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Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design was awarded 6 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is graphic design.
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MIAD was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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If you're applying to Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 64%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
The student to faculty ratio at MIAD is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design is 41%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 85% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At MIAD the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 44%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 925 undergraduates at MIAD with 912 being full-time and 13 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,771 | $21,040 | $24,518 | $26,589 | $29,486 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of MIAD, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At MIAD, approximately 81% of students took out student loans averaging $8,417 a year. That adds up to $33,668 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for MIAD are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 273 E Erie St, Milwaukee, WI 53202-6003 |
| Phone: | 414-847-3200 |
| Website: | www.miad.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 124 | $28,801 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 45 | $20,762 |
| Interior Architecture | 10 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 268 students took at least one online class at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. This is a decrease from the 455 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 268 | 3 |
| 2021-2022 | 455 | 4 |
| 2020-2021 | 625 | 360 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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