Design Institute of San Diego vs. Florida Career College-Miami

Comparable Facts

Compare Design Institute of San Diego in San Diego, CA with Florida Career College Miami in Miami, FL on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Florida Career College Miami is larger than Design Institute of San Diego based on total student enrollment (130 students vs. 94 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Design Institute of San Diego is located in San Diego, CA (Large City setting); Florida Career College Miami is in Miami, FL (Large Suburban setting).
• Design Institute of San Diego is a private, for-profit 4-year institution. Florida Career College Miami is a private, for-profit 4-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Design Institute of San Diego 8:1; Florida Career College Miami 9:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Florida Career College Miami are 10.1% lower than at Design Institute of San Diego ($19,845 vs. $22,086).
• Out-of-state tuition is 62.8% higher at Design Institute of San Diego than at Florida Career College Miami (about $11,300 more per year; $29,300 vs. $18,000).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Design Institute of San Diego than at Florida Career College Miami (100% vs. 0%).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both Design Institute of San Diego and Florida Career College-Miami.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Florida Career College Miami graduates have a $31,085 lower median loan debt than Design Institute of San Diego graduates ($9,500 vs. $40,585).
• Among borrowers, Florida Career College-Miami graduates have an estimated $321 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Design Institute of San Diego graduates ($98 vs. $419).
• More Design Institute of San Diego graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Florida Career College-Miami students, three years after graduation (68% vs. 19%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.