Cleveland Institute of Art Ranking Badges

CIA earned 6 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 4 in the top 5%, 1 in the top 10% and 1 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #17 of 886 in Most Focused for Design & Applied Arts, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 6 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 4
Highest placement: #17 of 886, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 42
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Cleveland Institute of Art Earned?

Cleveland Institute of Art holds 6 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 4 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. These badges come from the 2026 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	4
Top 10%	1
Top 15%	1
Total	6

What Is Cleveland Institute of Art Known For?

Cleveland Institute of Art is best known for Visual & Performing Arts: 2 of its 6 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Design & Applied Arts, Medical Illustration & Informatics and Graphic Communications.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Location Diversity (Great Lakes)	✓
Location Diversity (Ohio)		✓

Communications Technology/Support

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Graphic Communications
Most Focused			✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Medical Illustration & Informatics
Most Focused			✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Design & Applied Arts
Most Focused			✓
Fine & Studio Arts
Most Focused			✓

How Does Cleveland Institute of Art Rank for Veterans?

Cleveland Institute of Art earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #3,631 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

These rankings are built on federal education data, 2026 edition. Cleveland Institute of Art appears in 42 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.