Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Art Center College of Design's yield is 16 pts higher than Westmont's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Art Center College of Design has 7 pts more first-gen students than Westmont (24% vs. 17%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    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
  4. 4

    Art Center College of Design has 1.5× as many undergrads as Westmont

    Undergrads
  5. 5

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

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Art Center College of Design is more diverse (index 0.69 vs. 0.66)

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Art Center College of Design admits 75%, Westmont 77%; Art Center College of Design's yield is higher, at 31%.

Acceptance rate
Art Center College of Design75%
Westmont77%
Quad's selectivity
  • Art Center College of DesignSelective
  • WestmontSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Art Center College of DesignTest-blind
Westmont
1240–1450
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Art Center College of DesignSchool record required
  • WestmontGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Art Center College of Design has 1.5× as many undergrads as Westmont and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Art Center College of Design2K
Westmont1.3K
Pell Grant share
Art Center College of Design22%
Westmont20%

Majors and faculty

Illustration leads at Art Center College of Design, and Business/Managerial Economics at Westmont.

Students per faculty member
Art Center College of Design9 to 1
Westmont10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Art Center College of DesignIllustration28%
  • WestmontBusiness/Managerial Economics17%

What each costs

Only Westmont reports an average cost ($32.2K).

Average cost, all students
Art Center College of DesignNot reported
Westmont$32.2K
Aid generosity
Art Center College of DesignNot reported
Westmont55%

What each pays off

Art Center College of Design's former students earn more, a median $72K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Art Center College of Design$72K
Westmont$64.8K
Graduation rate
Art Center College of Design78%
Westmont72%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Art Center College of Design got more selective while Westmont held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Art Center College of DesignGrowing+174%
  • WestmontGrowing+18%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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