Massachusetts College of Art and Design
| Type | Public art school |
|---|---|
| Established | 1873 |
| Accreditation | NECHE |
Academic affiliations | AICAD Colleges of the Fenway NASAD Professional Arts Consortium |
| President | Mary K. Grant |
Academic staff | 302 |
| Students | 1,941 |
| Undergraduates | 1,682 |
| Postgraduates | 259 |
| Location | , , 42°20′13″N 71°05′59″W / 42.336809°N 71.099614°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | MassArt |
| Mascot | Mastodon |
| Website | www |
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, branded as MassArt, is a public college of visual and applied art in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1873, it is one of the nation's oldest art schools, and the only publicly funded independent art school in the United States. It was the first art college in the United States to grant an artistic degree.
It is a member of the Colleges of the Fenway (a resources- and facilities-sharing collegiate consortium located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston), and the ProArts Consortium (an association of seven Boston-area colleges dedicated to the visual and performing arts).