Why Study At NSCAD
NSCAD University is more than an art and design school. It’s a way of life and a direct path to a productive, fulfilling career.
Tucked away on the east coast of Canada, you’ll find a community that’s as versatile and creative as it is cerebral and queer. Whole cultural movements and art scenes have sprung from inside our walls.
8:1
student-faculty ratio
13
Average class size
93%
Classes under 30 students
65%
2SLGBTQIA+ students
Here, you’ll learn from practicing artists and designers on a close-knit, immersive campus. You’ll have nearly unlimited studio access, use some of the best facilities in North America and see over 120 shows a year at the Anna Leonowens Gallery.
At NSCAD, art
and design are inconstant motion.
For over 130 years, NSCAD has helped students become cultural leaders. Our graduates still dictate our city’s—and our country’s—visual art trends, design aesthetics, and political consciences.
50+
Visiting artists, artists-in-residence, and public lectures every year
70+
Student exchange opportunities
12
Fabrication studios run by fabulous technicians
50,000+
Big, heavy art and design books
We will arm you with critical thinking, vital theory, and applied technical skills to leave as a well-informed, well-rounded, and well-prepared artist or designer. Interdisciplinarity is essential to your development. You will examine everything from a 360-degree viewpoint.
854
Undergraduate students
55
Graduate students
26%
International students from 24 countries
41%
Of our community identify as gender diverse
Our programs are built to be flexible. You can custom-build your education to meet your specific creative needs. From your first foundation course to your final show at the Anna, you will pick up many methods and disciplines – interconnected know-how you didn’t even know you needed.
According to our alumni, one thing is certain: a NSCAD degree will lead you many places. What you learn here equips you for life. When you read about the diverse work of our alumni, it’ll hit you: there can be one path – or many.
85%
Alums work in a field
related to their studies.
50%
Alums run their
own business
91%
Graduates found their
NSCAD degree to be a good investment.
93%
Alums agreed that NSCAD played an important role in their development s a person.
You can have a full-time career in a cultural industry that’s creative and gratifying; a personal art practice that brings you mental clarity and peace; and the skills to turn a side hustle into so much more.
It’s all possible, and it’s all happening
HERE
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