Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
2,800,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours
2,710 (68%)
Days Without Precipitation
255 (61%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
724
Men / Women
30% / 70%
Racial/Ethnic
White
63%
Hispanic
13%
Mixed
7%
Asian
6%
Black
6%
International
2%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 26.2% 26.2%
2012 Men: 35.0% 35.0%
2013 Men: 29.4% 29.4%
2014 Men: 27.5% 27.5%
2015 Men: 26.9% 26.9%
2016 Men: 23.9% 23.9%
2017 Men: 28.6% 28.6%
2018 Men: 30.5% 30.5%
2019 Men: 27.0% 27.0%
2020 Men: 32.5% 32.5%
2021 Men: 28.8% 28.8%
2022 Men: 24.4% 24.4%
2023 Men: 30.2% 30.2%
2024 Men: 27.3% 27.3%
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: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 2.9% 2.9%
2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2014 Native: 1.9% 1.9%
2015 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2018 Native: 1.7% 1.7%
2019 Native: 1.7% 1.7%
2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 3.0% 3.0%
2024 Native: 4.7% 4.7%
2011 Asian: 2.7% 2.7%
2012 Asian: 2.2% 2.2%
2013 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2014 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2015 Asian: 5.6% 5.6%
2016 Asian: 9.5% 9.5%
2017 Asian: 3.7% 3.7%
2018 Asian: 10.8% 10.8%
2019 Asian: 7.6% 7.6%
2020 Asian: 9.2% 9.2%
2021 Asian: 4.8% 4.8%
2022 Asian: 8.0% 8.0%
2023 Asian: 6.0% 6.0%
2024 Asian: 15.1% 15.1%
2011 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Black: 1.4% 1.4%
2013 Black: 2.7% 2.7%
2014 Black: 1.0% 1.0%
2015 Black: 0.9% 0.9%
2016 Black: 0.9% 0.9%
2017 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2018 Black: 5.0% 5.0%
2019 Black: 1.7% 1.7%
2020 Black: 7.5% 7.5%
2021 Black: 5.5% 5.5%
2022 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2023 Black: 4.5% 4.5%
2024 Black: 5.2% 5.2%
2011 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5%
2012 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2013 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2014 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9%
2015 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6%
2016 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9%
2017 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2018 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2%
2019 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1%
2020 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3%
2021 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1%
2022 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2%
2023 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0%
2024 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6%
2011 White: 79.5% 79.5%
2012 White: 59.7% 59.7%
2013 White: 77.4% 77.4%
2014 White: 78.6% 78.6%
2015 White: 75.9% 75.9%
2016 White: 64.7% 64.7%
2017 White: 66.7% 66.7%
2018 White: 47.5% 47.5%
2019 White: 60.2% 60.2%
2020 White: 56.7% 56.7%
2021 White: 67.6% 67.6%
2022 White: 73.0% 73.0%
2023 White: 69.9% 69.9%
2024 White: 64.0% 64.0%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2018 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2020 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2021 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2022 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2023 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2024 International: 1.7% 1.7%
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: 2.2% 2.2%
2021 Native: 2.8% 2.8%
2022 Native: 2.1% 2.1%
2023 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2024 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Asian: 9.1% 9.1%
2021 Asian: 9.4% 9.4%
2022 Asian: 8.1% 8.1%
2023 Asian: 7.8% 7.8%
2024 Asian: 7.8% 7.8%
2025 Asian: 6.5% 6.5%
2020 Black: 5.0% 5.0%
2021 Black: 7.9% 7.9%
2022 Black: 6.7% 6.7%
2023 Black: 5.0% 5.0%
2024 Black: 7.1% 7.1%
2025 Black: 6.4% 6.4%
2020 Hispanic: 9.4% 9.4%
2021 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3%
2022 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0%
2023 Hispanic: 11.2% 11.2%
2024 Hispanic: 11.0% 11.0%
2025 Hispanic: 12.6% 12.6%
2020 White: 66.1% 66.1%
2021 White: 63.1% 63.1%
2022 White: 64.4% 64.4%
2023 White: 64.2% 64.2%
2024 White: 63.0% 63.0%
2025 White: 63.3% 63.3%
2020 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2021 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2022 International: 2.1% 2.1%
2023 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2024 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2025 International: 1.7% 1.7%
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
⇅
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
151
30% / 70%
1%
$41,258
6
92%
Entrepreneurship
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$51,773
23
—
Digital Communication
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$43,737
8
—
Animation
35 —
31% / 69%
3%
$42,046
6
90%
Film Production
12 —
58% / 42%
0%
$31,102
2
90%
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
1 —
100% / 0%
100%
—
—
—
Furniture Design and Manufacturing
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$43,316
8
—
Graphic Design
9 —
56% / 44%
0%
$45,147
10
96%
Illustration
52 —
21% / 79%
0%
$45,147
10
96%
Industrial Design
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$45,147
10
96%
Painting
9 —
11% / 89%
0%
$36,128
3
89%
Photography
6 —
33% / 67%
0%
$31,102
2
90%
Printmaking
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$36,128
3
89%
Sculpture
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$36,128
3
89%
Studio Art
14 —
14% / 86%
0%
$36,128
3
89%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$48,327
ROI Percentile
6th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
75%
4-Year Graduation Rate
40%
6-Year Graduation Rate
51%
Transfer-Out Rate
28%
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: 69.6% 69.6%
2012 Graduated: 61.2% 61.2%
2013 Graduated: 59.6% 59.6%
2014 Graduated: 64.1% 64.1%
2015 Graduated: 60.2% 60.2%
2016 Graduated: 64.7% 64.7%
2017 Graduated: 59.3% 59.3%
2018 Graduated: 64.2% 64.2%
2019 Graduated: 63.6% 63.6%
2020 Graduated: 63.3% 63.3%
2021 Graduated: 66.2% 66.2%
2022 Graduated: 57.7% 57.7%
2023 Graduated: 69.2% 69.2%
2024 Graduated: 51.2% 51.2%
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: 78.0% 78.0%
2012 Men: 54.0% 54.0%
2013 Men: 54.2% 54.2%
2014 Men: 72.4% 72.4%
2015 Men: 44.1% 44.1%
2016 Men: 57.1% 57.1%
2017 Men: 40.0% 40.0%
2018 Men: 57.1% 57.1%
2019 Men: 62.9% 62.9%
2020 Men: 66.7% 66.7%
2021 Men: 66.7% 66.7%
2022 Men: 69.2% 69.2%
2023 Men: 60.0% 60.0%
2024 Men: 50.0% 50.0%
2011 Women: 62.9% 62.9%
2012 Women: 65.2% 65.2%
2013 Women: 63.2% 63.2%
2014 Women: 60.8% 60.8%
2015 Women: 67.6% 67.6%
2016 Women: 67.9% 67.9%
2017 Women: 65.6% 65.6%
2018 Women: 67.9% 67.9%
2019 Women: 63.9% 63.9%
2020 Women: 62.1% 62.1%
2021 Women: 66.0% 66.0%
2022 Women: 54.0% 54.0%
2023 Women: 72.4% 72.4%
2024 Women: 51.7% 51.7%
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: 66.7% 66.7%
2012 Asian: 66.7% 66.7%
2013 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2014 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Asian: 33.3% 33.3%
2016 Asian: 72.7% 72.7%
2017 Asian: 66.7% 66.7%
2018 Asian: 53.8% 53.8%
2019 Asian: 77.8% 77.8%
2020 Asian: 90.9% 90.9%
2021 Asian: 42.9% 42.9%
2022 Asian: 61.5% 61.5%
2023 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2024 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Black: 75.0% 75.0%
2014 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2018 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2019 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2021 Black: 75.0% 75.0%
2022 Black: 75.0% 75.0%
2023 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2024 Black: 44.4% 44.4%
2011 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0%
2012 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1%
2013 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2016 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0%
2017 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Hispanic: 81.8% 81.8%
2019 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2020 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0%
2021 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2022 Hispanic: 46.7% 46.7%
2023 Hispanic: 83.3% 83.3%
2024 Hispanic: 38.5% 38.5%
2011 White: 70.8% 70.8%
2012 White: 59.0% 59.0%
2013 White: 55.8% 55.8%
2014 White: 61.7% 61.7%
2015 White: 65.9% 65.9%
2016 White: 61.3% 61.3%
2017 White: 53.7% 53.7%
2018 White: 61.4% 61.4%
2019 White: 63.4% 63.4%
2020 White: 63.2% 63.2%
2021 White: 67.3% 67.3%
2022 White: 58.0% 58.0%
2023 White: 71.0% 71.0%
2024 White: 53.6% 53.6%
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
96.7%
146
29% / 71%
1%
$41,062
6
92%
Humanities & Social Sciences
2.0%
3
33% / 67%
0%
$43,737
8
—
Business & Economics
1.3%
2
50% / 50%
0%
$51,773
23
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
48%
Yield (Unbound)
39%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
48%
48%
48%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 63.5% 63.5%
2012 Acceptance: 61.3% 61.3%
2013 Acceptance: 59.0% 59.0%
2014 Acceptance: 64.4% 64.4%
2015 Acceptance: 66.0% 66.0%
2016 Acceptance: 65.3% 65.3%
2017 Acceptance: 58.5% 58.5%
2018 Acceptance: 62.6% 62.6%
2019 Acceptance: 58.5% 58.5%
2020 Acceptance: 54.7% 54.7%
2021 Acceptance: 65.5% 65.5%
2022 Acceptance: 56.9% 56.9%
2023 Acceptance: 48.4% 48.4%
2024 Acceptance: 48.5% 48.5%
2011 Yield: 32.6% 32.6%
2012 Yield: 41.2% 41.2%
2013 Yield: 40.6% 40.6%
2014 Yield: 39.5% 39.5%
2015 Yield: 39.5% 39.5%
2016 Yield: 39.3% 39.3%
2017 Yield: 32.8% 32.8%
2018 Yield: 42.5% 42.5%
2019 Yield: 40.7% 40.7%
2020 Yield: 40.5% 40.5%
2021 Yield: 39.0% 39.0%
2022 Yield: 42.1% 42.1%
2023 Yield: 39.5% 39.5%
2024 Yield: 38.9% 38.9%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
250
500
750
1,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 406 406
2012 Applicants: 475 475
2013 Applicants: 497 497
2014 Applicants: 472 472
2015 Applicants: 556 556
2016 Applicants: 636 636
2017 Applicants: 692 692
2018 Applicants: 653 653
2019 Applicants: 747 747
2020 Applicants: 695 695
2021 Applicants: 638 638
2022 Applicants: 668 668
2023 Applicants: 885 885
2024 Applicants: 854 854
2011 Admitted: 258 258
2012 Admitted: 291 291
2013 Admitted: 293 293
2014 Admitted: 304 304
2015 Admitted: 367 367
2016 Admitted: 415 415
2017 Admitted: 405 405
2018 Admitted: 409 409
2019 Admitted: 437 437
2020 Admitted: 380 380
2021 Admitted: 418 418
2022 Admitted: 380 380
2023 Admitted: 428 428
2024 Admitted: 414 414
2011 Enrolled: 84 84
2012 Enrolled: 120 120
2013 Enrolled: 119 119
2014 Enrolled: 120 120
2015 Enrolled: 145 145
2016 Enrolled: 163 163
2017 Enrolled: 133 133
2018 Enrolled: 174 174
2019 Enrolled: 178 178
2020 Enrolled: 154 154
2021 Enrolled: 163 163
2022 Enrolled: 160 160
2023 Enrolled: 169 169
2024 Enrolled: 161 161
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
25%
SAT Range
1130
–
1340
SAT Math Range
530
–
630
SAT RW Range
600
–
710
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 933 933
2012 25th: 950 950
2013 25th: 990 990
2014 25th: 910 910
2015 25th: 930 930
2016 25th: 940 940
2017 25th: 950 950
2018 25th: 1030 1030
2019 25th: 1020 1020
2022 25th: 1170 1170
2023 25th: 1110 1110
2024 25th: 1130 1130
2011 75th: 1284 1284
2012 75th: 1220 1220
2013 75th: 1200 1200
2014 75th: 1250 1250
2015 75th: 1200 1200
2016 75th: 1190 1190
2017 75th: 1250 1250
2018 75th: 1220 1220
2019 75th: 1240 1240
2022 75th: 1380 1380
2023 75th: 1430 1430
2024 75th: 1340 1340
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 430 430
2012 25th: 470 470
2013 25th: 460 460
2014 25th: 430 430
2015 25th: 450 450
2016 25th: 420 420
2017 25th: 420 420
2018 25th: 490 490
2019 25th: 470 470
2022 25th: 570 570
2023 25th: 540 540
2024 25th: 530 530
2011 75th: 604 604
2012 75th: 580 580
2013 75th: 580 580
2014 75th: 600 600
2015 75th: 550 550
2016 75th: 570 570
2017 75th: 570 570
2018 75th: 570 570
2019 75th: 590 590
2022 75th: 650 650
2023 75th: 680 680
2024 75th: 630 630
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 503 503
2012 25th: 480 480
2013 25th: 530 530
2014 25th: 480 480
2015 25th: 480 480
2016 25th: 520 520
2017 25th: 530 530
2018 25th: 540 540
2019 25th: 550 550
2022 25th: 600 600
2023 25th: 570 570
2024 25th: 600 600
2011 75th: 680 680
2012 75th: 640 640
2013 75th: 620 620
2014 75th: 650 650
2015 75th: 650 650
2016 75th: 620 620
2017 75th: 680 680
2018 75th: 650 650
2019 75th: 650 650
2022 75th: 730 730
2023 75th: 750 750
2024 75th: 710 710
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: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2022 Submitted: 18.0% 18.0%
2023 Submitted: 19.0% 19.0%
2024 Submitted: 25.0% 25.0%
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.
