Pasadena, California · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Art Center College of Design is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Pasadena, California. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 2,308 students in fall 2024, including 2,038 undergraduates and 270 graduate students.
Art Center College of Design offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 12 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Illustration, Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects, and Graphic Design. It awarded 644 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.
86% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.
Key figures
2,308
Students enrolled
86%
First-year retention
644
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
12
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 12
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.