CIM

Cleveland Institute of Music

Cleveland, Ohio Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Cleveland Institute of Music is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Cleveland, Ohio. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 293 students in fall 2024, including 159 undergraduates and 134 graduate students.

Cleveland Institute of Music offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 1 program, the largest being Music Performance. It awarded 97 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

90% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Key figures

293

Students enrolled

90%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

6:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 1

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 1

Music Performance CertificateBachelorMasterPhD 97 graduates

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students: 90%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 6:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees: 39
Master's degrees: 43
Other doctoral degrees: 2
Certificates of 2 to 4 years: 1
Postbaccalaureate certificates: 12

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 293
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 159
Graduate students, fall 2024: 134
Full-time, fall 2024: 99%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 303
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 162
Graduate students, 2024-25: 141
Full-time, 2024-25: 99%
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: 52%
Men: 48%
White: 39%
Hispanic or Latino: 4%
Black or African American: 3%
Asian: 14%
Two or more races: 3%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 1%
International (U.S. nonresident): 35%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 43%

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
President: Paul W. Hogle
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program