Montserrat College of Art is a four-year residential college specializing in the visual arts, located in Beverly, Massachusetts, 23 miles north of Boston.
It offers Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Animation and Interactive Media, Book Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, Painting and Drawing, Photography and Video, Printmaking, Sculpture, Self-Designed studies; and a program in Art Education. It also offers non-credit classes for adults, teens, and children and for-credit summer programs for high school students.
The school was founded in the 1960s as Montserrat School of Visual Arts. It was accredited as a college in the 1980s at which time it changed to its current name. In 1990 the school moved to its current location off Cabot Street in the Hardie Building, a renovated 19th century school building that serves as the center of the campus. Currently, the campus includes the central Hardie Building, the 301 Cabot Studio Building, residence halls, and a number of faculty buildings. The school values its small size, which allows more academic attention to the progress of each individual student. Montserrat typically has an active student body of around 350 students.
Among the college's alumni are prominent fashion designer Sigrid Olsen, sculptor Carlos Dorrien, and children's book illustrator Giles Laroche.
Illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka is among the schools past faculty members.
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 56% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 20,629 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 19,934 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 695 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 730 | 37% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 479 | 24% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 1,523 | 96% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 1,374 | 86% | |
Any Aid: |
99% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 85% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 90% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 413, Math: 368 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 648, Math: 594 |
| Application Fee: | $ 40.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Not Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Not Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Recommended |
