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

ACCREDITATION
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).

DEGREE PROGRAMS
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.

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

ENROLLMENT
630 Students (Includes full-time and part-time, degree-seeking students) 54% Female, 46% Male
600 Pre-College students
1500 Continuing Education students
250 Outreach/Special Programs students

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Application form, transcripts, interview and portfolio review, essay, $25 application fee.

TUITION
For the 2008/2009 academic year: $24,100
Per semester: $12,050
Per credit: $805

FEES
Fees vary for each student depending on course selection. Full-time foundations student fees average $400 per semester.

ROOM AND BOARD
2008/2009 Academic Year Costs

• Room and board is based on the type of room (Single, double, triple or quad) and type of meal plan (19-meal a week, 150 Block or 100 Block) the student chooses. Average Room and Board Cost: $7,583
• 170 students live in MIAD's coed Residence Hall
• 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.

FINANCIAL AID
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.

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

CAMPUS
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.
• Residence Hall, 222 E. Chicago Street: Students live in loft-style suites on the top three floors of this historic building, located just two blocks from the Jane Bradley Pettit Building.
• 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.
• Strange Brew Café and Gallery, 143 North Broadway, an extension to the Student Union.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS
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, and Poland
• Independent Study
• Work Study
• Internships

RESOURCES

• 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)
• Sax Arts & Crafts Store (located on-campus)
• Dining Hall

GALLERIES

• Brooks Stevens Gallery of Industrial Design (Jane Bradley Pettit Building)
• Frederick Layton Gallery (Jane Bradley Pettit Building)
• MIAD Student Gallery (Jane Bradley Pettit Building)
• Strange Brew Café and Gallery (143 North Broadway)

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY AFFILIATION
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.