Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, MN · Private · Large city · MCAD
Private institution in Minneapolis, MN · 701 undergraduates · 48% acceptance rate · $40,873 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 16%Acceptance rate
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 23%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
- $25,9351,556th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $43,8241,734th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $43,8241,719th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $54,6061,601st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,8731,572nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,1981,536th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 69.2%458th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 81.9%575th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 48.4%251st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1170479th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7011,571st largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 40.2%699th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 6 mi (MSP)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 7 of 7 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $26,997 | $25,967 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $25,774 | $25,967 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $24,035 | $22,192 |
| Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technology | bachelors | $21,660 | $18,771 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $20,140 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| WoodworkingPrecision Production | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websitemcad.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 174127)
- Compare colleges in MNRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MinnesotaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
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