Design Institute of San Diego

Student body

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment

77

Graduate enrollment

17

Student–faculty ratio

8 : 1

Pell Grant recipients

51%

First-generation students

—

Students over 25

50%

Median family income

$28,782

Avg faculty salary (academic year)

$69,372

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate

100.0%

Test scores

Not considered

SAT range (25th–75th %)

—

SAT average

—

SAT reading

—

SAT math

—

ACT composite

—

Cost

In-state tuition

$29,300

Room & board

—

Books & supplies

$1,062

Total cost of attendance

$55,911

Average net price

$44,010

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)

80%

Graduated on time (4 years)

0%

First-year retention

0%

Transferred to another college

0%

Median earnings, 6 years after entry

$46,916

Median earnings, 10 years after entry

$46,920

Median debt at graduation

$36,844

Students with federal loans

63%

Paying down their loans (1 year in)

61%

About 80% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing

No

Application fee

$25

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

$44,010/year × about 5.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.