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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design institutions in the United States

This dataset includes 27 U.S. institutions classified as Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design under the Carnegie Classification, enrolling about 13,503 students in total.

These are predominantly private institutions. The largest by enrollment include AESCA, DIFS, and PIMSI. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 69% and the median average net price is $22,804.

Institutions
27
indexed
Combined enrollment
13,503
students
Median grad rate
69%
reporting
Median net price
$22,804
reporting
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27 institutions

Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate

American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service

New York, New York

Grad rate
25%
Admit rate
Enrollment
270
Net price
$21,682
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate

American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York

New York, New York

Grad rate
96%
Admit rate
81.3%
Enrollment
187
Net price
$54,625
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin

Austin, Texas

Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
Enrollment
305
Net price
$20,738
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
Enrollment
8,504
Net price
$12,193
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service

Houston, Texas

Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
86.4%
Enrollment
254
Net price
$42,938
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

Culinary Institute Inc

Houston, Texas

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
Enrollment
316
Net price
$26,470
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate

Dallas Institute of Funeral Service

Dallas, Texas

Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
Enrollment
454
Net price
$19,845
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

Delta College of Arts & Technology

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
Enrollment
326
Net price
$19,590
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

Douglas Education Center

Monessen, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
88%
Admit rate
Enrollment
178
Net price
$26,922
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

FINE Mortuary College

Norwood, Massachusetts

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
76.5%
Enrollment
185
Net price
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate

Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service

Decatur, Georgia

Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
Enrollment
338
Net price
$21,563
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate

Helms College

Augusta, Georgia

Grad rate
36%
Admit rate
Enrollment
183
Net price
$21,117
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

Jna Institute of Culinary Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
Enrollment
15
Net price
$16,679
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate

John A Gupton College

Nashville, Tennessee

Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
83.9%
Enrollment
166
Net price
$19,772
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts

Dallas, Texas

Grad rate
81%
Admit rate
62.0%
Enrollment
70
Net price
$24,148
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

Louisiana Culinary Institute

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
48.9%
Enrollment
77
Net price
$29,765
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

MediaTech Institute-Dallas

Dallas, Texas

Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
Enrollment
217
Net price
$18,860
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

MediaTech Institute-Houston

Houston, Texas

Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
Enrollment
62
Net price
$16,906
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

Miami Media School

Doral, Florida

Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
28
Net price
$30,528
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts

New York, New York

Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
82.3%
Enrollment
251
Net price
$39,413
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate

Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
89%
Admit rate
49.0%
Enrollment
374
Net price
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

San Francisco Film School

San Francisco, California

Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
Enrollment
127
Net price
$31,029
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

Sessions College for Professional Design

Tempe, Arizona

Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
85.7%
Enrollment
194
Net price
$15,156
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

The Modern College of Design

Kettering, Ohio

Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
91.8%
Enrollment
214
Net price
$34,709
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

Theatre of Arts

Hollywood, California

Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
10
Net price
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

Worsham College of Mortuary Science

Wheeling, Illinois

Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
72.7%
Enrollment
183
Net price
$23,925
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate

Young Americans College of the Performing Arts

Corona, California

Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
15
Net price
$32,938
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Frequently asked questions

What are the largest Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design in the U.S.?
By total enrollment, the largest are AESCA, DIFS, PIMSI, GJCFS, and DCAT.
What is the typical graduation rate and net price for these institutions?
The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 69%, and the median average net price is $22,804. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.

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