Maryland Institute College Of Art

Location and Contact Information

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Overview

Maryland Institute College of Art, also known as MICA, is located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It was established in the year 1826 and is the oldest, degree-granting, fully accredited art college in the country. MICA offers an array of degrees and certificate programs in different areas of art studies including environmental design, photography, community arts, painting, and illustration.

MICA houses a variety of student clubs and organizations including Animation Club, Black Student Union, Haunted House Club, Dungeons and Dragons Club, National Arts Educators Association, and Sequential Arts and Graphic Narrative Club. Notable alumni of MICA include Wright Butler, architect; Hans Schuler, sculptor; Carlos Florez, director; Ellen Lupton, graphic designer; and Jen Stark, paper sculptor and animator.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in fine arts, photography and commercial art, and design.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• High female/male ratio.
• Selective admissions.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Schools of art, music, and design.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,075 in 2009-2010 (1,948 full-time equivalent).

About 26% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 74% of the class.

Undergrads are 90% of enrolled students and graduate students are 10%.

Students under 25 years old represent 84% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Maryland Institute provides on-campus housing for 816 of its 1,948 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

Maryland Institute offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

DESIGN (108 awarded)

• Design and Applied Arts
• Design and Visual Communications
• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Interior Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (40 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education

FINE ARTS (181 awarded)

• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
• Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
• Fine Arts and Art Studies
• Painting
• Sculpture

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (124 awarded)

• Commercial Photography
• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Drawing
• Intermedia/Multimedia
• Photography
• Printmaking