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Cleveland Institute of Art Entering Class Stats & Admissions Data

What Does Cleveland Institute of Art’s Incoming Class Look Like?

By analyzing the admissions figures of recent freshman cohorts, get a better grasp of your likelihood of gaining admission to Cleveland Institute of Art, located in Cleveland, OH.

On this page you’ll find:

• What Admissions Stats Mean for You
• Selectivity of Cleveland Institute of Art
• Acceptance & Enrollment Stats at Cleveland Institute of Art
• Male to Female Ratio of Applicants
• Average SAT & ACT Scores
• Helpful Resources

What Admissions Statistics Mean for You

Selectivity and acceptance rates can be a big clue to how difficult it is to be admitted. Compare your test scores to prior applicants to get a good understanding of who you are competing against for entrance.

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Selectivity: Are You the Right Type of Student For This College?

Selectivity measures how competitive it is to gain admission to a school.

Open Admissions	No
Selectivity of College	Moderately Selective (50-70%)
Acceptance Rate	61%

Admissions Numbers

Cleveland Institute of Art received 978 total applications. From this pool, 600 gained acceptance, and 119 decided to attend.

Applicant Total	978
Accepted	600
Enrolled	119
Enrolled Full-Time	119

Admission to Cleveland Institute of Art is 61.3%. This level of selectivity means the school is fairly accessible. The school admits men and women at different rates at Cleveland Institute of Art: women are accepted at a rate of 68% versus 44% for male applicants.

The yield rate at Cleveland Institute of Art is 20%. This indicates that 20% of admitted applicants chose to attend. Female admitted students enroll at 20% versus 18% for male admits.

Boys vs. Girls: Who’s Applying More?

Here is the gender distribution for Cleveland Institute of Art.

	Men	Women
Applicants	261	717
Admitted	115	485
Enrolled	21	98

SAT and ACT Score Profile

About 17% of students accepted to CIA provided SAT results (20 students).

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores for the middle 50% fell between 500 and 660. The middle 50% of Math scores landed between 480 and 620.

SAT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Critical Reading	500	660
Mathematics	480	620
Combined Total	980	1280

CIA saw ACT scores submitted by 13% of its admitted class (15 students).

The middle 50% of admitted students earned ACT Composite scores between 23 and 29.

ACT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Overall	23	29
English/Reading	23	31
Mathematics	20	29

Additional Question to Ask

• A college’s selectivity gives us an idea of how rigorous the studies are, and how competitive the students are. However, not all students thrive in a competitive atmosphere, even if their grades are good. Does this college have the best learning environment for you?

Data Sources

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Usaf 1832 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.