Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Lakewood, Colorado · Also known as RMCAD · Website
$42,958
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$42,958
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design is a for-profit 4-year college in Lakewood, Colorado with 2,050 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $32,363 a year (tuition and fees $20,190). 32% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $42,958 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $31,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$32,363
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$20,190
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
32%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$31,000
About $329 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$42,958
Rank 2,233 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $32,363
- Tuition and fees
- $20,190
- Cost of attendance
- $37,505
- Students with a need-based grant
- 48%
- Students with federal loans
- 60%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $29,847
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $29,351
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $32,387
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $36,040
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $36,201
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $16,370 in 2015-16 to $20,190 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 2,050
- Part-time students
- 47%
- Women
- 76%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 32%
- Retention rate
- 54%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 12
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,233 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 69 in Colorado (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $32,363 | $17,042 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $20,190 | $9,958 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 89% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 32% | 62% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 54% | 72% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $31,000 | $11,008 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $30,280 | $36,984 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $42,958 | $42,169 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 52% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 51% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
12 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied ArtsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 176 | $31,750 | $29,829 | $41,617 | $51,490 |
| Graphic CommunicationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $28,115 | $23,247 | $37,239 | $43,283 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $31,000 | $37,268 | $48,472 | $58,894 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignOnlineMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,644 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| MusicOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Graphic CommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,130 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $41,400 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Lakewood and Colorado on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Colorado
- Homes: Homes for sale in Colorado
Questions and answers
How much does Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design cost?
$32,363 a year is the average net price at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $20,190, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $37,505. Families earning under $30,000 pay $29,847 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design?
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design graduates earn?
$42,958 a year is the median pay of former Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design students who work, 10 years after they started ($30,280 after 6 years). That ranks 2,233 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 69 in Colorado. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's) at $37,268.
How much student debt do Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design graduates have?
$31,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design graduates, about $329 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 60% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design?
32% of first-time, full-time students at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design finish within 6 years. 54% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design?
Design and Applied Arts (176 bachelor's graduates), Graphic Communications (46 bachelor's graduates), Computer Software and Media Applications (34 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 12 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.