Art Academy of Cincinnati

Student body

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment

205

Graduate enrollment

7

Student–faculty ratio

9 : 1

Pell Grant recipients

51%

First-generation students

31%

Students over 25

9%

Median family income

$48,389

Avg faculty salary (academic year)

$49,743

Endowment

$2,349,602

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate

34.5%

Test scores

Considered but not required

SAT range (25th–75th %)

—

SAT average

—

SAT reading

—

SAT math

—

ACT composite

—

Cost

In-state tuition

$41,375

Room & board

$10,660

Books & supplies

$1,500

Total cost of attendance

$53,879

Average net price

$34,253

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)

41%

Graduated on time (4 years)

37%

First-year retention

51%

Transferred to another college

0%

Median earnings, 6 years after entry

$27,483

Median earnings, 10 years after entry

$34,368

Median debt at graduation

$27,000

Students with federal loans

69%

Paying down their loans (1 year in)

44%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing

Yes

Dorm capacity

110

Dorm capacity vs undergrads

54%

Housing charge (year)

$7,825

Application fee

Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

$34,052/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.