Northwest College of Art & Design, WA

location_on  Tacoma, WA 98402 • language  ncad.edu • workspace_premium  1.4 star
Private For-Profit 4-Year Very Small Primarily Nonresidential Arts, Music and Design School Not Selective High Transfer-In Open Admissions Main Campus

Academics

Academics

Bachelor’s 100%
Associate’s N/A
Certificate N/A
Highest Degree Bach

Graduates by Field of Study

Visual and Performing Arts100%

Admissions

Admissions

Admission Rate 78%
Median SAT Math N/A
Median SAT Reading N/A
Median ACT Composite N/A

Cost

Cost of Attendance

In-State Tuition $21,000
Out-of-State Tuition $21,000
Average Total Cost $29,000
Average Net Cost $22,000
Attendance Costs by Family Income School State US
$0–$30K $19,000 $9,648 $11,406
$30K–$48K $21,000 $10,535 $12,318
$48K–$75K $25,000 $13,415 $15,178
$75K–$110K $29,000 $18,202 $18,184
>$110K $29,000 $20,544 $20,813

Student Debt

Student Debt

Receive Federal Loans 65%
Median Federal Debt $17,000
Repayment Rate 37%
Median Payment $319
Financial Aid Recipients School State US
$0–$30K 		32% 46% 46%
$30K–$48K 		17% 16% 16%
$48K–$75K 		23% 14% 14%
$75K–$110K 		25% 10% 10%
>$110K 		19% 14% 15%
Student Debt School State US
The median debt for family income between $0–$30K $26,000 $12,260 $12,538
The median debt for family income between $30K–$75K $16,000 $11,663 $12,978
The median debt for students with family income >$75K $18,000 $11,391 $12,789
The median debt for Pell students $26,000 $12,760 $13,487
The median debt for no-Pell students $21,000 $10,993 $11,749
Cumulative loan debt at the 75th percentile $32,000 $19,876 $20,751
Cumulative loan debt at the 25th percentile $18,000 $5,544 $5,959
Loan Repayment Rates School State US
1-year after entering repayment 		36% 55% 49%
3-years after entering repayment 		37% 61% 54%
5-years after entering repayment 		67% 65% 59%
7-years after entering repayment 		61% 71% 65%

Completion

Graduation and Retention

Retention Rate 50%
Transfer Rate N/A
Withdrawal Rate N/A
Graduation Rate 52%
Time Taken to Graduate School State US
Within 4 Years 		29% 39% 33%
Within 6 Years 		52% 53% 49%
Within 8 Years 		38% 67% 52%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Caucasian 		31% 55% 53%
Hispanic or Latino 		100% 50% 47%
Native American or Alaskan Native 		100% 42% 55%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 		33% 51% 63%
Two or more races 		40% 51% 48%
Other race 		100% 55% 53%

Students

Student Enrollment

Undergraduates 85
Full-time Undergrads 70%
Avg Entry Age 20
Graduate Students N/A
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female degree-seeking undergraduates 		69% 56% 57%
Male degree-seeking undergraduates 		31% 44% 43%
Enrollment by Race and Nativity School State US
Asian 		12% 10% 7%
Black 		6% 4% 13%
Caucasian 		69% 52% 50%
Hispanic or Latino 		2% 13% 19%
Native American or Alaskan Native 		6% 1% 1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 		2% 1% 0%
Two or more races 		2% 8% 4%

Nearby Colleges

Bates Technical College
<1 miles, W • 1.9 star
University of Puget Sound
2 miles, NW • 2.8 star

Nearby Airports

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
15 miles, NE • 4.1 star
Bellingham International Airport
106 miles, N • 1.4 star
Portland International Airport
115 miles, SW • 3.7 star
Tri-Cities Airport
171 miles, SE • 1 star