Applying to Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design's acceptance rate is 45.94% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 677 students applied and 311 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is around the national average.

To apply to Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit and recommendations is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not considered for admission at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is 45.94% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 30.55%. 207 men and 467 women applied to Pennsylvania College of Art and Design and 66 men and 242 women students were accepted.

Among them, 24 men and 70 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 Pennsylvania College of Art and Design.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	677	207	467	0	0
Admitted	311	66	242	0	0
Enrolled	95	24	70	0	0
Acceptance Rate	45.94%	31.88%	51.82%	-	-
Yield	30.55%	36.36%	28.93%	-	-

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

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 95 first-year students enrolled in Pennsylvania College of Art and Design. The proportion of full-time students is 98.95% and part-time students is 1.05%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 25.26% and women students is 73.68%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
	Total	Men	Women
Total	95	24	70
Full-time	94	24	69
Part-time	1	0	1

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), 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 Pennsylvania College of Art and Design. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Pennsylvania College of Art and Design.

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

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

General Admissions Information

The next table provides general admission information for applying to Pennsylvania College of Art and Design.

Admission Information for Applying to Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Open Admission Policy	No
Admission Information	pcad.edu/Admissions
Online Application	connect.pcad.edu/apply/
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, Bachelor

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