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Maine College of Art was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
The acceptance rate at Maine College of Art is 74%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Maine College of Art is a good fit for you.
At Maine College of Art, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 8 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Maine College of Art is 29%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Maine College of Art is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Maine College of Art for first-time, full-time students is 47%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Maine College of Art.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 380 undergraduates at Maine College of Art with 368 being full-time and 12 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $32,895 | $28,045 | $32,463 | $37,070 | $36,666 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Maine College of Art, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Maine College of Art, approximately 79% of students took out student loans averaging $13,495 a year. That adds up to $53,980 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Maine College of Art are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 522 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101-3494 |
| Phone: | 207-669-5043 |
| Website: | www.meca.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Journalism | 36 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 33 | $24,555 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 29 | $29,001 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 24 | NA |
| Graphic Communications | 14 | NA |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 8 | NA |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 1 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 57 students took at least one online class at Maine College of Art. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 57 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | 10 | 4 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
Footnotes
*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.
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