Cleveland Institute of Music

Student body

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment

159

Graduate enrollment

134

Student–faculty ratio

6 : 1

Pell Grant recipients

14%

First-generation students

—

Students over 25

1%

Median family income

$93,006

Avg faculty salary (academic year)

$68,148

Endowment

$58,275,695

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

Admissions

Admission rate

47.3%

Test scores

Not considered

SAT range (25th–75th %)

—

SAT average

—

SAT reading

—

SAT math

—

ACT composite

—

Cost

In-state tuition

$52,880

Room & board

$16,600

Books & supplies

$1,600

Total cost of attendance

$61,212

Average net price

$28,226

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)

72%

Graduated on time (4 years)

54%

First-year retention

90%

Transferred to another college

7%

Median earnings, 6 years after entry

$20,170

Median earnings, 10 years after entry

$32,641

Median debt at graduation

$24,968

Students with federal loans

32%

Paying down their loans (1 year in)

66%

About 18% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing

Yes

Dorm capacity

126

Dorm capacity vs undergrads

79%

Housing charge (year)

$11,500

Meal plan (year)

$7,580

Application fee

$125

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.

$16,884/year × about 4.4 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.