Corcoran College of Art and Design
500 Seventeenth Street- NW, Washington, 20006-4804
Corcoran College of Art and Design is a non-profit, private education institution that resides in Washington, District of Columbia. It was founded in 1878 by William Wilson Corcoran as an addition to the Corcoran Gallery of Art. It remains the only art and design college in Washington D.C.
Programs available at Corcoran College of Art and Design include associate's, bachelor's and master's degrees and also certificate programs in 7 areas of study and 8 disciplines, including Photojournalism, Interior Design, Digital Media Design, and Fine Arts, among others. The school is fully accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and has specialized accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design - Commission on Accreditation.
This school offers dual credit and study abroad programs. Credit toward a degree is accepted for Advanced Placement and life experience.
General Information
| Main Phone: (202) 639 -1800 |
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Website: www.corcoran.edu |
| Status: Non-accredited
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Faculty: 60 |
| School Type: Private not-for-profit- 4-year or above |
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Affiliation: None |
| Size: Very Small (less than 1,000 students) |
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Undergraduates: 444 |
| Setting: N/A |
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Graduate Students: 272 |
| On-Campus Housing: N/A |
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Acceptance Rate: 27% |
| Out-of-State Tuition: N/A |
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Varsity Athletics: No |
| In-State Tuition: N/A |
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Student-to-faculty Ratio: 12 to 1 |
Admissions
Admission Requirements
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Required |
Recommended |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent |
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| High School GPA |
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| High School Transcript |
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| Recommendations |
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| TOEFL |
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| Standardized Test Scores |
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| Test Scores |
25th Percentile |
75th Percentile |
| SAT Critical Reading |
440 |
610 |
| SAT Math |
430 |
540 |
| ACT Composite |
20 |
25 |
| ACT English |
21 |
27 |
| ACT Math |
15 |
20 |
Acceptance Rate
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Total |
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| Applied |
545 |
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| Accepted |
148 |
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| Acceptance Rate |
27% |
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| Enrolled |
42 |
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Enrollment Statistics
| Undergraduate Attendance Status |
68% Full-time |
32% Part-time |
| Graduate Attendance Status |
68% Full-time |
32% Part-time |
| Student Gender |
23% Men |
77% Women |
Student Race Ethnicity
| 65% White |
1% American Indian/Alaska Native |
| 10% Black or African American |
1% Multiracial |
| 8% Hispanic/Latino |
5% Asian/Oriental |
| 0% Polynesian/Pacific Island |
10% Other |
Financial Aid
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Percent Receiving Aid |
Average Amount Received |
| Federal Grant |
44% |
$ 6,389 |
| Local Grant |
18% |
$3,943 |
| Institutional Grant |
100% |
$ 15,239 |
| Student Loans |
96% |
$ 11,515 |
Communication and Journalism |
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
| Number of Awards given in 2011-2012
| Cert |
AS/AA |
BS/BA |
MS/MA |
PhD |
| Digital Communication and Media Multimedia |
- |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
Journalism
| Number of Awards given in 2011-2012
| Cert |
AS/AA |
BS/BA |
MS/MA |
PhD |
| Photojournalism |
- |
- |
11 |
0 |
- |
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
| Number of Awards given in 2011-2012
| Cert |
AS/AA |
BS/BA |
MS/MA |
PhD |
| Digital Communication and Media Multimedia |
- |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
Communication Technologies and Support Services |
Graphic Communications
| Number of Awards given in 2011-2012
| Cert |
AS/AA |
BS/BA |
MS/MA |
PhD |
| Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Communication and Journalism |
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
| Number of Awards given in 2011-2012
| Cert |
AS/AA |
BS/BA |
MS/MA |
PhD |
| Digital Communication and Media Multimedia |
- |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
Journalism
| Number of Awards given in 2011-2012
| Cert |
AS/AA |
BS/BA |
MS/MA |
PhD |
| Photojournalism |
- |
- |
11 |
0 |
- |
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
| Number of Awards given in 2011-2012
| Cert |
AS/AA |
BS/BA |
MS/MA |
PhD |
| Digital Communication and Media Multimedia |
- |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
Computer Information Sciences |
Computer Software and Media Applications
| Number of Awards given in 2011-2012
| Cert |
AS/AA |
BS/BA |
MS/MA |
PhD |
| Web Page, Multimedia and Information Resources Design |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
| Number of Awards given in 2011-2012
| Cert |
AS/AA |
BS/BA |
MS/MA |
PhD |
| Art Teacher Education |
- |
- |
- |
15 |
- |
Multi Interdisciplinary Studies |
Museology Museum Studies
| Number of Awards given in 2011-2012
| Cert |
AS/AA |
BS/BA |
MS/MA |
PhD |
| Museology Museum Studies |
- |
- |
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6 |
- |
