Your creative path
starts here.
There is an energy to this place, and we thrive on it. We collaborate, innovate and solve problems together. We connect in meaningful ways and take inspiration from the vibrant world around us. We believe in the power of art and design to not merely reflect the world, but to change it.
This is where your passion finds purpose.
Programs
Find your fit.
Admissions
Pursue your passion.
Cost & Aid
Explore scholarship and aid opportunities.
Visit & Events
Experience MIAD for yourself.
ADMISSIONS EVENTS
MIAD Information Days
You’re invited! Join us in November or February for an upcoming Information Day to explore MIAD and learn more about the college.
Learn MoreMIAD by the numbers. Ranked in the top 20 small art colleges in the nation. Ranked in the top 10 best schools for Illustration in the Great Lakes. Ranked in the top 7% in the Midwest for Communication Design. Since 2015, 9 MIAD NSP students have been accepted to the prestigious Yale Norfolk summer program. Nearly 30% of MIAD graduates own their own businesses.
Lubar Innovation Center
Connecting MIAD students and clients.
Student Life
Thrive at MIAD.
Careers
Hire a MIAD student or alum.
CAREER OUTCOMES
Do what you love
for life.
You’ll be prepared to take on the professional world with a voice and vision all your own. Do what you love for a living. Do it for life.
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BELONGING
Creating a
welcoming MIAD.
Whether you’re a student, faculty member, staff or visitor, we encourage you to join us as we create a more equitable and inclusive college.
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EQUITY + INCLUSION
Creating an
inclusive MIAD.
Whether you’re a student, faculty member, staff or visitor, we encourage you to join us as we create a more equitable and inclusive college.
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news
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Social Choreography: A practice of dancing toward liberation
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Fine Art senior selected for Wisconsin Artists Biennial 2026
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MIAD Values Recognition Award: Lisa Floading
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MIAD lands #1 Graphic Design school in Wisconsin 2025
EXHIBITIONS
Frederick Layton Gallery
The Circle That Unites Us
January 12 – March 6, 2026
Farah Salem, “Power to See But Not Be Seen,” 2019.
Brooks Stevens Gallery
January 12 – March 6, 2026
Sheila Held, “Adam and Eve Abandon the Garden.”