Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, OH11610 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-1710
216-421-7000
Cleveland Institute of Art is a private college of art and design located in the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. It was founded in 1882 as the Western Reserve School of Design for Women, and became the Cleveland Institute of Art in the 1920s. The college offers Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in a variety of majors, as well as Master of Fine Arts and Master of Arts degrees.
The college is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. It is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design.
The college's campus includes the Joseph McCullough Center for the Visual Arts, which houses the George Gund Foundation Library, the Reinberger Gallery, and the Student Center; the Joseph and Nancy Keithley Center for Drawing and Painting; the Peter B. Lewis Center for the Visual Arts; and the George Gund Hall of Art.
The college's alumni include a number of notable artists, designers, and architects, such as Maya Lin, David Lynch, James Victore, and Michael Bierut.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 599
Acceptance Rate: 67.18%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.cia.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.cia.edu/admissions/financing-your-education
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $60525
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $60525
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Cleveland Institute of Art is $224786.74. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Cleveland Institute of Art. For graduates of Cleveland Institute of Art, we saw an average early-career income of $49300.00 and mid-career income of $86100.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.