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MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART

Massachusetts College of Art
621 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

Official telephone: (617) 879-7000
Fax number: (617) 566-4034

Website: www.massart.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 736 men, 1,400 women, 2,136 total
Full-time undergraduates: 539 men, 960 women, 1,499 total
Part-time undergraduates: 197 men, 440 women, 637 total
Total graduate students: 51 men, 99 women, 150 total
Full-time graduate students: 39 men, 56 women, 95 total
Part-time graduate students: 12 men, 43 women, 55 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 22%
First-year student breakdown:
1.8% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.2% Asian or Pacific Islander
5.0% Hispanic
70.4% White (non-Hispanic)
3.3% total international (nonresident aliens)
13.0% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
3.6% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native
5.5% Asian or Pacific Islander
5.4% Hispanic
72.5% White (non-Hispanic)
3.1% total international (nonresident aliens)
9.3% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 5 acres
City or town school is located in: Boston, MA
Population of city/town: 589,141
Online campus map: www.massart.edu/campus/
here/map.html

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Total of 366 beds available. First-time first year students are guaranteed housing if they reply by May 1. About 120 beds are assigned to continuing students by a lottery system. Students in any class year can apply through the housing lottery.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (32%)
  • single-student apartments (68%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 76%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 25%
Percent of students who live off campus: 75%
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 350
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Library also has 140,000 slides.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper
Minority student organizations:
Spectrum, international student group
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
drama group, theatre, film society, various publications, Eventworks, gay/lesbian group, design research unit, nontraditional student group

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Director of Student Activities

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballno 
Men's golfno 
Men's ice hockeyno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's ultimate frisbeeno 
Men's volleyballno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's ultimate frisbeeno 
Women's volleyballno 


GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 2% within one year of graduation
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 70% within one year of graduation



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