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Acceptance Rate 69.99%
Yield 31.96%
SAT Score 1,190
ACT Score 24
Applicants 693

Applying To CIA

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 69.99% at Cleveland Institute of Art where a total of 693 students applied and 485 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,190 and the average ACT score is 24. It requires four items to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to CIA.
Open Admission Policy✗
Graduate Application Fees$-1
Admission Informationwww.cia.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://go.cia.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate69.99%
Average Test Scores1,190 SAT / 24 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 69.99% where a total of 693 students (191 men and 502 women) have applied to CIA and 485 (120 men and 366 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 38 male and 117 female students have enrolled into CIA and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 31.96%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at CIA
TotalMenWomen
Applicants693191502
Admitted485120366
Enrolled15538117
Acceptance Rate 69.99% 62.83% 72.91%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 31.96% 31.67% 31.97%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At CIA, 22 applicants (14% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 43 applicants (28%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,190 and the average ACT score is 24 at CIA. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,280 and 25th percentile score is 1,080. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 84 and the 25th percentile score is 59. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at CIA.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at CIA
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing570660
SAT Math510620
ACT Composite2128
ACT Math1826
ACT English2030
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Cleveland Institute of Art requires 4 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Formal Demonstration of Competencies, TOEFL) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 item(s) (Recommendations) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for CIA
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations△
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✔
Admission Test Scores✗
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Cleveland Institute of Art is Semester. Cleveland Institute of Art accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Cleveland Institute of Art accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔

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