Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public university located in Boston, MA. In 1873, Massachusetts College of Art and Design was founded. In addition to over 1,955 undergraduate students, MCAD also boasts of over 140 students in its postgraduate courses, taking the total enrollment to over 2,070. The school has an academic staff of 280 who teach various courses to the students. Interestingly, Massachusetts College of Art and Design has an ethnically diverse student population. At MCAD around 57% are white, 13% belong to an unknown race or ethnicity, and 10% belong to Hispanic ethnicity. And, at the university, around 88% of the students are 24 and under. When it comes to gender distribution at the varsity, around 72% of the students are females and 28% are males. The college has produced several notable alumni including Harris Barron, Chris Beatrice, Nancy Haigh, and Katya Zamolodchikova in its 147 years of existence. The school believes in the all-round growth of the students and therefore, encourages students to take part in several sporting activities, conducted inside the campus. MCAD offers a total of 62 undergraduate and graduate programs, including both residential and online. The university also has a long list of accreditations. It has been accredited by NASAD (National Association of Schools of Art and Design), and NEASC (New England Assn. of Schools and Colleges).
