Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland Institute of Art admitted 61% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 980–1280 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $31,184 a year. Within six years, 62% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 61%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 980–1280
- ACT middle 50%
- 23–29
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $67,135 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $31,184 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $26,220 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $50,575 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 62%
- Students who return for a second year
- 88%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $42,757 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 539
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 49%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Visual and performing arts
- 74%
- Communications technologies
- 20%
- Health professions
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Saint Vincent College PA · 62% admitted
- Farmingdale State College NY · 63% admitted
- Florida Gulf Coast University FL · 63% admitted
- Marywood University PA · 61% admitted
- Augustana College IL · 63% admitted
- Lincoln Memorial University TN · 63% admitted
More colleges in Ohio
- Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · 61% admitted
- University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- Ohio University-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- Kent State University at Kent OH · 86% admitted
- Miami University-Oxford OH · 75% admitted
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH · 81% admitted
- University of Toledo OH · 92% admitted
- University of Akron Main Campus OH · 60% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.