The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) was founded in 1974. It is the successor to the Layton School of Art, founded in 1920.

MIAD is Wisconsin's only college devoted exclusively to the education of artists and designers. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) and by the National Association of Schools of Art & Design (NASAD).

Majors

• Communication Design
• Drawing
• Illustration
• Industrial Design
• Integrated Studio Arts
• Interior Architecture + Design
• Painting
• Photography
• Printmaking
• Sculpture
• Time-Based Media

Minors

• All 11 Studio Disciplines
• Advertising
• Animation
• Art History
• Business
• Multidisciplinary Fine Arts
• Time-Based Media
• Writing
• Video

Degree Requirements
Students must earn 124 credits to graduate, including 81 studio credits and 43 liberal studies credits. Liberal study areas and the number of credits required in each are: English & Writing, 12: Art History, 12; Humanities & Sciences, 19.

MIAD's faculty consists of more than 100 artists, designers, and scholars. Our student faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

740 Students (Includes full-time and part-time, degree-seeking students) 54% Female, 46% Male
600 Pre-College students
250 Outreach/Special Programs students

Application form, transcripts, interview and portfolio review, essay, $25 application fee (free online at miad.edu/applynow ).

TUITION
For the 2011-2012 academic year: $26,990
Per semester: $13,495
Per credit: $900

FEES
Fees vary for each student depending on course selection. Full-time foundations student fees average $832 per semester. 

HOUSING
2011/2012 Academic Year Costs

MIAD has partnered with The Park at 1824 to provide housing for students beginning in fall 2011.  The Park at 1824 is an apartment-style residence hall, providing single and double occupancy rooms in two- or three-bedroom furnished apartments with fully equipped kitchens.

The average single-occupancy room cost is $6,450 and the average double-occupancy room cost is $5,850 for the academic year.

The Park at 1824 will be 100% MIAD student occupied in fall 2011.

Degree-seeking students, under 21 years of age, living outside of the 45 mile Milwaukee area radius are required to live in the Residence Hall for their Foundations year.

FOOD
2011/2012 Academic Year Costs
Since MIAD’s residence hall, The Park at 1824, offers fully equipped kitchens, there is no required meal plan for students.  MIAD uses the College Board’s estimate for food costs for the duration of the academic year, although this cost will vary based on individual eating preferences.  The estimated cost for food is $1,960 per academic year.

90% of all MIAD students receive some form of Institutional, State or Federal financial assistance.

MIAD students use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to apply for financial aid.

MIAD awards numerous merit-based scholarships to incoming students who demonstrate artistic and academic achievement. Scholarships range from partial tuition to full tuition.

MIAD's campus is located in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward, the city's official arts district, bordered by the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan. The college offers one of the largest, safest, and most comprehensive art and design environments in the United States. Its campus occupies four historic buildings:

• The Jane Bradley Pettit Building, 273 E. Erie Street: In 1992, after a complete renovation, the college moved into this facility. Our main academic building offers students, faculty, and staff 245,000 square feet of space on five floors.
• The Park at 1824, MIAD's new residence hall, 1824 E. Park Place: Offers students apartment-style living with upscale amenities, including flat-screen HDTVs, leather furniture and stainless steel appliances in every apartment, an on-site fitness center, lounge and laundry, and optional underground, heated parking.
• Student Union, 266 East Erie Street (directly across the street from the Jane Bradley Pettit Building): Our Student Union is one of the oldest structures in the Historic Third Ward. It was completely renovated during the summer of 1997 by MIAD students and designed by MIAD's Interior Architecture + Design department. It offers students, faculty, and staff a place to socialize, browse the Internet, grab a snack, or shoot a game of pool.
• Utrecht Art Supplies, 143 N. Broadway

MIAD offers special study opportunities on and off campus. They include:

• The US mobility program, allowing students to attend 33 other AICAD schools throughout the nation for one semester.
• New York studio program
• Exchange programs in France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, China, and Poland
• Independent Study
• Work Study
• Internships

• Extensive Computer Labs for both fine art and design majors
• Fully equipped 3-D Lab
• Numerous Photo Labs
• Individual Fine Art and Design Studios
• Sculpture Studio with foundry
• Printmaking Studio
• Library (SWITCH Program) providing students with access to over 1/2 million volumes, 2000 videos and an extensive slide collection
• Academic Support Center (tutoring, counseling, ESL support)

• Utrecht Art Supplies (located on-campus)
• Dining Hall

• Brooks Stevens Gallery of Industrial Design (Jane Bradley Pettit Building)
• Frederick Layton Gallery (Jane Bradley Pettit Building)
• MIAD Student Gallery (Jane Bradley Pettit Building) 

The MIAD and Marquette University connection offers MIAD students access to an increased number of Humanities and Sciences classes, library, health care, intramural sports, and health club facilities.