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NCAD was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
See all of the rankings for Northwest College of Art & Design.
Northwest College of Art & Design has an acceptance rate of 68%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for NCAD.
The student to faculty ratio at Northwest College of Art & Design is 29 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Northwest College of Art & Design this rate is 53%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At NCAD the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 40%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Northwest College of Art & Design.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 101 undergraduates at NCAD with 90 being full-time and 11 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,901 | $12,685 | $18,216 | $26,850 | $27,726 |
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 NCAD, 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 NCAD, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $5,858 a year. That adds up to $23,432 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at NCAD is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Get more details about the location of Northwest College of Art & Design.
Contact details for NCAD are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1126 Pacific Avenue, Suite 101, Tacoma, WA 98402 |
| Phone: | 253-272-1126 |
| Website: | https://ncad.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/NorthwestCollegeOfArtAndDesign |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 19 | $27,694 |
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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