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Northwest College of Art & Design

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Tacoma, WASee your chances →private for-profitSpecial Focus Four-Year

Acceptance Rate

66.0%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$18,100

Undergrad Enrollment

150

Applicants

153

Yield Rate

47.0%

Student:Faculty

29:1

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What you pay

$16,418/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $65,672 over four years.

What grads earn

$35,885/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$33,533 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 7% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.8 years of pay.

57% 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 Northwest 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$12,977
$30–48k$11,857
$48–75k$17,146
$75–110k$24,031
Over $110k$29,101

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

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

38%

Completion · all

39%

Completion · Pell

56%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

37%

Median debt

$30,750

Classification

Four-year, very small, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied
153
Admitted
11776.5%
Enrolled
5547% yield

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Design and Visual Communications, General25 grads

4yr Grad Rate

31%

6yr Grad Rate

38%

Retention Rate

77%

Median Earnings

$31,167