Cincinnati, Ohio · Private Non-Profit
Design and Applied Arts at Art Academy of Cincinnati
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 113 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
55.3% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 55.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~113
- Schools with reported signal
- 878
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 34.5%
- Graduation rate
- 41.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $34,253/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $137,012
- Median debt
- $27,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $34,368/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 878 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 16.5x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($16,164 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($17,113 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 98% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.4% reported share · $2,090 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.2% reported share · $2,129 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 0.6% reported share · $1,751 net A+ Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA · 2.6% reported share · $2,624 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Design and Applied Arts accounts for 55.3% of reported programs at Art Academy of Cincinnati, which is bigger than 99% of schools in this field set and 16.5x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 113 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Art Academy of Cincinnati's average net price is $34,253 per year, about $137,012 over four years. That is $16,164 above the $18,089 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $34,368 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $17,113 below the $51,481 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Art Academy of Cincinnati #864 of 878 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.