Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Overview

Located in North Adams, Massachusetts, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is a public institution. North Adams is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Known For?

• Students at MCLA may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 9 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at MCLA is 3%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at MCLA.
• In <nil>, 60% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, MCLA bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $45,341 a year. That's about 11% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average MCLA student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts?

Contact details for MCLA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	375 Church Street, North Adams, MA 01247-4100
Phone:	413-662-5000
Website:	www.mcla.edu

How Do I Get Into MCLA?

You can apply to MCLA online at: https://www.mcla.edu/admission-aid/undergraduate-admission/index.php

Admission Requirements for MCLA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into MCLA?

Since MCLA has an acceptance rate of 91%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Can I Afford Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts?

The overall average net price of MCLA is $28,992. 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 MCLA, approximately 97% of students took out student loans averaging $4,884 a year. That adds up to $19,536 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MCLA is 3.0%. 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.

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 870 undergraduate students at MCLA, with 759 being full-time and 111 being part-time.

There are also 124 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 759 full-time undergraduates at MCLA, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	13
Black or African American	72
Hispanic or Latino	85
White	528
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	61

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 5 countries are represented at MCLA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Afghanistan, and Ghana.

Online Learning at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

In 2020-2021, 310 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of MCLA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts was 1,503.0%. This is the #76 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at MCLA regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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 Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.