10-yr median earnings
$34,368
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Cincinnati, Ohio
Art Academy of Cincinnati
Art Academy of Cincinnati is a private nonprofit institution in Cincinnati, Ohio. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $34,368
- 10-yr median earnings
- 34.5%
- Acceptance rate
- $34,253
- Avg net price / yr
- 42.2%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Art Academy of Cincinnati pairs modest former-student earnings with a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 30th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 34.5%
- acceptance rate
- 42.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +25%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Art Academy of Cincinnati profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
21/100
Art Academy of Cincinnati
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$34,368
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$34,253
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
42.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$27,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
58.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
50.9%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$34,253
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
42.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 42.2%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Art Academy of Cincinnati vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Art Academy of Cincinnati ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Art Academy of Cincinnati: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$34,368 30th percentile higher than 30% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Art Academy of Cincinnati | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,368 | #3561 of 5103 | 30th |
| Average net price | $34,253 | #4709 of 5020 | 6th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 42.2% | #3511 of 4858 | 28th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 205 | #3611 of 5462 | 34th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
205
Undergraduate enrollment
34.5%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
42.2%
150%-time completion
$34,368
10-yr median earnings
50.9%
First-year retention
How Art Academy of Cincinnati ranks in Ohio
State rank among 243 reporting Ohio colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Art Academy of Cincinnati | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,368 | #175 of 243 | 28th |
| Average net price | $34,253 | #216 of 228 | 5th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 42.2% | #173 of 235 | 26th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 205 | #151 of 257 | 41st |
Highest former-student earnings in Ohio
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Ohio | $92,405 | $31,544 |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve University | $87,989 | $41,190 |
| 3 | Ohio Northern University | $80,928 | $24,478 |
| 4 | Four County Career Center | $77,338 | - |
| 5 | University of Dayton | $75,537 | $29,533 |
| 6 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing | $75,103 | $10,420 |
| 7 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing - Fairfield | $75,103 | - |
| 8 | Kenyon College | $71,830 | $38,512 |
| 9 | Trinity Health System School of Nursing | $71,660 | $9,825 |
| 10 | Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing | $68,723 | - |
| 11 | The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $68,303 | $18,378 |
| 12 | Denison University | $67,753 | $40,007 |
| 175 | Art Academy of CincinnatiThis school | $34,368 | $34,253 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 34.5% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Art Academy of Cincinnati
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$33,835 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$26,702 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$34,052 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$36,786 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Art Academy of Cincinnati - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $41,375 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $41,375 |
| Average Net Price | $34,253 |
50.6%
Pell Grant Rate
69.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$27,000
Median Debt
$286/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Art Academy of Cincinnati rose +100.9% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $18,933 in 2013 to $38,041 in 2023, a rise of $19,108 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $18,9332023 · $38,041
Over the same years, enrollment went +23.3% (206 → 254 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
74.5%
Female
30.8%
First Generation
Outcomes
50.9%
Retention Rate
$27,483
Median Earnings (6yr)
37.1%
Earning Over $25K
58.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 42.2% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 50.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $27,483 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $34,368 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 37.1% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 58.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $27,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $286/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's | 25 | $42,224 | $25,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's | 15 | $31,166 | $27,000 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Art Academy of Cincinnati? ▼
Art Academy of Cincinnati is a private nonprofit institution in Cincinnati, Ohio. The acceptance rate is 34.5%. Undergraduate enrollment is 205 students.
How much do Art Academy of Cincinnati former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Art Academy of Cincinnati who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $34,368 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $27,483.
How much does Art Academy of Cincinnati cost? ▼
The average net price at Art Academy of Cincinnati is $34,253. In-state tuition is $41,375 and out-of-state tuition is $41,375. Median student debt at graduation is $27,000.
What is the graduation rate at Art Academy of Cincinnati? ▼
Art Academy of Cincinnati has a 42.2% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 50.9%.
Is Art Academy of Cincinnati worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Art Academy of Cincinnati is $27,000, while former students earn a median of $34,368 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 79% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 58.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $286.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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