Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
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How strong are the academics at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design?

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

9:1
Student to faculty ratio
37%
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.

Pennsylvania Art & Design has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

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 Pennsylvania College of Art and Design:

75%
First-year retention rate
37%
4-year grad rate
37%
6-year grad rate

Majors

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

Illustration
Fine/Studio Arts, General
Game and Interactive Media Design
Photography
Graphic Design
2.6
6.68
10.76
14.84
18.92
23

The Full List

Major Graduates
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Illustration 23
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 8
  • Game and Interactive Media Design 7
  • Photography 7
  • Graphic Design 6

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