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Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Lancaster, PA
Population 500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 312
Men / Women 32% / 68%
White 67%
Black 19%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 2%
International 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Arts 85%
Computer Science 15%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $32,150
Est. Cost of Attendance $43,815
10-Year ROI $16,000
ROI Percentile 4th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 67%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (27%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 46%
Yield (Unbound) 32%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy blind

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design 66 36% / 64% 0% $27,188 90%
Game and Interactive Media Design 10 40% / 60% 0% $26,703 2 90%
Design 6 50% / 50% 0% $26,703 2 90%
Fine Arts 7 14% / 86% 0% $28,852 2
Graphic Design 14 57% / 43% 0% $26,703 2 90%
Illustration 24 25% / 75% 0% $26,703 2 90%
Photography 5 40% / 60% 0% $30,105 3