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2501 Stevens Ave
Minneapolis , MN 55404
(612) 874-3700
WWW.MCAD.EDU

Setting

Large city

Enrollment

788

Full time

750

Part time

38

Men full time

360

Women full time

390

Region Campus Street View

Mission Statement

MCAD educates individuals to be professional artists and designers, effective leaders, and active citizens. Through this work and other activities, MCAD advances the cultural life of its community.

Minneapolis College of Art and Design More Information

Type of School

Four or more years , Private not-for-profit

Religious affiliation

None

Highest degree offered

Masters

Calendar

Semester

Distance learning opportunities

Yes

Minneapolis College of Art and Design Diversity

American Indian/Alaskan Native

1%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3%

Black/Non-Hispanic

1%

Hispanic

3%

White/Non-Hispanic

69%

Non-Resident Alien

0%

Race/ethnicity unknown

22%

Enrollment statistics are for a 12-month period as of 2007.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Admission Basics

Admissions office phone number

-

Open admission policy

No

Undergraduate Application fee

$35

Applied

477

Admitted

306

Enrolled

146

Admitted %

64%

Minneapolis College of Art and Design Admission factors

Admission test scores

Required

Secondary school GPA

Required

Secondary school rank

Neither required nor recommended

Secondary school record

Required

TOEFL

Required

Completion of college preparatory program

Recommended

Recommendations

Required

Formal demonstration of competencies

Required

Minneapolis College of Art and Design Admission statistics

Students submitting SAT

25%

SAT 1 Verbal 25^th percentile score

480

SAT 1 Verbal 75^th percentile score

610

SAT 1 Math 25^th percentile score

430

SAT 1 Math 75^th percentile score

600

Students submitting ACT

78%

ACT Composite 25^th percentile score

21

ACT Composite 75^th percentile score

25
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Cost

In-State Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

$27,200

Out-of-state Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

$27,200

Books and Supplies

$3,300

On-campus room and board

$6,110

Off-campus room and board

$6,110

Minneapolis College of Art and Design Financial Aid

Students Receiving Aid

90%

Receiving Federal Grants

27% , $3,376 on average

Receiving Institutional Aid

84% , $7,070 on average

Receiving Student Loans

89% , $7,524 on average

Minneapolis College of Art and Design Programs & Majors

Graduates in 2007/2008 academic year.

Visual and Performing Arts	Bachelor	Master
Commercial and Advertising Art	66	0
Design and Visual Communications, General	17	0
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other	31	0
Fine/Studio Arts, General	34	0
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	0	24

Minneapolis College of Art and Design Deadlines

Early decision deadline

-

Early action deadline

-

College will notify student of early decision by

-

College will notify student of early action by

-

Priority application deadline

Feb 15th

Financial aid priority deadline

Mar 15th

Regular application deadline

May 1st

Fall application deadline

May 1st

SAT Reasoning / ACT scores due

Feb 15th

SAT Subject score report due

-

Financial aid deadline

-

Transfer priority application deadline

Feb 15th

Transfer priority financial aid deadline

-

Transfer application closing date

May 1st

Transfer deadline for filing financial aid forms

-

College will notify student by

-

College will notify student of transfer decision by

-

College will notify student of financial aid decisions on or about

-

Student must reply to acceptance by

May 1st

Student must reply to financial aid decision by

-

Deadline for housing deposit

May 1st
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Admin Settings

College Profile Override

-

Application Link

www.mcad.edu/admissions

Scholarship Calculator Link

-

Facebook Link

-

Twitter Username

-

Virtual Tour Link

-

Enable Regional Events

-

Next Connect Link Url

-

Next Connect Link Text

-

Next Connect Description

-

Minneapolis College of Art and Design Sports

National Collegiate Athletic Association Membership

-

Football program

-

Basketball program

-

Baseball program

-

Cross country/track program

-

Minneapolis College of Art and Design Military Programs

ROTC

No

Army

No

Navy

No

Air Force

No
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Minneapolis College of Art and Design Scholarships

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Student Reviews of Minneapolis College of Art and Design

4.3

based on 1 reviews

Emily from Watertown, SD

In my opinion, MCAD is the perfect art school. It's small(ish) but concentrated on the arts; so if you know you would like a career in the arts, this school is the living end. Even if you don't know which specific field you want to be in, MCAD is… more read full review

In my opinion, MCAD is the perfect art school. It's small(ish) but concentrated on the arts; so if you know you would like a career in the arts, this school is the living end. Even if you don't know which specific field you want to be in, MCAD is good for developing talent and learning which type of art you would be most successful in.

Also, many of my friends are not from the Midwest - people from all over the country come to MCAD. I know people from Texas, Oregon, California, all over the country. MCAD could stand for more diversity in race and ethnicity; but other than that, there are a lot of different personalities on campus.

As for the student body itself, it's really hard to pinpoint one type of student to define the whole body. People are so different from each other - not everyone is a serious artist, and a lot of fun people come to MCAD. There are comic geeks, sculptors, illustrators, filmmakers, lazy people (me), crazy people, pretty much any kind of person could find a place for themself here. read full review

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