Private nonprofit · Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Institute of Art
Urban campus · 539 undergraduates · 9 students per faculty member · Official website
- Acceptance rate
- 61%
- ACT middle 50%
- 23–29
- Average net price
- $29,208
- per year, after grants
- 6-year graduation
- 58%
![Frederick Gottwald taught at the Western Reserve School of Design for Women, and it has been said that he "contributed more than any other person to Cleveland's artistic development".[1]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Fredrick_Carl_Gottwald.jpg/500px-Fredrick_Carl_Gottwald.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Is Cleveland Institute of Art a reach, a target or a likely for your student?
Add a GPA and test scores and U Shortlist shows admission odds, the net price at your income, and how Cleveland Institute of Art fits against what your family said matters, on a map of 1,546 colleges.
What Cleveland Institute of Art costs
Net price is what a first-year student pays for a year after grants and scholarships, by family income. It is usually far below the sticker price.
Net price by family income
- Under $30,000
- $23,423
- $30,001 – $48,000
- $24,992
- $48,001 – $75,000
- $26,654
- $75,001 – $110,000
- $30,518
- Over $110,000
- $37,436
For students receiving federal aid.
These are averages for each income band. Your family's price at your income, next to every other school on your list, is in your account.See your family's price →
Price and aid
- Full cost of attendance (sticker)
- $64,587
- Tuition and fees
- $49,400
- First-years given a grant by the school
- 100%
- Average grant from the school
- $29,024
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- The school's own net price calculator
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 61%
- SAT middle 50%
- 980–1280
- ACT middle 50%
- 23–29
- Test scores
- Considered, not required
- First-year retention
- 87%
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Check your student’s odds →Cleveland Institute of Art athletics
No varsity teams
Participants reported to the U.S. Department of Education. A dash means no team for that side.
Academics and outcomes
Most popular fields
- Visual & performing arts
- 73%
- Communications technology
- 20%
- Health professions
- 6%
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded.
- 6-year graduation rate
- 58%
- First-year retention
- 87%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $42,509
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- Students with a Pell grant
- 42%
Similar colleges nearby
- Ursuline CollegePepper Pike, OH · 7 mi away670 undergrads · net $16,164
- Lake Erie CollegePainesville, OH · 23 mi away852 undergrads · net $20,961
- Hiram CollegeHiram, OH · 27 mi away777 undergrads · net $21,058
- Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, OH · 46 mi away1,390 undergrads · net $20,493
- Malone UniversityCanton, OH · 49 mi away798 undergrads · net $20,948
- University of Mount UnionAlliance, OH · 49 mi away1,995 undergrads · net $23,280
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (admissions, prices, outcomes), IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2023–24 (school grants) and Equity in Athletics 2024–25 (teams). No college paid to appear here or can pay to be ranked.
