- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
North Adams, MATown: fringeZIP 01247Founded 1894
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1894
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.mcla.edu
- Member of
- COPLAC
MassachusettsPublic
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is a public college in North Adams, Massachusetts, with 713 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 47% within six years and costs $11,402 a year after aid.
47%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention76%
4-year graduation35%
Pell Grant share43%
Federal loans60%
$11,402net price / year
90%admission rate
—average SAT
47%graduate in 6 years
$52,507median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#1,144 of 1,704 for earnings#258 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,160 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,176 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
- $23,524tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $12,748
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $21,693
- Average net price
- $11,402national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$5,260
$30,001–48,000$6,829
$48,001–75,000$5,327
$75,001–110,000$11,971
$110,001+$18,930
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college47%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college43%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 47%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 35%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,853
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,507middle 50%: $37,923–$70,965
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$70,965
Median, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts$52,507
Lower quarter$37,923
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
- 713
- Part-time
- 7.8%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 22.1
- First-generation students
- 33%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 64%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,457 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $22,306
- Endowment, end of year
- $22,979,412
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White73%
Hispanic6.7%
Black8.7%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races5.1%
U.S. nonresident1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.2%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions15%
Psychology14%
Business & management12%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies9.5%
Computer & information sciences8.2%
Visual & performing arts7.5%
Social sciences6.8%
English language & literature6.1%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Lyon College Batesville, AR | $14,400 | 45% | $49,833 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 167288. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6784220.