MIA

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 838 students.

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design offers bachelor's degrees across 7 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Illustration, Fine/Studio Arts, and Graphic Design. It awarded 166 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

838

Students enrolled

80%

First-year retention

166

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

11:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

Bachelor

Programs and majors offered 7

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 4

Illustration Bachelor 94 graduates
Fine/Studio Arts Bachelor 28 graduates
Graphic Design Bachelor 25 graduates
Industrial and Product Design Bachelor 8 graduates

Architecture 1

Interior Architecture Bachelor 11 graduates

Communications Technologies 1

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects Bachelor

Family and Consumer Sciences 1

Apparel and Textiles Bachelor

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students: 80%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees: 166

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 838
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 838
Full-time, fall 2024: 99%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 873
Full-time, 2024-25: 97%
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: 80%
Men: 20%
White: 64%
Hispanic or Latino: 19%
Black or African American: 6%
Asian: 4%
Two or more races: 6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 53%

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
President: Jeffrey Morin
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact