79%
Graduation Rate
86%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Art Center College of Design, the graduation rate is 79 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 86 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is much higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 51.83% (private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University with smaller programs).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 190 students out of 240 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Art Center College of Design.
By gender, 63 male and 127 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 240 | 190 | 79.17% |
|---|
| Men | 84 | 63 | 75.00% |
|---|
| Women | 156 | 127 | 81.41% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Art Center College of Design.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.00%
- Asian: 84.78%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 50.00%
- Hispanic: 62.50%
- White: 63.64%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Two or More Race: 57.14%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Asian | 84.78%(78/92) |
79.31%(23/29) |
87.30%(55/63) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 50.00%(2/4) |
100.00%(1/1) |
33.33%(1/3) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 62.50%(10/16) |
33.33%(1/3) |
69.23%(9/13) |
|---|
| White | 63.64%(14/22) |
66.67%(4/6) |
62.50%(10/16) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 57.14%(4/7) |
66.67%(2/3) |
50.00%(2/4) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Art Center College of Design, 82 of 97 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 84.54%.