Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Small city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
400 students
Smaller than 82% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 51.2%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassArts, music & design school
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Millersville3.8 mi
- Willow Street4.5 mi
- Elizabethtown16.8 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, the largest reported group is White (61.8%), followed by Black (14.8%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5% | 0% |
| Asian | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| Black | 14.8% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 3% | 0% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1.5% | 0% |
| White | 61.8% | 94.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 0.3% | 0% |
| Unknown | 8.8% | 0% |
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Did you know? Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
- 99.2%Pennsylvania College of Art and Design admitted 96 of 187 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 39.6%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 38 of 96.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $36,746median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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