How Art Center College of Design's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 74.38%, and this year's acceptance rate is 74.98% at Art Center College of Design. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 66.24% and women students' rate is 78.92%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Art Center College of Design over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	81.67%	70.59%	88.74%
2014-15	80.90% -0.77%	73.68% -3.20%	85.54% -3.20%
2015-16	79.51% -1.39%	69.03% 0.14%	85.68% 0.14%
2016-17	69.25% -10.25%	62.28% -12.83%	72.85% -12.83%
2017-18	70.36% 1.10%	61.44% 2.89%	75.74% 2.89%
2018-19	67.65% -2.70%	59.47% -3.55%	72.19% -3.55%
2019-20	70.84% 3.18%	61.67% 3.69%	75.88% 3.69%
2020-21	76.09% 5.25%	68.04% 4.33%	80.21% 4.33%
2021-22	75.97% -0.12%	72.89% -3.21%	77.00% -3.21%
2022-23	70.97% -4.99%	60.55% -0.70%	76.30% -0.70%
2023-24	74.98% 4.01%	68.98% 1.74%	78.04% 1.74%
Average	74.38%	66.24%	78.92%

Art Center College of Design Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 37.61% where the current academic year yield is 31.97%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Art Center College of Design from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	41.84%	46.21%	39.62%
2014-15	40.28% -1.56%	50.00% -4.72%	34.89% -4.72%
2015-16	37.11% -3.16%	44.23% -1.15%	33.74% -1.15%
2016-17	45.47% 8.36%	52.11% 8.81%	42.55% 8.81%
2017-18	39.51% -5.96%	47.87% -7.13%	35.42% -7.13%
2018-19	42.21% 2.70%	47.49% 4.38%	39.80% 4.38%
2019-20	37.00% -5.21%	44.14% -5.99%	33.80% -5.99%
2020-21	30.51% -6.49%	36.21% -5.77%	28.04% -5.77%
2021-22	36.06% 5.55%	37.18% 7.89%	35.93% 7.89%
2022-23	31.80% -4.26%	43.94% -9.04%	26.89% -9.04%
2023-24	31.97% 0.17%	38.93% 2.10%	29.00% 2.10%
Average	37.61%	44.39%	34.52%

Art Center College of Design Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 871, the average number of admitted is 642, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 234. The number of Art Center College of Design applicants increased by 4.20% (54 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Art Center College of Design from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	480	392	164
2014-15	534 54	432 10	174 10
2015-16	610 76	485 6	180 6
2016-17	670 60	464 31	211 31
2017-18	813 143	572 15	226 15
2018-19	844 31	571 15	241 15
2019-20	1,015 171	719 25	266 25
2020-21	1,008 -7	767 -32	234 -32
2021-22	982 -26	746 35	269 35
2022-23	1,285 303	912 21	290 21
2023-24	1,339 54	1,004 31	321 31
Average	871	642	234

Art Center College of Design Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Art Center College of Design

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes