Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Lancaster, PA · Private Nonprofit

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45.9%

Acceptance Rate

N/A

Median SAT

$33,301

Median Earnings

677

Applicants

Acceptance Rate Trend

Up 2.4 percentage points since 2018

Applications & Admissions

Yield Rate Trend

Percentage of admitted students who enroll

Most Popular Majors (2023)

Degrees awarded in latest year

Major Popularity Over Time

How top majors have grown or declined

Earnings by Major

This school vs. national range (2yr after graduation)

Fine and Studio Arts N/A

$9,000 $89,859

Film/Video and Photographic Ar... N/A

$9,000 $89,859

Design and Applied Arts N/A

$9,000 $89,859

This school National avg

Historical Admissions Data

Each row shows the admissions cycle for that academic year. Applicants is the total number of students who applied for freshman admission. Admitted shows how many received acceptance letters. Rate is the acceptance rate (admitted ÷ applicants) — lower percentages indicate more selective schools. Yield measures the percentage of admitted students who actually enrolled — a high yield (above 50%) suggests the school is a top choice for admitted students, while lower yields indicate students often choose other options. SAT shows the 25th-75th percentile range, meaning the middle 50% of enrolled students scored within this range. Data is sourced from IPEDS, the federal database where all US colleges report annually.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Rate	Yield	SAT
2023	677	311	45.9%	30.6%	N/A
2022	562	249	44.3%	26.5%	N/A
2021	187	96	51.3%	42.7%	N/A
2020	378	178	47.1%	40.5%	N/A
2019	353	153	43.3%	45.1%	N/A
2018	301	131	43.5%	41.2%	N/A
2017	344	172	50.0%	41.9%	N/A
2016	420	187	44.5%	40.1%	N/A
2015	404	163	40.4%	42.3%	N/A