Institute of American Indian Arts
Institute of American Indian Arts at a Glance
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About Institute of American Indian Arts
According to Wikipedia, The Institute of American Indian Arts is a public tribal land-grant college in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. The college focuses on Native American art. It operates the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts , which is housed in the historic Santa Fe Federal Building , a landmark Pueblo Revival building listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Federal Building. The museum houses the National Collection of Contemporary Indian Art, with more than 7,000 items.
Institute of American Indian Arts's Online Degrees
Undergraduate Certificate in Business Entrepreneurship
- Required Credits: 24
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Native American Art History
- Format: Fully online
Institute of American Indian Arts Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Annual Applications | Acceptance | Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | 97% | 70% | 18% |
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 Institute of American Indian Arts Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $6,090 |
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 Institute of American Indian Arts Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Institute of American Indian Arts students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $26,385 a year, and 76% 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.
Institute of American Indian Arts's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 1,100 | 1,012 | 88 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Institute of American Indian Arts?
Institute of American Indian Arts is located at 83 Avan Nu Po Road, Santa Fe, NM 87508-1300.
How Safe is Institute of American Indian Arts?
Relative to its enrollment, Institute of American Indian Arts has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Santa Fe has a violent crime rate of 0.84% and a property crime rate of 5.19%. 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 Institute of American Indian Arts Known For?
Institute of American Indian Arts is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Institute of American Indian Arts's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Institute of American Indian Arts'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
Institute of American Indian Arts ranks #907 in the U.S. and #3077 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesInstitute of American Indian Arts ranks #1080 in the U.S. and #3399 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesWho Are Institute of American Indian Arts's Most Influential Alumni?
Institute of American Indian Arts's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Literature, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice. Here are some of Institute of American Indian Arts's most famous alumni:
- Joy Harjo
- An American Poet Laureate.
- Allison Hedge Coke
- An American author.
- James Thomas Stevens
- An American academic.
- Alfred Young Man
- A Cree artist, writer, and professor.
- Terese Marie Mailhot
- A First Nation Canadian writer, journalist, memoirist, teacher.
- Wendy Ponca
- A Native American fashion designer and educator.
- Jackie Larson Bread
- A Blackfeet beadwork artist.
- Sandy Fife Wilson
- A Muscogee fashion designer, artist and art instructor.
- Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie
- A Seminole-Muscogee-Navajo photographer, filmmaker, writer, curator and educator.
- Kevin Locke
- An American musician.
