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Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design is a private located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $38,540 10 years after enrolling, 34th in Wisconsin, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design bachelor students earn 16% more than the national average. Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design is ranked 32nd in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design’s median net annual cost of $26,046 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 1 programs at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design sorted by number of graduates - Design & Applied Arts - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$26,046
Average years to graduate
4.2
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 59% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design is 0% higher than the state average, and 6% below the average for all special focus four-year: arts, music & design schools in the country.
At Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Pell Grant recipients represent 40% of the measured graduating class, 5% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design graduates within 4.3 years.
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design is in the top 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.
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design’s economic mobility score of 4.87 is calculated by adjusting the 10.13 economic score of lower-income students by the 40% pell grant recipients within the student body. Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design’s EMS of 4.87 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).
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The average Title IV recipient at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design pays $26,046 a year, $25,524 less than the $51,570 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 $26,046
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, 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 $26,046 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 83% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,203. This is 29% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,699
Pell grants
$4,945
State grants
$3,327
Institutional grants
$21,097
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 68% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 933 applicants, of which 637 were admitted and 221 enrolled. Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
While Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design has a recommended testing policy, their average test scores are not made public.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
65%
59%
First time
77%
59%
In-state
53%
68%
1st generation
30%
35%
White
64%
52%
Black
6%
14%
Hispanic
17%
15%
Asian
5%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%