Consumer Information Reporting Graduation Rates

This report contains the percentages of students at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design who started in the Fall 2020 semester and completed within 6 years.

Graduation Rates

First-Time, Full-Time Freshman, who entered in Fall 2020

Total Number of Students	292
Number of completers with 150% of normal time	165
Graduation Rate	56.5%

Transfer-In, Full-Time, who entered in Fall 2020

Total Number of Students	36
Number of completers with 150% of normal time	20
Graduation Rate	55.6%

All Full-Time students who entered in Fall 2020

Total Number of Students	328
Number of completers with 150% of normal time	185
Graduation Rate	56.4%

Full-time degree-seeking students who entered in Fall 2020 and Received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree within 150% of normal time

First-Time Freshman

	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0	1
Asian	2	5
Black or African American	4	4
Hispanic / Latino	8	19
International	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0	0
White	20	92
Two or more Races	2	8
Race / Ethnicity Unknown	0	0
Total	36	129

Transfer-In

	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0	0
Asian	1	1
Black or African American	0	0
Hispanic / Latino	1	2
International	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0	0
White	2	14
Two or more Races	0	0
Race / Ethnicity Unknown	0	0
Total	3	17

First-Time Full-Time Degree or Certificate Seeking Students of the 2020 Cohort Year who Completed their Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree Within 150% of Normal Time

	Cohort	Completers
First-Time, Full-Time degree-seeking cohort	292	165
Recipients of a Pell Grant	136	65
Did not receive a Pell Grant	156	100

News

Illustration seniors land NASA and Disney internships

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design seniors Grace Weisner ’26 and Allison Stras ’26 have landed the internship of their dreams: Weisner at NASA and Stras at Disney. Both are Illustration majors with minors in Communication Design.

Meet Kas Cook and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project Mcallaster’s Special

Cas Kook ’26 (Animation Track in Illustration) is a Dean’s List student from the Greater Chicago area and a recipient of a 2026 Alumni Thesis Award. “Project Calvin Sazerac” is about Calvin Sazerac, a seasoned barkeep, who creates new cocktails for his favorite regulars. When he is challenged to meet the demands of a picky saloon patron, he creates something life changing.