MCA

Maine College of Art & Design

Portland, Maine Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Located in Portland, Maine, Maine College of Art & Design is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 475 students in fall 2024, including 417 undergraduates and 58 graduate students.

Maine College of Art & Design offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 18 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects, Fine/Studio Arts, and Illustration. It awarded 132 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

475

Students enrolled

72%

First-year retention

132

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

8:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 18

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Visual and Performing Arts 13

Fine/Studio Arts Master 17 graduates
Illustration Bachelor 16 graduates
Painting Bachelor 14 graduates
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics Bachelor 7 graduates
Graphic Design Bachelor 7 graduates
Printmaking Bachelor 7 graduates
Sculpture Bachelor 7 graduates
Fashion/Apparel Design Bachelor 2 graduates
Jewelry Arts Bachelor 2 graduates
Photography Bachelor 2 graduates
Crafts Bachelor 1 graduate
Intermedia/Multimedia Bachelor 1 graduate
Fine and Studio Arts Management Certificate Online option

Communications Technologies 1

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects Bachelor 19 graduates

Communication and Journalism 1

Journalism, Other Certificate 15 graduates

Education 2

Art Teacher Education Master 15 graduates
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other Master Online option

Health Professions 1

Art Therapy/Therapist Certificate Online option

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 72%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 85
Master's degrees: 32
Postbaccalaureate certificates: 15

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 475
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 417
Graduate students, fall 2024: 58
Full-time, fall 2024: 97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 489
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 430
Graduate students, 2024-25: 59
Full-time, 2024-25: 97%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 78%
Men: 22%
White: 76%
Hispanic or Latino: 7%
Black or African American: 1%
Asian: 3%
Two or more races: 8%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 1%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option: 3
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 6%

Campus and services

Setting: Small city
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
President: Laura Freid
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact