- The Inkwell
- Maine
- Maine College of Art & Design
Portland, MECity: smallZIP 04101Founded 1882
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1882
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: arts, music & design
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1974
- Website
- www.meca.edu
MainePrivate nonprofit
Maine College of Art & Design
Maine College of Art & Design is a private nonprofit college in Portland, Maine, with 415 undergraduates. It admits 76% of applicants, graduates 51% within six years and costs $40,801 a year after aid.
51%graduate
Admission rate76%
Retention72%
4-year graduation44%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans68%
$40,801net price / year
76%admission rate
—average SAT
51%graduate in 6 years
$38,062median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#1,614 of 1,704 for earnings#1,665 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,015 of 1,738 for graduation rate#741 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $63,150tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $44,358
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $44,358
- Average net price
- $40,801national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$37,341
$30,001–48,000$38,035
$48,001–75,000$35,828
$75,001–110,000$40,747
$110,001+$45,636
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 76%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college76%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college51%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 51%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 52%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,417
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,062middle 50%: $20,473–$57,222
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$57,222
Median, Maine College of Art & Design$38,062
Lower quarter$20,473
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 415
- Part-time
- 2.9%
- Women / men
- 78% / 22%
- Average age at entry
- 20.8
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 32%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,529 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,840
- Endowment, end of year
- $17,656,671
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White78%
Hispanic7.2%
Black0.7%
Asian2.4%
Two or more races7.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Unknown4.3%
2 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts78%
Communications technologies22%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| New York Film Academy Burbank, CA | $38,975 | 51% | $43,578 |
| Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA | $42,853 | 47% | $44,742 |
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| Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA | $44,587 | 55% | $44,219 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 161509. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3695342.