Mid AtlanticUrbanPrivate4-yearVisual & Performing

Maryland Institute College of Art

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

Baltimore, MD1,324 students
Acceptance Rate
77%
less selective
Median SAT
1,207
Middle 50%: 1078–1305
Net Price After Aid
$43.1k
Sticker $55.1k
Graduation Rate
71%
6-year, full-time

Maryland Institute College of Art is a private institution in Baltimore, MD with an acceptance rate of 77% and 1,324 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1078–1305 on the SAT. The average net price after financial aid is $43,066 per year.

About Maryland Institute College of Art

A private 4-year urban university in Baltimore, MD.

Maryland Institute College of Art campus
Campus · Baltimore

Maryland Institute College of Art is a college in Baltimore, MD. It enrolls roughly 1,324 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 77%. Admitted students typically score between 1078 and 1305 on the SAT.

Mid AtlanticUrbanPrivate4-yearVisual & Performing
Acceptance Rate
77%
Less Selective
Total Enrollment
1,324
Small
Retention
85%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
71%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

What admitted students look like here. Sign in to see how your own profile compares.

Acceptance Rate
77%
77 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
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Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 1078 to 1305
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Maryland Institute College of Art. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
9151,220
1,207
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
2630
27
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
—

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Personal essay required
  • Test-optional
  • $60 application fee
  • Accepts fee waiver

Deadlines (2026-27)

Regular Decision
Rolling

Source: Common App 2026-27 requirements grid (verified Aug 2026). Always confirm on the college's own site.

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Maryland Institute College of Art after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $55,150
Average net price after aid
$43,066
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$27,796
$30,001 – $48,000
$31,148
$48,001 – $75,000
$38,922
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$44,851

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
23%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
41%
Avg loan $16,250 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Maryland Institute College of Art concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
8:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Visual & Performing
70% of degrees awarded
Retention
85%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Maryland Institute College of Art. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White38%
  • Asian13%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Black14%
  • International24%

Gender

  • Female76%
  • Male24%
International
21%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
1,324

Outcomes after graduation

What Maryland Institute College of Art graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$45.2k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
71%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$45.2k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$16.3k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$43.1k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$45k is below the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 71% graduation rate is above the national average.

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