Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, Maryland
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 1,189 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 77%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $42,075per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 72%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $49,75110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Founded in 1826, the Maryland Institute College of Art is the oldest independent, continuously degree-granting college of art and design in the United States.
Source: About MICA | MICA
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 77%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1078–1305Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 25–33Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $42,075full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $80,272sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $56,800Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 72%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 83%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $49,75110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,189Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 28%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 17%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL — admits 76%
- Misericordia University Dallas, PA — admits 71%
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN — admits 77%
- California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA — admits 91%
- Woodbury University Burbank, CA — admits 82%
- Arizona Christian University Glendale, AZ — admits 71%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Maryland Institute College of Art, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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