Cleveland Institute of Art

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#4961 / #1303
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#1374
Most Desirable School
Art school in Cleveland

Cleveland Institute of Art at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1303
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
61%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$50,575
Graduation rate
62%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
539

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About Cleveland Institute of Art

According to Wikipedia, The Cleveland Institute of Art, previously Cleveland School of Art, is a private college focused on art and design and located in Cleveland, Ohio. History The college was founded in 1882 as the Western Reserve School of Design for Women, at first attended by one teacher and one pupil in the sitting room of its founder, Sarah Kimball.

Cleveland Institute of Art Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation RateMedian SAT ScoreMedian ACT Score
96361%88%62%113026

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Cleveland Institute of Art Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$50,575
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$26,220
30K - 48K$28,572
48K - 75K$26,777
75K - 110K$32,857
110K+$38,812

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Cleveland Institute of Art Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Cleveland Institute of Art students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $42,757 a year, and 90% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Cleveland Institute of Art's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
577577

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Cleveland Institute of Art?

Cleveland Institute of Art is located at 11610 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-1710.

How Safe is Cleveland Institute of Art?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Cleveland Institute of Art publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Cleveland Institute of Art has a violent crime rate of 0.18% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Cleveland has a violent crime rate of 1.58% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 4.53%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Cleveland Institute of Art Known For?

Cleveland Institute of Art is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Cleveland Institute of Art's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Cleveland Institute of Art's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Medical
#3478
World Rank
#3480
Historical Rank
#1006
USA Rank

Cleveland Institute of Art ranks #1006 in the U.S. and #3478 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees

Who Are Cleveland Institute of Art's Most Influential Alumni?

Cleveland Institute of Art's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Criminal Justice, Anthropology, and Literature. Here are some of Cleveland Institute of Art's most famous alumni:

Marsden Hartley
Marsden Hartley
An American artist .
Brian Michael Bendis
Brian Michael Bendis
An American comic book writer and artist.
Ray Burggraf
Ray Burggraf
An American artist.
Brian Azzarello
Brian Azzarello
An American comic book writer.
Brian Shure
An American printmaker, author and painter.
Manuel Bromberg
An Artist.
Robert Munford
An American artist .
Victor Kord
Victor Kord
An American artist educator.
Thomas Bang
A Danish sculptor.
Mary Ann Scherr
An American multidisciplinary designer.