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Montserrat College of Art

Beverly, Massachusetts Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Montserrat College of Art is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Beverly, Massachusetts. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 227 students.

Montserrat College of Art offers bachelor's degrees across 12 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Illustration, Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects, and Graphic Design. It awarded 70 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 91% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

227

Students enrolled

91%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

8:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

Bachelor

Programs and majors offered 12

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 8

Illustration Bachelor 17 graduates
Graphic Design Bachelor 8 graduates
Painting Bachelor 5 graduates
Printmaking Bachelor 4 graduates
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other Bachelor 3 graduates
Game and Interactive Media Design Bachelor 3 graduates
Sculpture Bachelor 2 graduates
Crafts Bachelor 1 graduate

Communications Technologies 1

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects Bachelor 16 graduates

Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor 6 graduates

Education 1

Art Teacher Education Bachelor 4 graduates

English Language and Literature 1

Writing Bachelor 1 graduate

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students: 91%
First-year retention, part-time students: 0%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees: 70

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 227
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 227
Full-time, fall 2024: 98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 234
Full-time, 2024-25: 98%
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: 72%
Men: 28%
White: 68%
Hispanic or Latino: 14%
Black or African American: 5%
Asian: 3%
Two or more races: 6%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 44%

Campus and services

Setting: Large suburb
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
President: Brian Pellinen
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training