unitid 167288 · North Adams, MA · public 4-year · town (fringe)
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
- enrollment 2023
- 1,219
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
90%
68th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
713
7th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
41%
undergrads on Pell grants
75th pctl among public 4-years
completion
56%
finish within 150% time
72nd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$26,026
70th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$16,068
after aid, aided students
73rd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$48,102
after entry, Title IV students
44th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$23,750
83rd 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 $9,845 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
- 0-30k28%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $45,534
- First-generation students
- 33%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,436
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.0× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 31 | $52,945 | $25,750 |
| Education, General. | 29 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 26 | $41,163 | $25,824 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 24 | $39,959 | $26,000 |
| Sociology. | 19 | $47,673 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 17 | $44,311 | $26,000 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 17 | — | $26,000 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 15 | — | — |
| Education, General. | 11 | $54,503 | $25,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 10 | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 8 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 8 | $50,613 | — |
— 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
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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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.