Side-by-Side Comparison of Montserrat College of Art

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	American Conservatory Theater	Columbia College Hollywood	San Francisco Art Institute	Montserrat College of Art	School of Visual Arts	The University of the Arts
Overview
Location	San Francisco, California	Tarzana, California	San Francisco, California	Beverly, Massachusetts	New York, New York	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Large	City: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Large	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (For Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Non Traditional	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate		59.0%		80.0%	85.0%	87.0%
Common app member	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	N/A	49.5%	94.7%	Open Admission	71.3%	85.2%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $90 Graduate: $90	$50	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $85	$50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $80	Undergraduate: $60 Graduate: $60
SAT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1140 - 1363	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	22 - 30	N/A
Students submitting SAT score					14.0%
Students submitting ACT score					3.0%
Total number of applicants		531	169		4,208	1,293
Total number of admissions given out		263	160		3,000	1,101
Admitted students who chose to enroll		95			771	269
Yield rate		36.1%			25.7%	24.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A				N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	N/A	N/A	N/A	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	N/A	N/A	N/A	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	N/A	N/A	N/A	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	N/A	N/A	N/A	Required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$51,676	$48,468		$55,350	$74,968	$68,690
Average net price		$27,545		$33,430	$51,634	$25,932
Tuition	$30,235	$25,680		$34,800	$45,000	$48,350
Room & board						Room/dormitory: $11,380 Meal plan: $6,250
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan		Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)		95.0% Average amount $12,788		100.0% Average amount $20,583	63.0% Average amount $16,551	100.0% Average amount $26,798
Students receiving federal student loan		69.0% Average amount $6,177		86.0% Average amount $5,932	24.0% Average amount $5,267	94.0% Average amount $5,851
Students taking out private loans		3.0% Average amount $9,726		29.0% Average amount $20,335	7.0% Average amount $32,503	21.0% Average amount $24,297
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	11 Men 45.5% Women 54.5%	493 Men 56.8% Women 43.2%	42 Men 50.0% Women 50.0%	341 Men 23.8% Women 76.2%	3,529 Men 27.4% Women 72.6%	1,397 Men 34.7% Women 65.3%
Graduate students	13 Men 46.2% Women 53.8%	N/A	28 Men 32.1% Women 67.9%	N/A	582 Men 24.9% Women 75.1%	160 Men 28.8% Women 71.2%
Racial/ethnic diversity	N/A	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	65.5%	N/A
International students	N/A	3.4%	N/A	0.3%	53.9%	2.8%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Large	City: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Large	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	N/A	N/A	N/A	267	1,092	582
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	N/A	N/A	Mississippi New Jersey Connecticut Texas Vermont	New York New Jersey California Florida Pennsylvania	N/A
Academics
Popular study areas	Visual & Performing Arts	Visual & Performing Arts Communications Technology Communication and Journalism	Visual & Performing Arts Multidisciplinary Studies Social Sciences	Visual & Performing Arts Communications Technology Multidisciplinary Studies Education	Visual & Performing Arts Computer and Information Science Communications Technology Multidisciplinary Studies Communication and Journalism	Visual & Performing Arts Education Communications Technology Multidisciplinary Studies English Language and Literature
Students to faculty ratio	6:1	14:1	4:1	12:1	8:1	8:1
Institutional accreditation	N/A	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	N/A	New England Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Outcome
Graduation rate	100.0%	45.8%	31.8%	63.0%	73.9%	68.1%
Dropout rate	N/A	52.1%	68.2%	35.8%	13.6%	31.7%
Transferred out	N/A	1.4%	N/A	N/A	11.5%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $18,087 Year 3: $27,588	Human Computer Interaction (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: $35,770 Graphic Communications (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $35,058 Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $21,680 Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: $30,014 Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,661 Year 2: $22,268 Year 3: $29,795 Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $21,002 Year 2: $18,429 Year 3: $27,017	Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $32,786 Fine and Studio Arts (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $27,309 Year 2: $30,119 Year 3: $30,264 Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,116 Year 2: $28,381 Year 3: $29,237 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,494 Year 2: $22,420 Year 3: $16,882 Visual and Performing Arts, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $16,008 Year 3: N/A	Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $16,029 Year 2: $21,899 Year 3: $23,539 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,589 Year 2: $21,964 Year 3: $22,289 Graphic Communications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $18,619 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Design and Applied Arts (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,688 Year 2: $68,499 Year 3: $79,178 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $48,823 Year 3: $56,128 Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,114 Year 2: $37,568 Year 3: $54,214 Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,489 Year 2: $31,567 Year 3: $31,458 Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $28,424 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $30,286 Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,481 Year 2: $24,863 Year 3: $26,003 Graphic Communications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $14,518 Year 2: $13,132 Year 3: $18,637 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,405 Year 2: $17,489 Year 3: $17,701 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,635 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Fine and Studio Arts (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $37,856 Year 3: N/A	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,721 Year 2: $50,677 Year 3: $49,511 Museology/Museum Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $33,796 Year 2: $36,848 Year 3: $44,041 Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,047 Year 2: $21,964 Year 3: $30,926 Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $18,932 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $29,322 Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,815 Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: $28,945 Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,696 Year 2: $21,052 Year 3: $28,612 Dance (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,267 Year 2: $21,613 Year 3: $26,673 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $16,297 Year 2: $18,771 Year 3: $25,853 Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,067 Year 2: $22,329 Year 3: $25,752 Music (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $18,579 Year 2: $19,358 Year 3: $25,140

Side-by-Side Comparison of Montserrat College of Art

American Conservatory Theater

Columbia College Hollywood

San Francisco Art Institute

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School of Visual Arts

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