Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design is a private for-profit college in Lakewood, CO. Its average net price is $32,562 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$30,428
$30,001 to $48,000$30,129
$48,001 to $75,000$31,468
$75,001 to $110,000$36,470
$110,001 and up$38,010
$20,190Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$20,190Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$32,562Average Net Price
$22,504Room and Board 2025-26, Off-Campus
$1,460Books and Supplies
60.6%Students on Pell Grants
66.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

Not publishedAcceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$36,114
8 years after entry$38,503
10 years after entry$45,764
36.5%Graduation Rate
54.0%Retention Rate
$31,061Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Lakewood, COLocation
Large suburbSetting
2,050Undergraduate Enrollment
Private for-profitControl

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
Computer Software and Media Applications$45,767 Small program - rough guide n=62$51,125 Small program - rough guide n=47
Design and Applied Arts$38,282 n=176$42,500 n=267
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Graphic Communications$33,675 Small program - rough guide n=47$32,240 Small program - rough guide n=77
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published

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