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Design Institute of San Diego

San Diego, California Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

Design Institute of San Diego is a private for-profit four-year institution in San Diego, California. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 94, made up of 77 undergraduates and 17 graduate students.

Design Institute of San Diego offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 1 program, the largest being Interior Design. It awarded 24 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

0% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

Students enrolled

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

8:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

BachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 1

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Visual and Performing Arts 1

Interior Design BachelorMaster Online option 24 graduates

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 0%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 16
Master's degrees: 8

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 94
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 77
Graduate students, fall 2024: 17
Full-time, fall 2024: 81%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 112
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 93
Graduate students, 2024-25: 19
Full-time, 2024-25: 81%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 91%
Men: 9%
White: 42%
Hispanic or Latino: 16%
Black or African American: 8%
Asian: 9%
Two or more races: 1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 1%
International (U.S. nonresident): 5%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 18%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option: 1
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 1%
Students taking some online courses: 96%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
President: Margot Doucette
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact