Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
1,300,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours
2,370 (24%)
Days Without Precipitation
244 (44%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
845
Men / Women
19% / 81%
From State
62%
From Region
30%
Racial/Ethnic
White
63%
Hispanic
19%
Black
6%
Mixed
6%
Asian
5%
Native American
0%
International
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2011 Men: 33.7% 33.7%
2012 Men: 31.3% 31.3%
2013 Men: 31.2% 31.2%
2014 Men: 36.1% 36.1%
2015 Men: 31.6% 31.6%
2016 Men: 31.0% 31.0%
2017 Men: 17.9% 17.9%
2018 Men: 34.3% 34.3%
2019 Men: 26.8% 26.8%
2020 Men: 28.3% 28.3%
2021 Men: 21.9% 21.9%
2022 Men: 18.6% 18.6%
2023 Men: 16.3% 16.3%
2024 Men: 20.0% 20.0%
2025 Men: 16.7% 16.7%
Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2011 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2012 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2013 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2016 Native: 1.7% 1.7%
2017 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2020 Native: 1.7% 1.7%
2021 Native: 1.7% 1.7%
2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2024 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2011 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2012 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2013 Asian: 4.5% 4.5%
2014 Asian: 3.5% 3.5%
2015 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2016 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2017 Asian: 4.6% 4.6%
2018 Asian: 3.8% 3.8%
2019 Asian: 6.3% 6.3%
2020 Asian: 5.9% 5.9%
2021 Asian: 5.4% 5.4%
2022 Asian: 3.2% 3.2%
2023 Asian: 5.3% 5.3%
2024 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2025 Asian: 3.8% 3.8%
2011 Black: 5.1% 5.1%
2012 Black: 4.0% 4.0%
2013 Black: 7.0% 7.0%
2014 Black: 10.4% 10.4%
2015 Black: 9.0% 9.0%
2016 Black: 6.9% 6.9%
2017 Black: 7.1% 7.1%
2018 Black: 6.4% 6.4%
2019 Black: 6.3% 6.3%
2020 Black: 6.6% 6.6%
2021 Black: 7.7% 7.7%
2022 Black: 7.2% 7.2%
2023 Black: 5.7% 5.7%
2024 Black: 8.8% 8.8%
2025 Black: 7.6% 7.6%
2011 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4%
2012 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3%
2013 Hispanic: 17.2% 17.2%
2014 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1%
2015 Hispanic: 16.4% 16.4%
2016 Hispanic: 17.2% 17.2%
2017 Hispanic: 14.3% 14.3%
2018 Hispanic: 16.9% 16.9%
2019 Hispanic: 18.0% 18.0%
2020 Hispanic: 18.9% 18.9%
2021 Hispanic: 18.5% 18.5%
2022 Hispanic: 17.2% 17.2%
2023 Hispanic: 18.9% 18.9%
2024 Hispanic: 16.1% 16.1%
2025 Hispanic: 17.1% 17.1%
2011 White: 72.6% 72.6%
2012 White: 74.0% 74.0%
2013 White: 61.1% 61.1%
2014 White: 68.1% 68.1%
2015 White: 61.6% 61.6%
2016 White: 63.8% 63.8%
2017 White: 69.4% 69.4%
2018 White: 65.3% 65.3%
2019 White: 58.8% 58.8%
2020 White: 57.3% 57.3%
2021 White: 60.9% 60.9%
2022 White: 65.6% 65.6%
2023 White: 61.7% 61.7%
2024 White: 64.9% 64.9%
2025 White: 63.3% 63.3%
2011 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2013 International: 1.3% 1.3%
2014 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2015 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2016 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2017 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2025 International: 0.0% 0.0%
Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.
Enrolled Undergraduates
0
250
500
750
1,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2011 Total: 711 711
2012 Total: 657 657
2013 Total: 652 652
2014 Total: 609 609
2015 Total: 609 609
2016 Total: 617 617
2017 Total: 649 649
2018 Total: 738 738
2019 Total: 855 855
2020 Total: 857 857
2021 Total: 934 934
2022 Total: 902 902
2023 Total: 902 902
2024 Total: 885 885
2025 Total: 845 845
2011 Men: 269 269
2012 Men: 232 232
2013 Men: 219 219
2014 Men: 203 203
2015 Men: 210 210
2016 Men: 213 213
2017 Men: 196 196
2018 Men: 229 229
2019 Men: 252 252
2020 Men: 260 260
2021 Men: 255 255
2022 Men: 227 227
2023 Men: 196 196
2024 Men: 190 190
2025 Men: 162 162
2011 Women: 442 442
2012 Women: 425 425
2013 Women: 433 433
2014 Women: 406 406
2015 Women: 399 399
2016 Women: 404 404
2017 Women: 453 453
2018 Women: 509 509
2019 Women: 603 603
2020 Women: 597 597
2021 Women: 679 679
2022 Women: 675 675
2023 Women: 706 706
2024 Women: 695 695
2025 Women: 683 683
Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2012 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2013 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2014 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2016 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2019 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2011 Asian: 3.0% 3.0%
2012 Asian: 3.2% 3.2%
2013 Asian: 4.1% 4.1%
2014 Asian: 4.3% 4.3%
2015 Asian: 3.8% 3.8%
2016 Asian: 3.2% 3.2%
2017 Asian: 3.7% 3.7%
2018 Asian: 3.9% 3.9%
2019 Asian: 4.6% 4.6%
2020 Asian: 4.6% 4.6%
2021 Asian: 4.6% 4.6%
2022 Asian: 4.2% 4.2%
2023 Asian: 5.2% 5.2%
2024 Asian: 4.7% 4.7%
2025 Asian: 4.5% 4.5%
2011 Black: 4.5% 4.5%
2012 Black: 4.6% 4.6%
2013 Black: 5.7% 5.7%
2014 Black: 6.1% 6.1%
2015 Black: 7.7% 7.7%
2016 Black: 7.3% 7.3%
2017 Black: 7.4% 7.4%
2018 Black: 6.6% 6.6%
2019 Black: 5.8% 5.8%
2020 Black: 6.0% 6.0%
2021 Black: 6.3% 6.3%
2022 Black: 5.5% 5.5%
2023 Black: 4.9% 4.9%
2024 Black: 5.8% 5.8%
2025 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2011 Hispanic: 9.4% 9.4%
2012 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3%
2013 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3%
2014 Hispanic: 12.0% 12.0%
2015 Hispanic: 13.5% 13.5%
2016 Hispanic: 14.7% 14.7%
2017 Hispanic: 14.0% 14.0%
2018 Hispanic: 16.0% 16.0%
2019 Hispanic: 17.0% 17.0%
2020 Hispanic: 16.9% 16.9%
2021 Hispanic: 17.0% 17.0%
2022 Hispanic: 16.5% 16.5%
2023 Hispanic: 17.5% 17.5%
2024 Hispanic: 17.1% 17.1%
2025 Hispanic: 18.8% 18.8%
2011 White: 76.7% 76.7%
2012 White: 75.3% 75.3%
2013 White: 71.2% 71.2%
2014 White: 70.6% 70.6%
2015 White: 67.8% 67.8%
2016 White: 65.5% 65.5%
2017 White: 68.3% 68.3%
2018 White: 66.4% 66.4%
2019 White: 64.2% 64.2%
2020 White: 63.7% 63.7%
2021 White: 64.6% 64.6%
2022 White: 65.6% 65.6%
2023 White: 64.0% 64.0%
2024 White: 64.6% 64.6%
2025 White: 63.4% 63.4%
2011 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2012 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2013 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2014 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2015 International: 1.3% 1.3%
2016 International: 1.3% 1.3%
2017 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2019 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2023 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 International: 0.1% 0.1%
2025 International: 0.2% 0.2%
Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.
IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.
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Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
166
20%
62%
7%
6%
18%
0%
$54,226
3
+0.37
20
93%
Fine Arts
28 —
14%
64%
18%
11%
4%
0%
$33,974
5
-1.38
2
96%
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—
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Graphic Design
25 —
32%
44%
12%
8%
32%
0%
$58,064
45
-0.16
30
93%
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Illustration
94 —
18%
66%
2%
4%
17%
0%
$58,064
92
+1.20
30
93%
—
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—
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Industrial Design
8 —
50%
75%
0%
12%
12%
0%
$58,064
45
-0.16
30
93%
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—
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Interior Architecture
11 —
9%
55%
9%
0%
36%
0%
$61,476
15
-0.76
40
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Financial
Tuition & Fees
$46,805
ROI Percentile
20th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
80%
4-Year Graduation Rate
58%
6-Year Graduation Rate
67%
Transfer-Out Rate
9%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 57.1% 57.1%
2012 Graduated: 54.6% 54.6%
2013 Graduated: 63.2% 63.2%
2014 Graduated: 54.3% 54.3%
2015 Graduated: 54.8% 54.8%
2016 Graduated: 59.9% 59.9%
2017 Graduated: 52.6% 52.6%
2018 Graduated: 50.0% 50.0%
2019 Graduated: 58.9% 58.9%
2020 Graduated: 51.4% 51.4%
2021 Graduated: 53.1% 53.1%
2022 Graduated: 56.6% 56.6%
2023 Graduated: 63.3% 63.3%
2024 Graduated: 66.9% 66.9%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 56.3% 2012 Men: 62.5% 2013 Men: 52.6% 2014 Men: 55.6% 2015 Men: 54.3% 2016 Men: 54.7% 2017 Men: 44.1% 2018 Men: 42.3% 2019 Men: 56.0% 2020 Men: 50.0% 2021 Men: 56.1% 2022 Men: 60.4% 2023 Men: 62.9% 2024 Men: 58.2% 2011 Women: 57.9% 2012 Women: 48.1% 2013 Women: 70.9% 2014 Women: 53.7% 2015 Women: 55.1% 2016 Women: 62.3% 2017 Women: 56.9% 2018 Women: 53.6% 2019 Women: 60.2% 2020 Women: 52.2% 2021 Women: 51.7% 2022 Women: 55.0% 2023 Women: 63.4% 2024 Women: 71.3%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 33.3% 2012 Asian: 75.0% 2013 Asian: 20.0% 2014 Asian: 75.0% 2015 Asian: 16.7% 2016 Asian: 71.4% 2017 Asian: 60.0% 2018 Asian: 75.0% 2019 Asian: 85.7% 2020 Asian: 60.0% 2021 Asian: 60.0% 2022 Asian: 60.0% 2023 Asian: 66.7% 2024 Asian: 66.7% 2011 Black: 28.6% 2012 Black: 50.0% 2013 Black: 50.0% 2014 Black: 30.0% 2015 Black: 44.4% 2016 Black: 53.8% 2017 Black: 44.4% 2018 Black: 20.0% 2019 Black: 36.4% 2020 Black: 40.0% 2021 Black: 66.7% 2022 Black: 58.3% 2023 Black: 42.9% 2024 Black: 50.0% 2011 Hispanic: 61.5% 2012 Hispanic: 35.7% 2013 Hispanic: 50.0% 2014 Hispanic: 41.7% 2015 Hispanic: 39.1% 2016 Hispanic: 40.0% 2017 Hispanic: 38.1% 2018 Hispanic: 61.1% 2019 Hispanic: 51.9% 2020 Hispanic: 56.2% 2021 Hispanic: 31.0% 2022 Hispanic: 58.6% 2023 Hispanic: 78.6% 2024 Hispanic: 61.1% 2011 White: 60.0% 2012 White: 56.1% 2013 White: 67.6% 2014 White: 58.1% 2015 White: 62.3% 2016 White: 64.1% 2017 White: 55.5% 2018 White: 53.3% 2019 White: 60.8% 2020 White: 54.1% 2021 White: 56.9% 2022 White: 57.8% 2023 White: 61.0% 2024 White: 71.0%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
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Arts
100.0%
166
20%
62%
7%
6%
18%
0%
$54,227
63
+0.37
20
93%
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Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
62%
Yield (non-ED)
33%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
62%
62%
62%
This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.
Acceptance & Yield
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 61.0% 61.0%
2012 Acceptance: 69.9% 69.9%
2013 Acceptance: 61.2% 61.2%
2014 Acceptance: 59.1% 59.1%
2015 Acceptance: 62.0% 62.0%
2016 Acceptance: 60.7% 60.7%
2017 Acceptance: 59.6% 59.6%
2018 Acceptance: 64.0% 64.0%
2019 Acceptance: 68.0% 68.0%
2020 Acceptance: 61.9% 61.9%
2021 Acceptance: 68.3% 68.3%
2022 Acceptance: 64.0% 64.0%
2023 Acceptance: 62.8% 62.8%
2024 Acceptance: 60.5% 60.5%
2011 Yield: 49.4% 49.4%
2012 Yield: 44.2% 44.2%
2013 Yield: 42.5% 42.5%
2014 Yield: 44.7% 44.7%
2015 Yield: 42.0% 42.0%
2016 Yield: 35.4% 35.4%
2017 Yield: 34.9% 34.9%
2018 Yield: 37.2% 37.2%
2019 Yield: 36.8% 36.8%
2020 Yield: 32.6% 32.6%
2021 Yield: 34.7% 34.7%
2022 Yield: 32.8% 32.8%
2023 Yield: 30.1% 30.1%
2024 Yield: 33.2% 33.2%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 580 580
2012 Applicants: 489 489
2013 Applicants: 603 603
2014 Applicants: 545 545
2015 Applicants: 684 684
2016 Applicants: 810 810
2017 Applicants: 946 946
2018 Applicants: 992 992
2019 Applicants: 1,134 1,134
2020 Applicants: 1,448 1,448
2021 Applicants: 933 933
2022 Applicants: 1,052 1,052
2023 Applicants: 1,059 1,059
2024 Applicants: 1,039 1,039
2011 Admitted: 354 354
2012 Admitted: 342 342
2013 Admitted: 369 369
2014 Admitted: 322 322
2015 Admitted: 424 424
2016 Admitted: 492 492
2017 Admitted: 564 564
2018 Admitted: 635 635
2019 Admitted: 771 771
2020 Admitted: 897 897
2021 Admitted: 637 637
2022 Admitted: 673 673
2023 Admitted: 665 665
2024 Admitted: 629 629
2011 Enrolled: 175 175
2012 Enrolled: 151 151
2013 Enrolled: 157 157
2014 Enrolled: 144 144
2015 Enrolled: 178 178
2016 Enrolled: 174 174
2017 Enrolled: 197 197
2018 Enrolled: 236 236
2019 Enrolled: 284 284
2020 Enrolled: 292 292
2021 Enrolled: 221 221
2022 Enrolled: 221 221
2023 Enrolled: 200 200
2024 Enrolled: 209 209
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
Submission-Adjusted SAT Distribution
Estimate based on the latest published p25 and p75, adjusted to a 100% test-submission reference. Highlighted bars show the adjusted middle 50%.
SAT Composite
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2023 25th: 940 940
2023 75th: 1140 1140
SAT Math
400
450
500
550
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2023 25th: 420 420
2023 75th: 520 520
SAT Reading & Writing
500
550
600
650
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2023 25th: 520 520
2023 75th: 620 620
Submitting a Test Score
0%
7%
14%
21%
28%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2022 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Submitted: 23.0% 23.0%
2024 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
