Minneapolis College of Art and Design Trade Programs

Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minneapolis is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Minneapolis College of Art and Design?

Contact details for MCAD are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2501 Stevens Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone:	612-874-3737
Website:	mcad.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/MCAD.MN
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/mcad

Can I Afford MCAD?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at MCAD paid $1,755 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$42,110	$42,110
Fees	$450	$450
Books and Supplies	$3,060	$3,060
On Campus Room and Board	$7,290	$7,290
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,000	$2,000

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At MCAD, approximately 96% of students took out student loans averaging $8,749 a year. That adds up to $34,996 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MCAD is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Minneapolis College of Art and Design Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 675 undergraduate students at MCAD, with 667 being full-time and 8 being part-time.

There are also 100 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 667 full-time undergraduates at MCAD, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Minneapolis College of Art and Design students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	56
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	427
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	56

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. At this time, 27 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 17 countries are represented at MCAD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Italy, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

In 2020-2021, 220 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MCAD has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of MCAD

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Minneapolis College of Art and Design was 17.1%. This is the #1,007 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at MCAD regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By McGhiever under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.