Maine College of Art Teaching Programs

Maine College of Art is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Portland, Maine. Portland is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Maine College of Art?

Contact details for Maine College of Art are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	522 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101-3494
Phone:	207-669-5521
Website:	www.meca.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/MaineCollegeofArt
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/mecaart

How Do I Get Into Maine College of Art?

You can apply to Maine College of Art online at: https://www.meca.edu/admissions/apply-to-meca/

Admission Requirements for Maine College of Art

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Maine College of Art?

With an acceptance rate of 70%, Maine College of Art may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 21% of accepted students are men and 79% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Can I Afford Maine College of Art?

The overall average net price of Maine College of Art is $36,809. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Maine College of Art, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $12,844 a year. That adds up to $51,376 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Maine College of Art is 10.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Maine College of Art Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 380 undergraduate students at Maine College of Art, with 368 being full-time and 12 being part-time.

There are also 55 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 368 full-time undergraduates at Maine College of Art, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Maine College of Art students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	280
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	49

Geographic Diversity

Maine students aren't the only ones who study at Maine College of Art. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 10 countries are represented at Maine College of Art. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Hong Kong, Canada, and Iran.

Online Learning at Maine College of Art

In 2019-2020, 10 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Maine College of Art has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Maine College of Art

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Maine College of Art was 51.4%. This is the #465 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Maine College of Art regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Maine College of Art Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	TOTAL
Art Education	0
TOTAL	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Motionhero under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.