Maine College of Art & Design
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How strong are the academics at Maine College of Art & Design?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

19%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Maine College of Art & Design:

75%
First-year retention rate
19%
4-year grad rate
26%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Maine College of Art & Design's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Illustration
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
Painting
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
Graphic Design
4.2
7.56
10.92
14.28
17.64
21

The Full List

Major Graduates
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 14
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Illustration 21
  • Painting 9
  • Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry 7
  • Graphic Design 7
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics 7
  • Fashion/Apparel Design 5
  • Sculpture 5
  • Photography 4
  • Jewelry Arts 1
  • Printmaking 0

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