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Art Academy of Cincinnati is a private located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Art Academy of Cincinnati is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Art Academy of Cincinnati is in the bottom 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $34,536 10 years after enrolling, 81st in Ohio, and in the bottom 10% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Art Academy of Cincinnati bachelor students earn 27% less than the national average. Art Academy of Cincinnati is ranked 48th in Ohio.
Art Academy of Cincinnati’s median net annual cost of $24,564 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Art Academy of Cincinnati sorted by number of graduates - Design & Applied Arts, Fine & Studio Arts - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$24,564
Average years to graduate
4.3
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 51% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Art Academy of Cincinnati is 9% lower than the state average, and 14% below the average for all special focus four-year: arts, music & design schools in the country.
At Art Academy of Cincinnati, Pell Grant recipients represent 52% of the measured graduating class, 17% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Art Academy of Cincinnati graduates within 4.1 years.
Art Academy of Cincinnati is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Art Academy of Cincinnati’s economic mobility score of 9.75 is calculated by adjusting the 7.56 economic score of lower-income students by the 52% pell grant recipients within the student body. Art Academy of Cincinnati’s EMS of 9.75 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Art Academy of Cincinnati pays $24,564 a year, $23,890 less than the $48,454 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $24,564
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Art Academy of Cincinnati, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $24,564 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 80% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,935. This is 26% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,046
Pell grants
$5,130
State grants
$2,652
Institutional grants
$14,995
Art Academy of Cincinnati's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 100% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 410 applicants, of which 410 were admitted and 64 enrolled. Art Academy of Cincinnati has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Art Academy of Cincinnati does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
94%
83%
Female
74%
59%
First time
83%
59%
In-state
66%
68%
1st generation
31%
35%
White
65%
52%
Black
18%
14%
Hispanic
6%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
10%
12%