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Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

Lakewood, CO
Known forMostly onlineEnrollment doubled since fall 2014
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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 2,050 undergrads, where 48% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

2.1K

undergrads · larger than 58% of colleges

Diversity index

0.66

Pell Grant

48%

above the median

First generation

34%

about the median

Large suburbNo college housing
Undergrads +102% since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Illustration (25% of graduates). 13 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 50% of colleges. 28% of faculty are full-time. Spends $5,374 a year on instruction per student.

13 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 50% of colleges

Most popular major

Illustration

25% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Computer Software and Media Applications

$48.5K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

28%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$5.4K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

What students pay, price by family income, debt, and who gets grants.

$31.8K

net price per year for first-years with grants

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$37,505 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Little need-based aid above $110K
aid thins out for families above that income
Merit aid
14% · avg $3K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Federal loans

60%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

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Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $42,958 ten years after enrolling, more than at 19% of colleges; 34% graduate within six years.

34%

34%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$43K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$31K

≈ $329/month for 10 years

Retention

54%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 48% → 32% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

  • Diversity

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources for this profile

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (2026)

    Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design · 2026 · retrieved 2026-10-04

IPEDS unit ID 127945 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything