Maine College of Art & Design

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Acceptance Rate

76.1%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$41,398

Undergrad Enrollment

415

Applicants

913

Yield Rate

17.1%

Student:Faculty

8:1

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What you pay

$38,338/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $153,352 over four years.

What grads earn

$39,443/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $40,642 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 3% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 3.9 years of pay.

50% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

22.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

10%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Maine College of Art & Design’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$31,589

$30–48k$33,075

$48–75k$35,283

$75–110k$40,992

Over $110k$42,001

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

44%

Completion · all

45%

Completion · Pell

41%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

66%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, very small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

913

Admitted

70877.5%

Enrolled

12117% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

74.0%▼ +11.6pp

Application Volume

649 applicants▼ 28%

Maine College of Art & Design has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	1	—	—	—
Rape	1	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

No athletics data available.

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects20 grads

Illustration17 grads

Photography10 grads

Painting10 grads

Graphic Design8 grads

Sculpture6 grads

Fashion/Apparel Design6 grads

Printmaking3 grads

Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry2 grads

Ceramic Arts and Ceramics2 grads

4yr Grad Rate

39%

6yr Grad Rate

44%

Retention Rate

72%

Median Earnings

$40,778