Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Overview

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The location of Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design since the student to facuty ratio is 9 to 1.
• The 4% student loan default rate at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The highest award offered at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is the bachelor's degree.
• For the <nil> academic year, 23% of the faculty were full-time.
• The average Pennsylvania College of Art and Design student graduates in 4.0 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Pennsylvania College of Art and Design?

Contact details for Pennsylvania College of Art and Design are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	204 N Prince St, Lancaster, PA 17608-0059
Phone:	800-689-0379
Website:	pcad.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/PCAD.EDU?ref=ts
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/pcad_edu

How Do I Get Into Pennsylvania College of Art and Design?

You can apply to Pennsylvania College of Art and Design online at: connect.pcad.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Pennsylvania College of Art and Design?

The acceptance rate at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is 51%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 20% of accepted students are men and 80% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 43%, and the acceptance rate for women is 54%.

Can I Afford Pennsylvania College of Art and Design?

The overall average net price of Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is $34,038. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, approximately 89% of students took out student loans averaging $12,523 a year. That adds up to $50,092 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is 3.7%. 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.

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 228 undergraduate students at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, with 211 being full-time and 17 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 211 full-time undergraduates at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	11
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	131
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

In 2020-2021, 120 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design has changed over the last few years.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.