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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

68.3%

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in MIAD during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 933 213 720
Admitted students 637 151 486
Enrolled students 221 41 180
Acceptance rate 68% 71% 68%
Yield rate 35% 27% 37%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, MIAD received a total of 933 applications. These applications included 213 male applicants and 720 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 933 applicants, MIAD admitted 637 students. Among the admitted students, there were 151 males and 486 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 221 students chose to enroll at MIAD. This means that 221 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 41 were male and 180 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, MIAD had an overall acceptance rate of 68% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 71% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 68%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. MIAD had an overall yield rate of 35% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 27%, and for female admitted students, it was 37%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for MIAD over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 684 205 479 424 124 300 62% 60% 63% 178 57 121 42% 46% 40%
2016 810 251 559 492 154 338 61% 61% 60% 174 55 119 35% 36% 35%
2017 946 233 713 564 127 437 60% 54% 61% 197 35 162 35% 28% 37%
2018 992 276 716 635 177 458 64% 64% 64% 236 81 155 37% 46% 34%
2019 1,134 285 849 771 197 574 68% 69% 68% 284 76 208 37% 39% 36%
2020 1,448 349 1,099 897 201 696 62% 58% 63% 292 63 229 33% 31% 33%
2021 933 213 720 637 151 486 68% 71% 68% 221 41 180 35% 27% 37%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Considered

  • Recommendation letters

Neither required nor recommended

  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted