CalArts vs Art Center College of Design

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
CalArts has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,724) than Art Center College of Design ($51,640).
It is harder to admit to CalArts than Art Center College of Design.
Art Center College of Design has more students with 2,420 students while CalArts has 1,440 students.
CalArts has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Art Center College of Design's ratio is 8 to 1.
CalArts has more full-time faculties with 154 faculties while Art Center College of Design has 128 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California Institute of the Arts and Art Center College of Design.

CalArts	vs.	Art Center College of Design
Valencia, California	Location	Pasadena, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
$56,724	2024 Tuition & Fees	$51,640
55%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$20,801	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$15,773

26.00 %	Acceptance Rates	74.98 %
34.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	31.97 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
85 %	Retention Rate	86 %
1,440	Student Population	2,420
154	Number of Faculties	128
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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