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
- $27,5141,622nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $42,2681,702nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $42,2681,682nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $52,6461,554th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,1741,560th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $29,8411,758th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 63.3%659th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 83.7%500th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 62.8%456th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1155506th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8831,432nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 36.4%872nd highest of 2,140 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
- EADec 1
- RDFeb 15
- 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $39,489 | $37,363 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $35,060 | — |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $20,444 | $20,140 |
| Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| Interior ArchitectureArchitecture | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1974source
Key links
- Official websitemiad.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 239309)
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