Massachusetts College of Art and Design

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Massachusetts College of Art and Design operates as a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,831 students of which 2,084 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is categorized as “30” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 76.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $24,100, with published in-state tuition of $15,400 and a Pell grant recipient share of 29.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,755, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 69.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 89.1%. Graduates earn a median of $43,582 ten years after enrolling, compared with $27,090 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 74100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 53.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.