Best Industrial Design Colleges Tuition Comparison

Rhode Island School of Design ranked first in the Best Industrial Design Colleges rankings, followed by Art Center College of Design and Carnegie Mellon University.

The average tuition & fees of Best Industrial Design Colleges is $15,756 for in-state and $54,033 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.

Carnegie Mellon University has the highest tuition & fees of $65,636 and Ohio State University-Main Campus has the lowest tuition & fees of $40,022 among Best Industrial Design Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,590 for in-state and $51,377 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 60.92% and the SAT score is 1404 for the Best Industrial Design Colleges. Their acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into the schools, and the SAT score is high.

Table. Best Industrial Design Colleges Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RI$62,688
$2,928		$62,688
$2,928		18.66%
4.85%		1,480 SAT
32 ACT
-10 /0		2,520
-20		89%
1%
2Art Center College of DesignPasadena, CA$54,170
$2,530		$57,188
$2,670		74.54%
-0.44%		-2,308
-74		79%
-3%
3Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA$65,636
$2,362		$50,975
$1,525		11.66%
0.26%		1,540 SAT
35 ACT0 /0		15,888
292		94%
2%
4Cranbrook Academy of ArtBloomfield Hills, MI$44,450$46,273
$2,101		--113
-6		-
5California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, CA$60,226
$2,280		$63,430
$2,400		91.10%
17.70%		-1,308
-25		61%
3%
6Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY$61,845
$2,162		$40,372
$1,386		73.25%
20.08%		1,280 SAT
29 ACT
-50 /-1		5,356
124		74%
2%
7Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH$40,022 ($13,244)
$1,657 ($385)		$42,740 ($13,901)
$1,513 ($404)		60.57%
9.75%		1,400 SAT
30 ACT0 /-1		61,443
1,397		88%
1%
8Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY$59,210
$2,546		$60,052
$2,288		66.93%
-4.47%		1,370 SAT
32 ACT0 /1		17,098
235		70%
9School of Visual ArtsNew York, NY$51,400
$2,260		$57,370
$2,330		92.64%
1.32%		1,320 SAT
-10 /-30		3,812
-204		76%
2%
10School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL$54,623
$2,019		$49,649
$5,015		77.47%
1.05%		-3,394
-7		67%
3%
11University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL$40,096 ($18,267)
$904 ($207)		$34,406 ($19,278)
$766 ($441)		42.37%
-1.32%		1,440 SAT
32 ACT
30 /0		59,238
2,675		85%
1%
Average$54,033 ($15,756)$51,377 ($16,590)61%1,40415,68078%