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.
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Admissions
Pursue your passion.
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Experience MIAD for yourself.
MIAD 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. 4 MIAD NSP Students have been accepted to the prestigious Yale Norfolk summer program in the last 4 years. Nearly 30% of MIAD graduates own their own businesses.
Lubar Innovation Center
Connecting MIAD students and clients.
MIAD Gallery at The Ave
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Careers
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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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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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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.
Learn More
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT MIAD?
Tuition Deposit Deadline
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news
News
Milwaukee’s Influences: Senior Exhibition 2024
News
GDUSA names MIAD Communication Design a top program
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Wool-ful: Senior Exhibition 2024
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Students receive national honors from Society of Illustrators
EXHIBITIONS
Brooks Stevens Gallery
Lois Ehlert: A Creative Life
June 17 – August 3, 2024
Frederick Layton Gallery
Don’t Call Me Junior! 2024
Excerpts from MIAD’s 3rd Year Experience
June 3 – July 20, 2024