Payback
EarningsPlus
Economic score
Design Institute of San Diego is a for-profit located in San Diego, California. Design Institute of San Diego is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Design Institute of San Diego is in the bottom 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $45,321 10 years after enrolling, 87th in California, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Design Institute of San Diego bachelor students earn 17% less than the national average.
Design Institute of San Diego’s median net annual cost of $40,842 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at Design Institute of San Diego sorted by number of graduates - Design & Applied Arts - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$40,842
Average years to graduate
4.6
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 56% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Design Institute of San Diego is 11% lower than the state average, and 10% below the average for all special focus four-year: arts, music & design schools in the country.
At Design Institute of San Diego, Pell Grant recipients represent 41% of the measured graduating class, 6% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Design Institute of San Diego graduates within 4.7 years.
Design Institute of San Diego is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
The average Title IV recipient at Design Institute of San Diego pays $40,842 a year, $-14,113 less than the $26,729 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $40,842
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Design Institute of San Diego, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $40,842 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 100% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,804. This is 46% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,804
Pell grants
$5,448
Institutional grants
$3,000
Design Institute of San Diego's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 100% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 4 applicants, of which 4 were admitted and 4 enrolled. Design Institute of San Diego has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Design Institute of San Diego does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
60%
83%
Female
N/A
59%
First time
31%
59%
In-state
100%
68%
1st generation
N/A
35%
White
48%
52%
Black
7%
14%
Hispanic
25%
15%
Asian
8%
5%
American Indian
3%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
8%
12%