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Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

Milwaukee, WI · Private · Large city · MIAD

Private institution in Milwaukee, WI · 883 undergraduates · 63% acceptance rate · $41,174 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$27,5141,612th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$42,2681,685th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$42,2681,665th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$52,6461,540th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$41,1741,553rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$29,8411,747th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
63.3%655th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
83.7%497th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
62.8%450th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1155505th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
8831,430th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
36.4%861st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 73 mi (ORD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
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 6 of 6 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$39,489$37,363
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$35,060—
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$20,444$20,140
Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technologybachelors——
Interior ArchitectureArchitecturebachelors——
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors——

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design’s 883 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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