Maryland Institute College of Art Overview
Located in Baltimore, Maryland, Maryland Institute College of Art is a private not-for-profit institution. Baltimore is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.
What Is Maryland Institute College of Art Known For?
- MICA has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 8 to 1.
- Students at MICA have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 4%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
- The highest award offered at MICA is the master's degree.
- In 2019-2020, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
- After graduation, MICA bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $44,202 a year. That's about 8% more than their peers at other schools.
- The average MICA student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.
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Maryland Institute College of Art Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at MICA.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards MICA has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Best Other Design & Applied Arts Graduate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#1 | Best Graphic Design Graduate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#1 | Best Drawing Schools | College Factual |
#1 | Best Illustration Graduate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#4 | Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#55 | Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools | College Factual |
Where Is Maryland Institute College of Art?

Contact details for MICA are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1300 Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217-4134 |
Phone: | 410-669-9200 |
Website: | www.mica.edu |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/mica.edu |
Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/mica_news |
How Do I Get Into MICA?
You can apply to MICA online at: micaundergrad.slideroom.com/#/Login
Admission Requirements for MICA
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | required |
SAT or ACT Scores | neither required nor recommended |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into MICA?
Approximately 25% of accepted students are men and 75% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.
Can I Afford Maryland Institute College of Art?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At MICA, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $9,281 a year. That adds up to $37,124 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at MICA is 4.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Maryland Institute College of Art Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 561 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 1,252 full-time undergraduates at MICA, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Maryland Institute College of Art students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 148 |
Black or African American | 130 |
Hispanic or Latino | 137 |
White | 380 |
International Students | 344 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 113 |
Geographic Diversity
Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at Maryland Institute College of Art. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 41 countries are represented at MICA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.
Online Learning at Maryland Institute College of Art
The following chart shows how the online learning population at MICA has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 16th most popular in Maryland for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of MICA
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Maryland Institute College of Art was $49,190 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how MICA is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Design & Applied Arts | #10 | #10 |
Visual & Performing Arts | #70 | #70 |
Online Affordability Rankings of MICA Rankings
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Maryland Institute College of Art was $49,190 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how MICA is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Design & Applied Arts | #7 | #7 |
Visual & Performing Arts | #25 | #25 |
Online Growth Rankings of MICA
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Maryland Institute College of Art was 342.1%. This is the #210 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at MICA regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of MICA majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Business Administration & Management | 71% |
Business, Management & Marketing | 71% |
Design & Applied Arts | 2% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at MICA ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Design & Applied Arts | #4 | |
Visual & Performing Arts | #7 | |
Business Administration & Management | #76 | |
Business, Management & Marketing | #115 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Maryland Institute College of Art Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Bachelor’s | Master’s | TOTAL |
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Design & Applied Arts | 154 | 180 | 334 |
Fine & Studio Arts | 119 | 21 | 140 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 17 | 20 | 37 |
General Visual & Performing Arts | 27 | 0 | 27 |
Business Administration & Management | 0 | 21 | 21 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 0 | 20 | 20 |
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 0 | 16 | 16 |
Environmental Design | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Arts & Media Management | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Cultural Studies & Analysis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Visual Art | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 326 | 282 | 608 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By sneakerdog under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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