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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.

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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,...