Design Institute of San Diego
San Diego, California · Website
$46,920
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$46,920
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Design Institute of San Diego is a for-profit 4-year college in San Diego, California with 77 undergraduates and 17 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $44,010 a year (tuition and fees $29,300). It admits 100% of applicants and 80% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $46,920 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $36,844 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$44,010
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$29,300
US median $11,837
Admission rate
100%
US median 78%
Completion rate
80%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$36,844
About $391 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$46,920
Rank 1,762 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Net price
- $44,010
- Tuition and fees
- $29,300
- Cost of attendance
- $55,911
- Students with a need-based grant
- 51%
- Students with federal loans
- 63%
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $44,010
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $20,410 in 2015-16 to $29,300 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 100%
- Undergraduates
- 77
- Graduate students
- 17
- Part-time students
- 23%
- Women
- 95%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 80%
- Retention rate
- 0%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 2
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,762 of 5,094 US colleges and 188 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $44,010 | $20,161 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $29,300 | $8,086 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 100% | 76% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 80% | 64% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 0% | 80% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $36,844 | $11,537 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,916 | $36,048 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $46,920 | $41,472 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 64% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 67% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
2 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $44,191 | $34,589 | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Design and Applied ArtsMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of San Diego and California on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Design Institute of San Diego cost?
$44,010 a year is the average net price at Design Institute of San Diego after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $29,300, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $55,911.
What is the acceptance rate at Design Institute of San Diego?
100% of applicants are admitted to Design Institute of San Diego. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do Design Institute of San Diego graduates earn?
$46,920 a year is the median pay of former Design Institute of San Diego students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,916 after 6 years). That ranks 1,762 of 5,094 US colleges and 188 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's) at $34,589.
How much student debt do Design Institute of San Diego graduates have?
$36,844 is the median federal student loan debt of Design Institute of San Diego graduates, about $391 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 63% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Design Institute of San Diego?
80% of first-time, full-time students at Design Institute of San Diego finish within 6 years. 0% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at Design Institute of San Diego?
Design and Applied Arts (16 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 2 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.