Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston, MA · Public · Large city · MCAD
Public institution in Boston, MA · 1,812 undergraduates · 77% acceptance rate · $43,582 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 22%Graduation rate (4-year)
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $23,7641,408th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $14,960950th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $42,1801,680th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $32,2561,010th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,7551,432nd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,5821,426th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $27,0901,823rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 69.2%456th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 84.0%486th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 77.5%828th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,812997th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 27.6%1,339th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 5 mi (BOS)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EADec 1
- RDFeb 15
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $70
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 8 of 8 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $36,674 | $32,563 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $31,531 | $34,298 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $29,064 | $26,353 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $27,477 | $25,932 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyArchitecture | bachelors | — | — |
| Architecture | bachelors | — | $33,993 |
| Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and ArtisanryVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Environmental DesignArchitecture | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websitemassart.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 166674)
- Compare colleges in MARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MassachusettsEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Massachusetts College of Art and Design vs Curry CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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