Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Ranking Badges

MIAD earned 4 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 0 in the top 10% and 0 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #9 of 886 in Most Focused for Design & Applied Arts, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 4 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 3
Highest placement: #9 of 886, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 2
Placements this edition: 44
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 Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Earned?

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design holds 4 ranking badges across 2 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. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. This page reflects the 2026 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Explore 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%	1
Top 5%	3
Top 10%	0
Top 15%	0
Total	4

What Is Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Known For?

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design is best known for Visual & Performing Arts: 3 of its 4 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Design & Applied Arts, Interior Architecture and Fine & Studio Arts.

Architecture/Urban Planning

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Interior Architecture
Most Focused			✓

Visual & Performing Arts

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

How Does Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Rank for Veterans?

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,085 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 43%).

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Notes and References

The rankings above are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design appears in 44 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).

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