- The Inkwell
- California
- Design Institute of San Diego
San Diego, CACity: largeZIP 92121Founded 1977
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Founded
- 1977
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: arts, music & design
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1985
- Website
- www.disd.edu
CaliforniaPrivate for-profit
Design Institute of San Diego
Design Institute of San Diego is a private for-profit institute in San Diego, California, with 77 undergraduates. It admits 100% of applicants, graduates 57% within six years and costs $32,832 a year after aid.
57%graduate
Admission rate100%
Retention0%
4-year graduation29%
Pell Grant share56%
Federal loans66%
$32,832net price / year
100%admission rate
—average SAT
57%graduate in 6 years
$52,715median earnings, 10 yrs
$29,973median debt
#1,132 of 1,704 for earnings#1,541 of 1,739 for lowest net price#778 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,528 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $36,212tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $29,350
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $29,350
- Average net price
- $32,832national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000—
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000$29,452
$110,001+$36,212
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 100%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college100%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college0%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college57%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college56%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 57%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 29%
- First-year retention
- 0%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 50%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,522
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,715middle 50%: $24,438–$73,120
- Median debt at graduation
- $29,973
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$73,120
Median, Design Institute of San Diego$52,715
Lower quarter$24,438
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 77
- Part-time
- 23%
- Women / men
- 95% / 5.2%
- Average age at entry
- 26.6
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 56%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- —
- Average faculty salary
- $7,708 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,677
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White46%
Hispanic18%
Black6.5%
Asian7.8%
Two or more races1.3%
U.S. nonresident3.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.3%
Unknown16%
1 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts100%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 113582. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q30263414.