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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Art Center College of Design grads earn $7.2K more ten years out than Westmont's ($71,958 vs. $64,778)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Art Center College of Design graduates 6 pts more of its students than Westmont (78% vs. 72%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Westmont$64.8K
Art Center College of Design$72K
Graduation rate
Westmont72%
Art Center College of Design78%
Retention rate
Westmont85%
Art Center College of Design86%

Borrowing

Median debt
Westmont$23.3K
Art Center College of Design$31K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Westmont51%
Art Center College of Design33%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Westmont$19.5K
Art Center College of Design$28.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Westmont69%
Art Center College of Design36%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Westmont72%
Art Center College of Design78%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Westmont25%
Art Center College of Design6%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Westmont54%
Art Center College of Design74%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Westmont78%
Art Center College of Design83%
Pell graduation gap
Westmont24 pts lower
Art Center College of Design10 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupWestmontArt Center College of Design
White74%Not shown: under 30 students
Asian63%85%
Hispanic/Latino65%Not shown: under 30 students
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students85%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why