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Cleveland Institute of Art is a private located in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland Institute of Art is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Cleveland Institute of Art is in the bottom 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $42,779 10 years after enrolling, 74th in Ohio, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Cleveland Institute of Art bachelor students earn 27% less than the national average. Cleveland Institute of Art is ranked 47th in Ohio.
Cleveland Institute of Art’s median net annual cost of $35,626 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at Cleveland Institute of Art sorted by number of graduates - Design & Applied Arts - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$35,626
Average years to graduate
4.4
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 60% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Cleveland Institute of Art is 0% higher than the state average, and 5% below the average for all special focus four-year: arts, music & design schools in the country.
At Cleveland Institute of Art, Pell Grant recipients represent 46% of the measured graduating class, 11% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Cleveland Institute of Art graduates within 4.4 years.
Cleveland Institute of Art 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.
Cleveland Institute of Art’s economic mobility score of 7.31 is calculated by adjusting the 8.47 economic score of lower-income students by the 46% pell grant recipients within the student body. Cleveland Institute of Art’s EMS of 7.31 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).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Cleveland Institute of Art pays $35,626 a year, $24,899 less than the $60,525 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 $35,626
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Cleveland Institute of Art, 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 $35,626 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 84% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,592. This is 30% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,669
Pell grants
$5,027
State grants
$2,995
Institutional grants
$24,764
Cleveland Institute of Art's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 66% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 932 applicants, of which 614 were admitted and 136 enrolled. Cleveland Institute of Art has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
66%
59%
First time
87%
59%
In-state
54%
68%
1st generation
27%
35%
White
68%
52%
Black
10%
14%
Hispanic
9%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
10%
12%