Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

Lakewood, CO · Private for-profit · https://www.rmcad.edu/ ↗

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design is a private for-profit college in Lakewood, Colorado, located in a large suburb. It enrolls 2,050 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards bachelor's degrees. By number of bachelor's degrees awarded, its largest programs are Design and Applied Arts, Graphic Communications, and Computer Software and Media Applications.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compare its largest majors across colleges: Design and Applied Arts · Graphic Communications · Computer Software and Media Applications

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
2,050
Similar schools: 455
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$32,562
Similar schools: $31,853
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
36.5%
Similar schools: 37.1%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$45,764
Similar schools: $44,016
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$31,061
Similar schools: $28,667
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
54.0%
Similar schools: 66.7%

What the data shows about Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

Comparisons below use the medians for the 143 private for-profit schools that mostly award bachelor's degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $32,562 a year, about the same as the $31,853 median for similar schools. 54.0% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 66.7%). 36.5% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, about the same as the 37.1% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $45,764, about the same as the $44,016 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $31,061 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $28,667).