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What Art Center College of Design costs

Pasadena, California · Private · 2,017 undergrads

Art Center College of Design's sticker price was $77,990 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $48,389 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $43,579.

What does Art Center College of Design cost?

$48,389 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $77,990.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$43,579
$30,000–$48,000$40,452
$48,000–$75,000$43,601
$75,000–$110,000$43,513
over $110,000$56,996

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$43,579
$30,000–$48,000$40,452
$48,000–$75,000$43,601
$75,000–$110,000$43,513
Over $110,000$56,996

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 44% off Art Center College of Design's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Art Center College of Design cost more than California Lutheran University, Biola University and Westmont College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Art Center College of Design$43,601$48,389
California Lutheran University$20,665$26,445
Biola University$27,376$32,530
Westmont College$22,519$29,343

The sticker price

$56,308
Tuition, 2025-26
$77,990
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
25%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$22,412
average grant for students who got aid.
32%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$27,651
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Art Center College of Design cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $43,579 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $77,990. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Art Center College of Design's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Art Center College of Design cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $40,452 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $77,990. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Art Center College of Design's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Art Center College of Design cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $43,601 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $77,990. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Art Center College of Design's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
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