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Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

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Lancaster, PASee your chances →private nonprofitSpecial Focus Four-Year

Acceptance Rate

99.2%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$31,370

Undergrad Enrollment

312

Applicants

677

Yield Rate

30.6%

Student:Faculty

9:1

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What you pay

$30,083/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $120,332 over four years.

What grads earn

$38,275/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$39,227 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 2% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 3.1 years of pay.

52% 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 Pennsylvania College of Art and 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$24,547
$30–48k$24,115
$48–75k$26,576
$75–110k$30,876
Over $110k$37,851

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

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

58%

Completion · all

57%

Completion · Pell

61%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

52%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, very small, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
677
Admitted
31145.9%
Enrolled
9531% yield

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Illustration24 grads
Graphic Design14 grads
Game and Interactive Media Design10 grads
Fine/Studio Arts, General7 grads
Design and Applied Arts, Other6 grads
Photography5 grads

4yr Grad Rate

54%

6yr Grad Rate

58%

Retention Rate

85%

Median Earnings

$33,301