Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Art Center College of Design grads earn $23K more ten years out than Lynn's ($71,958 vs. $49,006)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Art Center College of Design graduates 22 pts more of its students than Lynn (78% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Art Center College of Design's yield is 18 pts higher than Lynn's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Lynn is a bit larger (2,859 vs. 2,017)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Lynn is more diverse (index 0.74 vs. 0.69)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Lynn has 3 pts more first-gen students than Art Center College of Design (27% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students

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

Lynn admits 73%, Art Center College of Design 75%; Art Center College of Design's yield is higher, at 31%.

Acceptance rate
Art Center College of Design75%
Lynn73%
Quad's selectivity
  • Art Center College of DesignSelective
  • LynnAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Art Center College of DesignTest-blind
Lynn
1040–1200
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Art Center College of DesignSchool record required
  • LynnGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Lynn is a bit larger than Art Center College of Design (2,859 vs. 2,017 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Art Center College of Design2K
Lynn2.9K
Pell Grant share
Art Center College of Design22%
Lynn23%

Majors and faculty

Illustration leads at Art Center College of Design, and International Business/Trade/Commerce at Lynn.

Students per faculty member
Art Center College of Design9 to 1
Lynn16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Art Center College of DesignIllustration28%
  • LynnInternational Business/Trade/Commerce11%

What each costs

Only Lynn reports an average cost ($48.1K).

Average cost, all students
Art Center College of DesignNot reported
Lynn$48.1K
Aid generosity
Art Center College of DesignNot reported
Lynn31%

What each pays off

Art Center College of Design's former students earn more, a median $72K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Art Center College of Design$72K
Lynn$49K
Graduation rate
Art Center College of Design78%
Lynn56%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • Art Center College of DesignGrowing+174%
  • LynnGrowing+105%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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