North Adams, MA
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
https://www.mcla.eduRepayment outcome
82.6%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$21,700–$50,000
middle 50% · median $36,400
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$14,837
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$18,499
Sticker price
before any aid
$20,025
Default rate
5.8%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Computer Science$63,005
- Business$47,260
- English & Literature$32,569
- Education$32,284
- Social Sciences$31,828
- History$30,409
- Interdisciplinary$29,374
- Psychology$28,236
- Biology$27,181
- Visual & Performing Arts$25,194
Academics
Acceptance
67.2%
Avg SAT
1,032
Enrollment
1,483
What students study
13 fields offered
Business
18% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Social Sciences15.6%
- 03English & Literature14.5%
- 04Interdisciplinary10.0%
- 05Psychology9.2%
- 06Visual & Performing Arts8.6%
- 07Biology7.2%
- 08Math & Statistics3.1%
- 09Physical Sciences3.1%
- 10History3.1%
- 11Natural Resources2.5%
- 12Education2.2%
- 13Computer Science1.4%