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Cleveland Institute of Art

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Cleveland, OHSee your chances →private nonprofitSpecial Focus Four-Year

Acceptance Rate

61.4%

Total Profiles

4

SAT Range

980–1280

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$47,880

Undergrad Enrollment

560

Applicants

963

Yield Rate

22.7%

Student:Faculty

9:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$29,208/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $116,832 over four years.

What grads earn

$47,147/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $50,819 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 7% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.5 years of pay.

66% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

22.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

10%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Cleveland Institute of Art’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$23,423
$30–48k$24,992
$48–75k$26,654
$75–110k$30,518
Over $110k$37,436

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

56%

Completion · all

58%

Completion · Pell

48%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

60%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, very small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
963
Admitted
54256.3%
Enrolled
12323% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

69.8%▼ +0.2pp

Application Volume

693 applicants▼ 39%

Cleveland Institute of Art's selectivity has remained stable over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling1———
Rape1———

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

No athletics data available.

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Illustration34 grads
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects21 grads
Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator11 grads
Industrial and Product Design11 grads
Game and Interactive Media Design8 grads
Painting8 grads
Graphic Design7 grads
Photography6 grads
Drawing6 grads
Sculpture4 grads

4yr Grad Rate

47%

6yr Grad Rate

56%

Retention Rate

88%

Median Earnings

$42,509