AAC

Art Academy of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, Art Academy of Cincinnati is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 213 students in fall 2024, including 206 undergraduates and 7 graduate students.

Art Academy of Cincinnati offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 10 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Illustration, Design and Visual Communications, and Photography. It awarded 57 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

51% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Mission

To create and sustain radical, forward-thinking, contemporary visual artists and designers whose creative contributions make a substantial difference in all the lives they touch.

Mission statement as reported by Art Academy of Cincinnati

Key figures

213

Students enrolled

51%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

9:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

AssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 10

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Visual and Performing Arts 8

Illustration Bachelor 21 graduates
Design and Visual Communications Bachelor 12 graduates
Photography Bachelor 7 graduates
Digital Arts Bachelor 4 graduates
Painting Bachelor 4 graduates
Sculpture Bachelor 2 graduates
Graphic Design Associate 1 graduate
Printmaking Bachelor 1 graduate

English Language and Literature 1

Creative Writing Bachelor 4 graduates

Education 1

Art Teacher Education Master 1 graduate

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 51%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 55
Associate degrees: 1
Master's degrees: 1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 213
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 206
Graduate students, fall 2024: 7
Full-time, fall 2024: 93%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 238
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 231
Graduate students, 2024-25: 7
Full-time, 2024-25: 87%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 75%
Men: 25%
White: 62%
Hispanic or Latino: 5%
Black or African American: 16%
Two or more races: 6%
International (U.S. nonresident): 1%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
President: Joe Girandola
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience