Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a private nonprofit college in Minneapolis, MN. Its average net price is $26,849 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$18,437
$30,001 to $48,000$18,488
$48,001 to $75,000$22,186
$75,001 to $110,000$28,228
$110,001 and up$37,629
$47,264Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$47,264Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$26,849Average Net Price
$13,800Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$3,914Books and Supplies
$2,000Other Expenses
47.6%Students on Pell Grants
75.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

48.5%Acceptance Rate
600 to 710SAT Reading, Middle Half
530 to 630SAT Math, Middle Half
21 to 29ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$37,291
8 years after entry$41,234
10 years after entry$50,254
53.9%Graduation Rate
74.6%Retention Rate
$27,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Minneapolis, MNLocation
Large citySetting
705Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Design and Applied Arts$34,544 n=103$27,000 n=102
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Graphic Communications$29,895 Small program - rough guide n=47$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=42
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Studio Art$26,022 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Woodworking$33,155 National median for this major n=19Not published

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