Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD · Private · Large city · MICA
Private institution in Baltimore, MD · 1,319 undergraduates · 77% acceptance rate · $45,212 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 18%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 23%Full-time retention
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $38,4291,894th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $55,1501,890th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $55,1501,888th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $71,3661,842nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,5001,544th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,2121,349th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,4511,621st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 71.3%373rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 85.0%431st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 77.3%827th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1207385th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,3191,194th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1216th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 20.8%1,678th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 9 mi (BWI)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- RDFeb 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $60
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 8 of 8 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $35,416 | $27,504 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $31,127 | $21,508 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $25,643 | $19,786 |
| Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and ArtisanryVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Environmental DesignArchitecture | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts, OtherVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websitemica.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 163295)
- Compare colleges in MDRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MarylandEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Maryland Institute College of Art vs University of BaltimoreHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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