unitid 166674 · Boston, MA · public 4-year · city (large)
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- enrollment 2023
- 2,204
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
76%
37th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
1,831
23rd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
30%
undergrads on Pell grants
43rd pctl among public 4-years
completion
69%
finish within 150% time
88th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$34,239
95th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$24,100
after aid, aided students
98th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$43,582
after entry, Title IV students
29th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$25,755
95th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $16,351 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k18%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $68,352
- First-generation students
- 23%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $15,400
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. | 129 | $52,089 | $26,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 91 | $42,630 | $25,965 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 79 | $34,716 | $26,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 43 | $64,239 | $19,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 37 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 20 | — | — |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. | 16 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 16 | $54,844 | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 15 | $50,875 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 7 | — | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 6 | — | — |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. | 5 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.