Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Overview

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at MIAD.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 40% of the faculty were full-time.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from MIAD to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at MIAD.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#42	Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#178	Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design?

Contact details for MIAD are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	273 E Erie St, Milwaukee, WI 53202-6003
Phone:	414-847-3200
Website:	www.miad.edu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/MIAD_edu

How Do I Get Into MIAD?

You can apply to MIAD online at: www.miad.edu/applynow

Admission Requirements for MIAD

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into MIAD?

With an acceptance rate of 62%, MIAD does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 22% of accepted students are men and 78% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 58%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Can I Afford Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design?

The overall average net price of MIAD is $29,964. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

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

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At MIAD, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $9,862 a year. That adds up to $39,448 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MIAD is 7.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 925 undergraduate students at MIAD, with 912 being full-time and 13 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 912 full-time undergraduates at MIAD, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	43
Black or African American	57
Hispanic or Latino	159
White	586
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	66

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 8 countries are represented at MIAD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are France, China, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

In 2019-2020, 625 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Design & Applied Arts	106	106
Fine & Studio Arts	38	38
Interior Architecture	15	15
Graphic Communications	0	0
TOTAL	159	159

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.