Montserrat College of Art
Beverly, MA · Private four-year · Suburb: Large
276undergraduates
$35,885average net price per year
62%graduate in 6 years
75%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
10 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Visual and performing arts (7)
- Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Graphic Design Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Illustration Bachelor's (21 awarded)
- Painting Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Printmaking Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Sculpture Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Communications technologies/technicians and support services (1)
- Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Education (1)
- Art Teacher Education Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $39,000
- Housing and food on campus
- $15,475
- Books and supplies
- $1,900
- Other on-campus costs
- $4,400
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $60,775
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $60,775
- Total cost living at home
- $45,300
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $30,337 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $25,745 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $38,246 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $39,867 |
| Over $110,000 | $36,684 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $20,857
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $18,569
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 33%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 75%
- Average amount borrowed
- $11,695
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 44%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 60%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 62%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 64%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 62%
- Came back for year two
- 75%
| Pell grant students | 55% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 78% |
| Neither | 45% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 69 | 59% |
| Men | 22 | 68% |
| Asian | 2 | 100% (small group) |
| Black | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Hispanic | 9 | 67% (small group) |
| White | 60 | 65% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 0% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 17 | 53% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 83 | 63% | 0% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 22 | 86% | 0% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 1 | 100% (small group) | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 276
- Undergraduates
- 276
- Full-time undergraduates
- 253
- Part-time undergraduates
- 23
- Students per faculty member
- 8 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 66%
- From out of state
- 34%
- From other countries
- 0%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 5%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 30%
| Women | 75% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Black | 4% |
| Hispanic | 14% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 64% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 8% |
| International | 0% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
- Address
- 23 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, 01915-4508
- County
- Essex County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Offers
- Study abroad, Teacher certification, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.