FourYearCost

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, MNPrivate nonprofitRank 326 of 1,732Traditional rank 225 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$27,729
160 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$24,405
526 recipients
The drop
$3,324
12.0% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$27,729Later years$24,405

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$20,912
$30–48k$20,630
$48–75k$22,690
$75–110k$28,900
$110k+$31,859

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$42,560
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$43,824
Change$1,264 (+3.0%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$10,910

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$39,1202018-19$40,3962019-20$41,7942020-21$41,7942021-22$42,5602022-23$43,8242023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +12.0% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$28,5202020-21$28,4432021-22$27,0312022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years69%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)82%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants38%
Freshmen taking federal loans79%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,418
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$2,424

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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CollegeFreshman grantDrop
The College of Saint Scholastica$28,853$4,182
Bethel University$25,924$2,615
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota$32,352$6,598
University of St Thomas$32,783$2,102
Augsburg University$33,355$2,567

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