Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Lakewood, CO · For-profit · Large suburb · RMCAD
For-profit institution in Lakewood, CO · 1,878 undergraduates · $42,958 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 23%Pell Grant share
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
- $28,0371,639th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $23,7201,198th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $23,7201,027th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $33,9501,068th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $31,0001,821st lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,9581,466th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $30,2801,736th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 36.5%1,598th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 57.8%1,640th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,878977th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 46.0%492nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 22 mi (DEN)
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 6 of 6 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Science | bachelors | $38,048 | $35,274 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $29,374 | $27,474 |
| Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technology | bachelors | $28,019 | — |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $27,150 | $25,194 |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design’s 1,878 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CO
- Western Colorado UniversityGunnison, CO · 1,653 undergrads
- Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO · 2,139 undergrads
- Adams State UniversityAlamosa, CO · 1,239 undergrads
- Trinidad State CollegeTrinidad, CO · 1,168 undergrads
- Regis UniversityDenver, CO · 2,599 undergrads
- Denver College of NursingDenver, CO · 949 undergrads
Elsewhere
- The College of WoosterWooster, OH · 1,876 undergrads
- Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA · 1,874 undergrads
- Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC · 1,873 undergrads
- Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA · 1,884 undergrads
- University of Arkansas at MonticelloMonticello, AR · 1,868 undergrads
- Taylor UniversityUpland, IN · 1,890 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitermcad.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 127945)
- Compare colleges in CORe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in ColoradoEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Western Colorado UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design vs Western Colorado UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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