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Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Lancaster, PA · Private · Small city · PCAD

Private institution in Lancaster, PA · 312 undergraduates · 46% acceptance rate · $33,301 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$29,2661,688th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$31,3701,369th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$31,3701,294th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$41,3941,240th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$33,3011,816th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$23,6381,879th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
63.8%631st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
82.5%547th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
45.9%223rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
3121,781st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
46.1%487th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 58 mi (PHL)

List appearances

This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.

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Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
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 3 of 3 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Pennsylvania College of Art and Design’s 312 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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