Applying to MECA

Maine College of Art & Design's acceptance rate is 77.55% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 913 students applied and 708 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into MECA.

To apply to MECA, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Maine College of Art & Design is 77.55% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 17.09%. 198 men and 545 women applied to MECA and 147 men and 426 women students were accepted.

135 applicants who has another gender applied and 107 were accepted.28 accepted students' gender is unknown.

Among them, 29 men and 58 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at MECA.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at MECA
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	913	198	545	135	35
Admitted	708	147	426	107	28
Enrolled	121	29	58	29	5
Acceptance Rate	77.55%	74.24%	78.17%	79.26%	80.00%
Yield	17.09%	19.73%	13.62%	27.10%	17.86%

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Maine College of Art & Design 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 121 first-year students enrolled in MECA. The proportion of full-time students is 99.17% and part-time students is 0.83%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 23.97% and women students is 47.93%. 23.97% of students has another gender and 4.13% students' gender is unknown.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at MECA.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at MECA
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Total	121	29	58	29	5
Full-time	120	29	57	29	5
Part-time	1	0	1	0	0

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at MECA. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Maine College of Art & Design.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

MECA Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Considered, if submitted

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $40 for undergraduate schools and $70 for graduate schools of Maine College of Art & Design. The next table provides general admission information for applying to MECA.

Admission Information for Applying to MECA
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$40
Graduate Application Fees	$70
Admission Information	www.meca.edu/admissions
Online Application	https://www.meca.edu/admissions/apply-to-meca/
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers outside a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master

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