- The Inkwell
- Maryland
- Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MDCity: largeZIP 21217Founded 1826
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1826
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: arts, music & design
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.mica.edu
MarylandPrivate nonprofit
Maryland Institute College of Art
Maryland Institute College of Art is a private nonprofit institute in Baltimore, Maryland, with 1,189 undergraduates. It admits 77% of applicants, graduates 71% within six years and costs $42,075 a year after aid.
71%graduate
Admission rate77%
Retention83%
4-year graduation45%
Pell Grant share28%
Federal loans41%
$42,075net price / year
77%admission rate
1258average SAT
71%graduate in 6 years
$49,751median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,500median debt
#1,261 of 1,704 for earnings#1,680 of 1,739 for lowest net price#339 of 1,738 for graduation rate#761 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $80,272tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $56,800
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $56,800
- Average net price
- $42,075national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$32,197
$30,001–48,000$36,238
$48,001–75,000$38,961
$75,001–110,000$45,214
$110,001+$50,246
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 77%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1258
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 570–670
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 508–635
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–33
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college77%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college71%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college28%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 71%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 45%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 74%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,665
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,751middle 50%: $27,023–$78,005
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$78,005
Median, Maryland Institute College of Art$49,751
Lower quarter$27,023
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,189
- Part-time
- 5.1%
- Women / men
- 76% / 24%
- Average age at entry
- 20.5
- First-generation students
- 17%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 28%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 17%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,574 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $19,211
- Endowment, end of year
- $117,405,397
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White32%
Hispanic12%
Black11%
Asian9.3%
Two or more races6.0%
U.S. nonresident19%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown11%
4 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts71%
Communication & journalism16%
Communications technologies10%
Architecture2.8%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA | $41,109 | 64% | $58,957 |
| The Juilliard School New York, NY | $41,799 | 91% | $43,638 |
| Seattle Film Institute Seattle, WA | $36,589 | 75% | — |
| Maine College of Art & Design Portland, ME | $40,801 | 51% | $38,062 |
| Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA | $44,587 | 55% | $44,219 |
| Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY | $48,876 | 74% | $63,115 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 163295. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6781349.