10-yr median earnings
$32,641
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland Institute of Music is a private nonprofit institution in Cleveland, Ohio. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $32,641
- 10-yr median earnings
- 47.3%
- Acceptance rate
- $28,226
- Avg net price / yr
- 70.4%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Cleveland Institute of Music pairs modest former-student earnings with a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 26th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 47.3%
- acceptance rate
- 70.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +62%
- 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 Cleveland Institute of Music 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
D
College Value Score
41/100
Cleveland Institute of Music
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
$32,641
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$28,226
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B
70.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$24,968
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B-
67.8%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A-
90.2%
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
$28,226
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
70.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 70.4%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Cleveland Institute of Music 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 Cleveland Institute of Music 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.
Cleveland Institute of Music: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$32,641 26th percentile higher than 26% 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 | Cleveland Institute of Music | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $32,641 | #3759 of 5103 | 26th |
| Average net price | $28,226 | #4305 of 5020 | 14th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 70.4% | #1375 of 4858 | 72nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 159 | #3896 of 5462 | 29th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
159
Undergraduate enrollment
47.3%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
70.4%
150%-time completion
$32,641
10-yr median earnings
90.2%
First-year retention
How Cleveland Institute of Music ranks in Ohio
State rank among 243 reporting Ohio colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Cleveland Institute of Music | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $32,641 | #185 of 243 | 24th |
| Average net price | $28,226 | #198 of 228 | 13th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 70.4% | #74 of 235 | 69th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 159 | #168 of 257 | 35th |
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 |
| 185 | Cleveland Institute of MusicThis school | $32,641 | $28,226 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 47.3% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Cleveland Institute of Music
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$23,782 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$29,767 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$16,884 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$32,629 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Cleveland Institute of Music - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $52,880 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $52,880 |
| Average Net Price | $28,226 |
13.7%
Pell Grant Rate
32.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$24,968
Median Debt
$265/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Cleveland Institute of Music swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $25,127 to $37,695 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -5.2%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$25,127
Highest year
$37,695
Most recent (2023)
$32,623
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $34,4102023 · $32,623
Over the same years, enrollment went -18.6% (237 → 193 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
44.1%
Female
Outcomes
90.2%
Retention Rate
$20,170
Median Earnings (6yr)
38.4%
Earning Over $25K
67.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 70.4% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 90.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $20,170 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $32,641 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 38.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 67.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $24,968 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $265/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's | 1 | 40 | $38,887 | $38,887 | $39,673 |
| Bachelor's | 1 | 45 | $37,656 | $37,656 | $25,500 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Cleveland Institute of Music? ▼
Cleveland Institute of Music is a private nonprofit institution in Cleveland, Ohio. The acceptance rate is 47.3%. Undergraduate enrollment is 159 students.
How much do Cleveland Institute of Music former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Cleveland Institute of Music who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $32,641 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $20,170.
How much does Cleveland Institute of Music cost? ▼
The average net price at Cleveland Institute of Music is $28,226. In-state tuition is $52,880 and out-of-state tuition is $52,880. Median student debt at graduation is $24,968.
What is the graduation rate at Cleveland Institute of Music? ▼
Cleveland Institute of Music has a 70.4% 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 90.2%.
Is Cleveland Institute of Music worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Cleveland Institute of Music is $24,968, while former students earn a median of $32,641 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 76% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 67.8% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $265.
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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