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ArtCenter College of Design
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena design college known for transportation and product design, with a year-round trimester calendar.
- Admit rate
- 74.5%
- Accessible
- SAT middle 50%
- Test-optional
- Test-optional
- Avg. net price
- $48,661
- per year, after grants
- Average GPA
- —
- unweighted
Where do you stand?
This college does not publish an SAT range, so it reviews applicants holistically.
Popular majors
- Transportation DesignArts, Design & MediaHighly regarded
- Product DesignArts, Design & MediaHighly regarded
- IllustrationArts, Design & MediaHighly regarded
- Interaction & Graphic DesignArts, Design & MediaHighly regarded
Highlights
- Two Pasadena campuses, including the hillside Ellwood Building
- Known for transportation design graduates working across the auto industry
- Trimester calendar lets students study year-round
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