Consumer Information Reporting: Retention Rate
This report contains the percentages of first-time, full-time degree-seeking students at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design who attended the Fall 2024 semester and returned in the Fall 2025 semester.
Undergraduate Student Retention
As of September 2, 2025, to be reported in the Fall 2025 IPEDS Enrollment Survey for Full-Time Undergraduate Students
First-Time Full-Time Retention – Fall 2024 Cohort
| First-time, full-time student retention rate | 79.5% |
Questions related to this report should be directed to the Vice President for Enrollment Management.
News
Meet Makenzie Cincotta and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project Point Park
Makenzie Cincotta ’26 (Interior Architecture and Design) is a Dean’s List student from Milwaukee and a recipient of a 2026 Alumni Thesis Award.
Meet Kevin Gene Brown, Jr., and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project The Façade of Luxury
Meet Kevin Brown Jr. and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project The Façade of Luxury. Kevin Gene Brown, Jr., ’26 (Fine Art + New Studio Practice) is a Dean’s List student from Racine, Wis.
MIAD seniors receive 2026 Alumni Senior Thesis Awards
Thanks to the generosity of alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the college, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) will award $7,085 to 44 seniors to directly support the fabrication and installation of their senior exhibition capstone projects.
GDUSA selects MIAD Students to Watch 2026
GDUSA selects MIAD Students to Watch 2026
Communication Design senior Olivia Nava ’26 and junior Nola Hennen ’27 were named 2026 Students to Watch by Graphic Design USA magazine (GDUSA).
MIAD student awarded 1st Place at NARI Student Design Competition
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design junior Paul Budnowski ’27 (Interior Architecture and Design) was awarded 1st Place and Crowd Favorite in the Interior Design Portfolio Contest at the 2026 NARI Spring Home Improvement Show. A select group of students from MIAD,...