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Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Lancaster, PA 17603City: SmallUNITID 215053

Private nonprofit 4-yearSpecial Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design SchoolsSpecial focus: Arts, Music & Design SchoolsSpecialty: Visual & Performing Arts 98%
Undergraduates
400
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
99%
Average net price
$30.1k
Graduation rate
69%
Retention rate
85%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$33.3k
Median debt
$27k
Student : faculty
10:1
Value score*
8th pct.
Programs offered
4
Highest degree
Bachelor's degree
Sector
Private nonprofit 4-year
Region
Northeast · Middle Atlantic
Setting
City: Small (population less than 100,000)
Carnegie
Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
Size & setting
Four-year, very small, primarily residential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.