of Design academics
Pasadena, California · Private · 2,017 undergrads
Art Center College of Design has 2,017 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 8 fields of study. The most degrees go to Illustration.
The short answers
2,017
undergraduates.
303
graduate students.
8
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
521
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
24%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
2,017
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
303
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
2,382
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
55%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
24%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
22.8 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$51,484
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
InternationalCollege Scorecard
44%
AsianCollege Scorecard
30%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
10%
WhiteCollege Scorecard
9.4%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
3.9%
BlackCollege Scorecard
1.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.2%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
521
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
87
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Illustration
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
18
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Master's
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Special Focus: Arts, Music, and Design
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Higher Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers