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
Lynn73%
Art Center College of Design75%
Quad's selectivity
  • LynnAccessible
  • Art Center College of DesignSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Lynn
1040–1200
Art Center College of DesignTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • LynnGPA and school record required
  • Art Center College of DesignSchool 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
Lynn2.9K
Art Center College of Design2K
Pell Grant share
Lynn23%
Art Center College of Design22%

Majors and faculty

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

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

What each costs

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

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

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
Lynn$49K
Art Center College of Design$72K
Graduation rate
Lynn56%
Art Center College of Design78%

How each has changed

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

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