General Info
Year Founded: 1930
Affiliation: Private, nonprofit
Accreditation: WASC and NASAD
Applications Accepted: Spring, Summer, Fall
Semesters: 14-Week Terms

Academic Programs and Distinctions
Bachelor of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Science offered in 10 undergraduate programs
Master of Fine Arts or Master of Science offered in four graduate programs
#1 ranking in Industrial Design (U.S. News & World Report and DesignIntelligence)

Students/Faculty/Staff
Undergraduate students: 1,554
Graduate students: 183
Full-time faculty: 84
Part-time faculty: 284
Staff: 368
Student/Faculty Ratio: 9:1
Average class size: 10.9
Number of course sections: 775
Average age of undergraduate students: 23.6
Average age of graduate students: 29.6
First-year retention of all new students (2009 cohort): 76.0%
Six-year graduation rates of all new students (2004 cohort): 73.2%
Internships: 46
Job placement rate six months after Graduation: 70%
Job placement rate one year after Graduation: 84%

Admissions and Enrollment
Applications received: 1,219 (full calendar year 2010)
Acceptance rate: 73.7% (full calendar year 2010)
Average age of entering students: 21.4
New undergraduate students from California: 58%
New undergraduate students from out-of-state: 26%
New undergraduate students from international countries: 17%

Undergraduate Enrollment by Major
Advertising: 80
Entertainment Design: 85
Environmental Design: 87
Film: 84
Fine Art: 72
Graphic Design: 257
Illustration: 435
Photography: 135
Product Design: 142
Transportation: 176

Graduate Enrollment by Major
Art: 25
Broadcast Cinema: 70
Industrial Design: 47
Media Design: 39

Public Programs
Year-round open enrollment programs for students of all ages
Annual Enrollment in Public Programs: 4,430 (calendar year 2010)
Average tuition for one course:
    •    Art Center at Night $720
    •    Saturday High $275
    •    Art Center for Kids $260
    •    Summer Institute for Teachers $680
Scholarship applications: 624 (calendar year 2010)
Scholarships awarded: 292 (calendar year 2010)

Library
Books and bound magazines: 80,848
DVD's and other cinema: 13,000 films
Current magazine subscriptions: 334 titles
Visual image access: 146,500 hi-res plus millions via links
Online resources in art and design: 35 databases

Costs and Financial Aid
Annual operating budget: $67.2 million (FY 2011)
Endowment: $49.7 million (as of 12/31/2010)
Annual tuition (2 semesters): $32,592
Students with financial need: 79%
Students who received Financial Aid: 80%
Students who received Art Center Scholarships: 47% (calendar year 2010)
Average amount of scholarship: $2,694/semester (calendar year 2010)

One-Year Retention and Six-Year Graduation Rates Tables (Fall Term Only):
One-year retention and six-year graduation rates are calculated for those new students entering Art Center for the first time in the fall term of the calendar year noted in the corresponding tables.  One-year retention rates are calculated by counting the percentage of students from the original cohort who were subsequently enrolled one year later. Graduation rates are calculated by counting which percentage of students from the original cohort graduated within 72 months of original enrollment. Table 1 (one-year retention rates of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking freshmen) and Table 4 (six-year graduation rates of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking freshmen) reflect the numbers most commonly reported to outside agencies, who primarily emphasize retention and graduation rates of new, first-time, full-time, degree-seeking freshman who enroll at a given institution for the first time in Fall Term.

One-Year Retention and Six-Year Graduation Rates Tables (Spring, Summer and Fall Terms):
One-year retention and six-year graduation rates are calculated for those new students entering Art Center for the first time in the calendar year noted in the corresponding tables.  One-year retention rates are calculated by counting the percentage of students from the original cohort who were subsequently enrolled one year later.  Graduation rates are calculated by counting which percentage of students from the original cohort graduated within 72 months of original enrollment. These numbers are not commonly reported to outside agencies, who primarily emphasize retention and graduation rates of new, first-time, full-time, degree-seeking freshman who enroll at a given institution for the first time in Fall Term.

* Figures based on Fall 2010 data unless otherwise noted

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