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Maryland Institute College of Art is a private located in Baltimore, Maryland. Maryland Institute College of Art is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Maryland Institute College of Art is in the bottom 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $44,202 10 years after enrolling, 19th in Maryland, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Maryland Institute College of Art bachelor students earn 0% more than the national average. Maryland Institute College of Art is ranked 20th in Maryland.
Maryland Institute College of Art’s median net annual cost of $38,867 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Maryland Institute College of Art sorted by number of graduates - Design & Applied Arts, FIlm, Video & Photography - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$38,867
Average years to graduate
4.2
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at Maryland Institute College of Art - Design & Applied Arts, Fine & Studio Arts, Education (subject specific), FIlm, Video & Photography - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 75% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Maryland Institute College of Art is 8% higher than the state average, and 10% above the average for all special focus four-year: arts, music & design schools in the country.
At Maryland Institute College of Art, Pell Grant recipients represent 22% of the measured graduating class, 13% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Maryland Institute College of Art graduates within 4.1 years.
Maryland Institute College of Art is in the bottom 50% 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.
Maryland Institute College of Art’s economic mobility score of 1.19 is calculated by adjusting the 15.29 economic score of lower-income students by the 22% pell grant recipients within the student body. Maryland Institute College of Art’s EMS of 1.19 ranks in the bottom 5% 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 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Maryland Institute College of Art pays $38,867 a year, $28,303 less than the $67,170 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 $38,867
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Maryland Institute College 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 $38,867 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 47% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,802. This is 7% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,435
Pell grants
$4,953
State grants
$10,429
Institutional grants
$23,937
Maryland Institute College of Art's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 86% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,066 applicants, of which 2,629 were admitted and 311 enrolled. Maryland Institute College of Art doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Maryland Institute College of Art does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
99%
83%
Female
72%
59%
First time
76%
59%
In-state
29%
68%
1st generation
17%
35%
White
30%
52%
Black
10%
14%
Hispanic
11%
15%
Asian
12%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
38%
12%