Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofit
At a glance
47.3%
Acceptance rate
$32,623
Avg net price
193
Enrollment
Degrees awarded
2024-25
| Field |
|---|
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 39Master’s 43Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s 39Master’s 43Doctoral 2 |
| Music Performance, GeneralBachelor’s 39Master’s 43Doctoral 2 |
Application deadlines
For fall 2027 entry
Application & prescreening video deadline
Dec 1, 2026
FAFSA, CSS Profile due Feb 15
· Apply with the college's application
Cost
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $50,000
- Required fees
- $2,880
- Food and housing
- $16,600
- Books and supplies
- $1,600
- Other expenses
- $2,558
- Total
- $73,638
- $60,6802019–2019–20
- $57,8742020–2120–21
- $58,9042021–2221–22
- $58,8432022–2322–23
- $61,2122023–2423–24
- $73,6382024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $32,623 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Graduation and Retention
4-year graduation57%
6-year graduation69%
Retention rate98%
Earnings and Debt
Median earnings (10yr)$32,641
Median debt$24,968
Campus
Enrollment193
Student-faculty ratio6:1
SettingCity
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
No parsed Common Data Set answers
Parsed answers aren’t available for Cleveland Institute of Music. Available federal outcome figures appear below.
97.6% of Cleveland Institute of Music’s first-years return for a second year and 68.5% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03