Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at MIAD

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 56.50% where the current academic year rate is 66%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	55%	54%	55%
2016-17	60%	55%	62%
2017-18	53%	44%	57%
2018-19	50%	42%	54%
2019-20	58%	56%	60%
2020-21	51%	50%	52%
2021-22	53%	56%	51%
2022-23	56%	60%	55%
2023-24	63%	62%	63%
2024-25	66%	58%	71%
Average	56.50%	53.70%	58.00%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.90% where the current year rate is 8%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design from 2017 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.20% for full-time students and 30.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at MIAD from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design since 2025.

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