The student-faculty ratio at Cleveland Institute of Art is 8:1, and the school has 84.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Cleveland Institute of Art include: Industrial and Product Design; Illustration; Graphic Design; Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects; and Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator.
Faculty & classes
Faculty
Minority
14% full time
7% part time
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree
78%
Classes taught by graduate assistants
-
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Class Size
Class sizes
Classes with fewer than 20 students84.8%
20-4915.2%
50 or more0%
Requirements
General education/core curriculum required
Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts
Humanities
Computer literacy
English (including composition)
Sciences (biological or physical)
Social science
Graduation & retention
Freshmen Retention
Average first-year student retention rate
-
International Student Retention
International student retention rate
100%
Graduation Rates
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell grant
60%
6-year graduation rate of students who received a subsidized Stafford loan
74%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell grant or subsidized Stafford loan
58%
6-year graduation rate of international students
-
Degrees Awarded (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018)
Post-bachelor's certificates
0
Post-master's certificates
0
Doctoral degrees - research/scholarship
0
Doctoral degrees - professional practice
0
Doctoral degrees - other
0
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Full-time
Employed as entrepreneur
0.8%
Employed in temporary/contract work
4.1%
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
4.1%
Graduates reporting salaries
5%
Graduates reporting bonuses
0%
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Part-time
Employed as entrepreneur
4.1%
Employed in temporary/contract work
0.8%
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
0.8%
Graduates reporting salaries
7%
Graduates reporting bonuses
0%
2017-2018 Graduates Other
Enrolled in a volunteer service program
0%
Enlisted in the military
0%
Enrolled in continuing education
4.1%
Attended a graduate education program
-
Attended a graduate engineering program
-
Attended a graduate nursing program
-
Graduate schools most often attended by recent graduates
California Institute of the Arts
Case Western Reserve University
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Syracuse University
Seeking continuing education
1.6%
No information provided by graduate
13.9%
Prominent Alumni
School's most prominent alumni
Marc Brown - Author & illustrator of Arthur childrens book series and PBS television show., Dana Schultz - Well known Painter, exhibits in NYC and Internationally., Wes Burt - Senior Concept artist, Massive Black (known for his work for games and film, including the Transformer series.
Majors
General Information
Credits apply to multiple majors
sometimes
Five Most Popular Majors
Five most popular majors for 2018 graduates
Industrial and Product Design 21%
Illustration 20%
Graphic Design 11%
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects 7%
Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator 6%
Alumni Starting Salaries by Major
Visual and Performing Arts
Design and Applied Arts$49,400
Majors Offered at This School
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects
Health Professions and Related Programs
Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator
Visual and Performing Arts
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
Drawing
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
Game and Interactive Media Design
Graphic Design
Academic programs
Academic Programs
Degrees offered
Bachelor's
Combined-degree programs
-
Student participation in special study options
Independent study24%
Cross-registration12%
Internships10%
Double major3%
Exchange student program (domestic)1%
Study abroad1%
Student participation in special academic programs
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience100%
Writing in the disciplines100%
Undergraduate research/creative projects100%
Qualified undergraduate students may take graduate-level classes
No
Pre-professional programs
-
Cooperative education programs
-
Teacher certification is offered in
-
Subject areas offering education certification
0
Counseling services offered
academic
birth control
career
minority student
military
older student
personal
psychological
veteran student
international students
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Honors college 2018 enrollment
-
Honors program 2018 enrollment
-
Online bachelor's degree program offered
No
Percentage of bachelor's degree programs that are available online
0%
Individual online courses offered for bachelor's degree credit
Yes
Domestic Study Away
Semester/term-away programs
New York Studio Program (AICAD)
Student exchange programs offered with
Art Academy of Cincinnati
Art Center College of Design
California College of the Arts
California Institute of the Arts
College for Creative Studies
Percent of 2018 graduates participating in domestic student exchange programs
1
Study Abroad
Countries where study abroad opportunities are available
Canada
France
Germany
Ireland
Israel
Italy
2018 graduates participating in study abroad programs
1%
Veterans
Institution is G.I. Bill certified
Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program
Yes
