Design Institute of San Diego 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.

Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and Art Center College of Design is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Art Center College of Design has more expensive tuition & fees ($51,640) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to Art Center College of Design than Design Institute of San Diego.
Art Center College of Design has more students with 2,420 students while Design Institute of San Diego has 101 students.
Design Institute of San Diego has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Art Center College of Design's ratio is 8 to 1.
Art Center College of Design has more full-time faculties with 128 faculties while Design Institute of San Diego has 2 full-time faculties.

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

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	Art Center College of Design
San Diego, California	Location	Pasadena, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
$29,350	2024 Tuition & Fees	$51,640
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$15,773

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	74.98 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	31.97 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
75 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
33 %	Retention Rate	86 %
101	Student Population	2,420
2	Number of Faculties	128
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	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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