Maine College of Art & Design Cost of Attendance

Cost of Attendance (COA)

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & required fees is $41,398 for prospective students at MECA. The tuition & fees is increased by 3.94% compared to last year. The graduate school tuition & fees is $41,068.

100 out of total 380 undergraduate students (26%) received financial aid(grants or scholarship) and the average amount of the aid is $19,763.

The living costs including room, board, and other expenses is $16,540 when a student lives on campus and $10,200 when a student lives off campus at Maine College of Art & Design. The total cost of attendance (COA) is $59,188 before receiving financial aid and the net price with financial aid is $39,425.

Maine College of Art & Design 2023 Cost of Attendance
Cost of attendance
Tuition & Fees	$41,398 (2023)
Living Costs	$16,540 (On-campus) $10,200 (Off-campus)
Living on Campus	$57,620
Living off Campus	$51,280
Average Financial Amount	$19,763
Net Price after Aid
Living on Campus	$37,857
Living off Campus	$31,517

MECA 2023 Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & fees of Maine College of Art & Design is $41,398 for undergraduate programs. The undergraduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.95% compared to previous academic year.

The 2023 graduate tuition & fees is $41,068. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.97% compared to previous academic year at MECA.

2022-2023 Tuition & fees at Maine College of Art & Design
	Undergraduate		Graduate
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$34,320	$730	$34,320	$350
2019-2020	$35,694	$730	$35,694	$360
2020-2021	$37,580	$730	$36,850	$400
2021-2022	$37,960	$730	$37,962	$400
2022-2023	$39,100	$730	$39,102	$400
2023-2024	$41,398	-	$40,668	$400

MECA 2023 Living Costs

For the academic year 2022-2023, the living cost is $16,540 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Maine College of Art & Design. On-campus living costs are increased by 5.08% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living cost is $10,200. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Costs at Maine College of Art & Design
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$12,290	$2,100	$8,100	$2,100
2019-2020	$12,770	$2,100	$8,100	$2,100
2020-2021	$12,770	$2,100	$8,100	$2,100
2021-2022	$13,640	$2,100	$8,100	$2,100
2022-2023	$14,440	$2,100	$8,100	$2,100
2023-2024	$15,650	$2,100	$8,100	$2,100

MECA 2023 Tuition per Credit Hour

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour at Maine College of Art & Design is $1,630 for undergraduate programs. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.03% compared to previous academic year.

The graduate tuition per credit hour is $1,800 at Maine College of Art & Design. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Tuition per Credit Hour Maine College of Art & Design
	Undergraduate	Graduate
2018-2019	$1,430	-
2019-2020	$1,487	-
2020-2021	$1,535	-
2021-2022	$1,582	$1,800
2022-2023	$1,630	$1,800
2023-2024	$1,694	$1,871

MECA 2023 Book & Supply Costs

For the academic year 2022-2023, The average books & supplies cost at Maine College of Art & Design is $1,250. The book & supply costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Costs for Books & Supplies Maine College of Art & Design
	Books & Supplies Costs
2018-2019	$1,250
2019-2020	$1,250
2020-2021	$1,250
2021-2022	$1,250
2022-2023	$1,250
2023-2024	$1,250

MECA Alternative Tuition Plans

Maine College of Art & Design offers alternative tuition plans including Tuition payment plan.

Alternative Tuition Plans offered by Maine College of Art & Design
Tuition guaranteed plan	✗
Prepaid tuition plan	✗
Tuition payment plan	✔
Other alternative tuition plan	✗

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