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%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest one a student can attain at MICA.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• It takes the average MICA student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Maryland Institute College of Art Rankings

MICA landed the #425 spot in College Factual's 2021 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 1,715 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. MICA also holds the #10 spot on the Best Colleges in Maryland ranking.

The following table lists the notable rankings from College Factual that MICA has received.

Notable Undergraduate Rankings for MICA

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Colleges for International Students	282
Best Colleges for Diversity	417
Best Colleges	425
Best Colleges for the Money	1,138
Best Colleges for Veterans	1,680

Where Is Maryland Institute College of Art?

Contact details for MICA are given below.

	Contact Details
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?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into MICA?

MICA has an acceptance rate of 62%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 23% of accepted students are men and 77% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 62%.

Average Test Scores

About 61% of students accepted to MICA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 660. Math scores were between 520 and 630.

MICA received ACT scores from 26% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 30. Math scores were between 23 and 28. Composite scores were between 24 and 29.

Can I Afford Maryland Institute College of Art?

The overall average net price of MICA is $40,073. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for MICA

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$32,865	$38,035	$43,150	$42,419	$43,870

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At MICA, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $8,638 a year. That adds up to $34,552 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MICA is 4.2%. 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 1,749 undergraduate students at MICA, with 1,673 being full-time and 76 being part-time.

There are also 379 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,673 full-time undergraduates at MICA, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	189
Black or African American	114
Hispanic or Latino	146
White	685
International Students	407
Other Races/Ethnicities	132

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

In 2017-2018, 53 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MICA has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 38th most popular in Maryland for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of MICA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Maryland Institute College of Art was 21.5%. This is the #849 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially 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
Design & Applied Arts	10%
Visual & Performing Arts	4%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at MICA ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at MICA.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Design & Applied Arts	#15
Visual & Performing Arts	#26
Business Administration & Management	#235
Business, Management & Marketing	#297

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 Majors

In 2017-2018, Maryland Institute College of Art awarded 792 undergraduate degrees and 426 graduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards for each major.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s
Arts & Media Management	0	0	9	0
Business Administration & Management	0	0	6	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	173	94	0
Environmental Design	0	9	0	0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	34	29	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	149	37	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	31	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	10	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	28	0
Total	0	792	426	0

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

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