Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
4,000,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation
239 (33%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,721
Men / Women
25% / 75%
From State
73%
From Region
14%
Racial/Ethnic
White
54%
Hispanic
16%
Asian
6%
Mixed
6%
Black
4%
International
3%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
7%
14%
21%
28%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 26.0% 26.0%
2012 Men: 23.6% 23.6%
2013 Men: 26.2% 26.2%
2014 Men: 25.9% 25.9%
2015 Men: 23.2% 23.2%
2016 Men: 25.1% 25.1%
2017 Men: 22.6% 22.6%
2018 Men: 25.0% 25.0%
2019 Men: 23.8% 23.8%
2020 Men: 23.6% 23.6%
2021 Men: 25.3% 25.3%
2022 Men: 21.3% 21.3%
2023 Men: 23.4% 23.4%
2024 Men: 21.5% 21.5%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2012 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2013 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2016 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 1.7% 1.7%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2011 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2012 Asian: 5.8% 5.8%
2013 Asian: 7.3% 7.3%
2014 Asian: 5.5% 5.5%
2015 Asian: 6.1% 6.1%
2016 Asian: 7.1% 7.1%
2017 Asian: 5.8% 5.8%
2018 Asian: 5.4% 5.4%
2019 Asian: 6.6% 6.6%
2020 Asian: 11.3% 11.3%
2021 Asian: 8.9% 8.9%
2022 Asian: 8.8% 8.8%
2023 Asian: 8.1% 8.1%
2024 Asian: 9.1% 9.1%
2011 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2012 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2013 Black: 0.7% 0.7%
2014 Black: 3.3% 3.3%
2015 Black: 3.8% 3.8%
2016 Black: 2.1% 2.1%
2017 Black: 2.3% 2.3%
2018 Black: 2.0% 2.0%
2019 Black: 1.4% 1.4%
2020 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2021 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2022 Black: 4.5% 4.5%
2023 Black: 5.0% 5.0%
2024 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2011 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1%
2012 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9%
2013 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4%
2014 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2%
2015 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9%
2016 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6%
2017 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8%
2018 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2%
2019 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9%
2020 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8%
2021 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2%
2022 Hispanic: 12.3% 12.3%
2023 Hispanic: 12.6% 12.6%
2024 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1%
2011 White: 75.9% 75.9%
2012 White: 72.1% 72.1%
2013 White: 71.6% 71.6%
2014 White: 71.8% 71.8%
2015 White: 77.7% 77.7%
2016 White: 74.3% 74.3%
2017 White: 73.5% 73.5%
2018 White: 69.9% 69.9%
2019 White: 67.5% 67.5%
2020 White: 67.4% 67.4%
2021 White: 69.2% 69.2%
2022 White: 63.6% 63.6%
2023 White: 65.4% 65.4%
2024 White: 63.6% 63.6%
2011 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2012 International: 2.8% 2.8%
2013 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2014 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2015 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2016 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2017 International: 2.9% 2.9%
2018 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2019 International: 5.5% 5.5%
2020 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2021 International: 3.8% 3.8%
2022 International: 5.1% 5.1%
2023 International: 4.3% 4.3%
2024 International: 3.9% 3.9%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2020 Asian: 7.5% 7.5%
2021 Asian: 7.9% 7.9%
2022 Asian: 7.1% 7.1%
2023 Asian: 7.0% 7.0%
2024 Asian: 6.8% 6.8%
2025 Asian: 5.6% 5.6%
2020 Black: 4.6% 4.6%
2021 Black: 4.6% 4.6%
2022 Black: 3.5% 3.5%
2023 Black: 3.5% 3.5%
2024 Black: 4.0% 4.0%
2025 Black: 4.4% 4.4%
2020 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1%
2021 Hispanic: 12.3% 12.3%
2022 Hispanic: 13.5% 13.5%
2023 Hispanic: 14.5% 14.5%
2024 Hispanic: 14.8% 14.8%
2025 Hispanic: 15.8% 15.8%
2020 White: 58.6% 58.6%
2021 White: 55.5% 55.5%
2022 White: 54.1% 54.1%
2023 White: 52.2% 52.2%
2024 White: 54.2% 54.2%
2025 White: 54.2% 54.2%
2020 International: 5.0% 5.0%
2021 International: 4.2% 4.2%
2022 International: 4.6% 4.6%
2023 International: 4.4% 4.4%
2024 International: 3.6% 3.6%
2025 International: 3.3% 3.3%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
361
24% / 76%
5%
$42,601
10
87%
Architectural Design
9 +1
56% / 44%
22%
$52,081
30
—
Art Education
16 —
6% / 94%
0%
$50,763
27
84%
Art History
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$32,581
3
87%
Ceramics
7 +1
29% / 71%
0%
$32,581
3
87%
Crafts/Folk Art
2 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$37,100
5
—
Fashion Design
30 —
27% / 73%
13%
$48,885
21
93%
Fibers
8 —
0% / 100%
0%
$32,581
3
87%
Film/Video
63 +1
30% / 70%
2%
$40,008
7
79%
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
16 —
50% / 50%
0%
$40,008
7
79%
Illustration
79 +3
14% / 86%
3%
$48,885
21
93%
Industrial Design
13 +1
46% / 54%
0%
$48,885
21
93%
Jewelry and Metalsmithing
5 —
80% / 20%
40%
$32,581
3
87%
Media Arts
45 —
18% / 82%
7%
$43,181
10
—
Painting
13 +4
23% / 77%
0%
$32,581
3
87%
Photography
12 +1
33% / 67%
8%
$40,008
7
79%
Printmaking
9 +2
22% / 78%
0%
$32,581
3
87%
Sculpture
14 +2
14% / 86%
7%
$32,581
3
87%
Studio for Interrelated Media
19 +1
16% / 84%
5%
$32,581
3
87%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$16,179
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$46,171
Est. In-State Cost
$20,929
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$59,727
ROI Percentile
10th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
89%
4-Year Graduation Rate
48%
6-Year Graduation Rate
69%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 67.8% 67.8%
2012 Graduated: 64.7% 64.7%
2013 Graduated: 73.8% 73.8%
2014 Graduated: 70.3% 70.3%
2015 Graduated: 72.0% 72.0%
2016 Graduated: 71.9% 71.9%
2017 Graduated: 73.2% 73.2%
2018 Graduated: 63.4% 63.4%
2019 Graduated: 70.8% 70.8%
2020 Graduated: 74.1% 74.1%
2021 Graduated: 74.0% 74.0%
2022 Graduated: 66.0% 66.0%
2023 Graduated: 69.2% 69.2%
2024 Graduated: 68.9% 68.9%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 64.9% 64.9%
2012 Men: 63.9% 63.9%
2013 Men: 65.4% 65.4%
2014 Men: 69.6% 69.6%
2015 Men: 71.0% 71.0%
2016 Men: 64.4% 64.4%
2017 Men: 70.0% 70.0%
2018 Men: 59.0% 59.0%
2019 Men: 72.2% 72.2%
2020 Men: 76.5% 76.5%
2021 Men: 66.7% 66.7%
2022 Men: 61.7% 61.7%
2023 Men: 60.0% 60.0%
2024 Men: 68.9% 68.9%
2011 Women: 69.0% 69.0%
2012 Women: 65.1% 65.1%
2013 Women: 77.3% 77.3%
2014 Women: 70.6% 70.6%
2015 Women: 72.5% 72.5%
2016 Women: 75.2% 75.2%
2017 Women: 74.3% 74.3%
2018 Women: 64.7% 64.7%
2019 Women: 70.3% 70.3%
2020 Women: 73.3% 73.3%
2021 Women: 76.2% 76.2%
2022 Women: 67.5% 67.5%
2023 Women: 71.9% 71.9%
2024 Women: 68.9% 68.9%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 60.0% 60.0%
2012 Asian: 78.9% 78.9%
2013 Asian: 65.0% 65.0%
2014 Asian: 60.0% 60.0%
2015 Asian: 89.5% 89.5%
2016 Asian: 75.0% 75.0%
2017 Asian: 72.2% 72.2%
2018 Asian: 47.4% 47.4%
2019 Asian: 70.8% 70.8%
2020 Asian: 75.7% 75.7%
2021 Asian: 84.6% 84.6%
2022 Asian: 69.7% 69.7%
2023 Asian: 76.5% 76.5%
2024 Asian: 63.6% 63.6%
2011 Black: 62.5% 62.5%
2012 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2013 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2014 Black: 55.6% 55.6%
2015 Black: 41.7% 41.7%
2016 Black: 71.4% 71.4%
2017 Black: 42.9% 42.9%
2018 Black: 71.4% 71.4%
2019 Black: 80.0% 80.0%
2020 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2021 Black: 88.9% 88.9%
2022 Black: 58.8% 58.8%
2023 Black: 47.6% 47.6%
2024 Black: 70.0% 70.0%
2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5%
2013 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2014 Hispanic: 70.6% 70.6%
2015 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2017 Hispanic: 61.9% 61.9%
2018 Hispanic: 65.5% 65.5%
2019 Hispanic: 65.5% 65.5%
2020 Hispanic: 79.3% 79.3%
2021 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2022 Hispanic: 60.9% 60.9%
2023 Hispanic: 54.7% 54.7%
2024 Hispanic: 69.7% 69.7%
2011 White: 71.7% 71.7%
2012 White: 65.1% 65.1%
2013 White: 74.1% 74.1%
2014 White: 70.4% 70.4%
2015 White: 74.6% 74.6%
2016 White: 73.3% 73.3%
2017 White: 76.8% 76.8%
2018 White: 64.6% 64.6%
2019 White: 68.8% 68.8%
2020 White: 71.9% 71.9%
2021 White: 72.8% 72.8%
2022 White: 67.2% 67.2%
2023 White: 72.1% 72.1%
2024 White: 68.4% 68.4%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2013 International: 83.3% 83.3%
2014 International: 57.1% 57.1%
2015 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 International: 80.0% 80.0%
2017 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2019 International: 95.0% 95.0%
2020 International: 83.3% 83.3%
2021 International: 90.9% 90.9%
2022 International: 73.7% 73.7%
2023 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2024 International: 78.6% 78.6%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Arts
100.0%
361
24% / 76%
5%
$42,601
10
87%
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
77%
Yield (Unbound)
17%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
77%
77%
77%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 63.1% 63.1%
2012 Acceptance: 70.7% 70.7%
2013 Acceptance: 69.8% 69.8%
2014 Acceptance: 72.9% 72.9%
2015 Acceptance: 71.3% 71.3%
2016 Acceptance: 70.9% 70.9%
2017 Acceptance: 70.7% 70.7%
2018 Acceptance: 67.2% 67.2%
2019 Acceptance: 57.8% 57.8%
2020 Acceptance: 70.3% 70.3%
2021 Acceptance: 78.7% 78.7%
2022 Acceptance: 78.6% 78.6%
2023 Acceptance: 77.5% 77.5%
2024 Acceptance: 76.3% 76.3%
2011 Yield: 34.2% 34.2%
2012 Yield: 36.8% 36.8%
2013 Yield: 37.4% 37.4%
2014 Yield: 33.4% 33.4%
2015 Yield: 32.3% 32.3%
2016 Yield: 34.5% 34.5%
2017 Yield: 25.1% 25.1%
2018 Yield: 21.1% 21.1%
2019 Yield: 21.5% 21.5%
2020 Yield: 17.6% 17.6%
2021 Yield: 20.2% 20.2%
2022 Yield: 20.0% 20.0%
2023 Yield: 18.4% 18.4%
2024 Yield: 17.3% 17.3%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 1,447 1,447
2012 Applicants: 1,368 1,368
2013 Applicants: 1,405 1,405
2014 Applicants: 1,345 1,345
2015 Applicants: 1,273 1,273
2016 Applicants: 1,531 1,531
2017 Applicants: 2,386 2,386
2018 Applicants: 2,566 2,566
2019 Applicants: 3,087 3,087
2020 Applicants: 2,677 2,677
2021 Applicants: 2,433 2,433
2022 Applicants: 2,598 2,598
2023 Applicants: 3,027 3,027
2024 Applicants: 2,756 2,756
2011 Admitted: 913 913
2012 Admitted: 967 967
2013 Admitted: 981 981
2014 Admitted: 981 981
2015 Admitted: 908 908
2016 Admitted: 1,085 1,085
2017 Admitted: 1,686 1,686
2018 Admitted: 1,724 1,724
2019 Admitted: 1,785 1,785
2020 Admitted: 1,881 1,881
2021 Admitted: 1,914 1,914
2022 Admitted: 2,043 2,043
2023 Admitted: 2,345 2,345
2024 Admitted: 2,102 2,102
2011 Enrolled: 312 312
2012 Enrolled: 356 356
2013 Enrolled: 367 367
2014 Enrolled: 328 328
2015 Enrolled: 293 293
2016 Enrolled: 374 374
2017 Enrolled: 424 424
2018 Enrolled: 364 364
2019 Enrolled: 383 383
2020 Enrolled: 331 331
2021 Enrolled: 387 387
2022 Enrolled: 409 409
2023 Enrolled: 432 432
2024 Enrolled: 363 363
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 960 960
2012 25th: 990 990
2013 25th: 970 970
2014 25th: 950 950
2015 25th: 970 970
2016 25th: 970 970
2011 75th: 1190 1190
2012 75th: 1200 1200
2013 75th: 1180 1180
2014 75th: 1190 1190
2015 75th: 1200 1200
2016 75th: 1160 1160
SAT Math
450
500
550
600
650
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 480 480
2012 25th: 490 490
2013 25th: 470 470
2014 25th: 460 460
2015 25th: 470 470
2016 25th: 470 470
2011 75th: 590 590
2012 75th: 590 590
2013 75th: 580 580
2014 75th: 580 580
2015 75th: 580 580
2016 75th: 570 570
SAT Reading & Writing
450
500
550
600
650
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 480 480
2012 25th: 500 500
2013 25th: 500 500
2014 25th: 490 490
2015 25th: 500 500
2016 25th: 500 500
2011 75th: 600 600
2012 75th: 610 610
2013 75th: 600 600
2014 75th: 610 610
2015 75th: 620 620
2016 75th: 590 590
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
