Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    California Miramar's yield is 43 pts higher than Design Institute of San Diego's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Design Institute of San Diego graduates 31 pts more of its students than California Miramar (49% vs. 18%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    California Miramar is more diverse (index 0.83 vs. 0.72)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    California Miramar has 1.8× as many undergrads as Design Institute of San Diego

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Design Institute of San Diego has 3 pts more Pell recipients than California Miramar (51% vs. 48%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

California Miramar admits 18%; Design Institute of San Diego doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
California Miramar18%
Design Institute of San DiegoNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • California MiramarSelective
  • Design Institute of San DiegoNot rated
SAT middle 50%
California MiramarTest-blind
Design Institute of San DiegoTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • California MiramarGPA and school record required
  • Design Institute of San DiegoGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

California Miramar has 1.8× as many undergrads as Design Institute of San Diego; Design Institute of San Diego has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
California Miramar135
Design Institute of San Diego77
Pell Grant share
California Miramar48%
Design Institute of San Diego51%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at California Miramar, and Interior Design at Design Institute of San Diego.

Students per faculty member
California Miramar10 to 1
Design Institute of San Diego8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • California MiramarBusiness Administration and Management, General100%
  • Design Institute of San DiegoInterior Design100%

What each pays off

Design Institute of San Diego's former students earn a median $46.9K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
California MiramarNot reported
Design Institute of San Diego$46.9K
Graduation rate
California Miramar18%
Design Institute of San Diego49%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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