Minneapolis College of Art and Design Business Programs

Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Minneapolis College of Art and Design?

Contact details for MCAD are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2501 Stevens Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone:	612-874-3737
Website:	mcad.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/MCAD.MN
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/mcad

How Do I Get Into MCAD?

You can apply to MCAD online at: https://mcad.edu/application/portal

Admission Requirements for MCAD

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into MCAD?

With an acceptance rate of 57%, MCAD does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 22% of accepted students are men and 78% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 52%, and the acceptance rate for women is 62%.

Average Test Scores

About 4% of students accepted to MCAD submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 730. Math scores were between 570 and 650.

MCAD received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 31. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 27.

Can I Afford Minneapolis College of Art and Design?

The overall average net price of MCAD is $35,238. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 MCAD, approximately 96% of students took out student loans averaging $8,749 a year. That adds up to $34,996 over four years for those students.

Minneapolis College of Art and Design Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 675 undergraduate students at MCAD, with 667 being full-time and 8 being part-time.

There are also 100 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 667 full-time undergraduates at MCAD, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Minneapolis College of Art and Design students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	56
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	427
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	56

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. At this time, 27 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 17 countries are represented at MCAD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Italy, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

In 2022-2023, 276 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MCAD has changed over the last few years.

Minneapolis College of Art and Design Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Entrepreneurship	4	4
Organizational Leadership	0	0
TOTAL	4	4

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By McGhiever under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.