This central location of information was designed to meet federal reporting and disclosure requirements of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) enacted on August 14, 2008.

Academic Information

Post-graduate Activities (The MICA Class of 2018 Alumni Survey was completed in August 2019)

MICA Undergraduate Alumni
(322 of 421 students surveyed responded - 76%)

~ 87% of MICA undergraduate alumni respondents reported that they were employed (Full time, Part time & Self-Employed).

~ 75% were working in a field related to their program of study.

~ 8% were participating in graduate study.

MICA Graduate Alumni
(161 of 179 students surveyed responded - 90%)

~ 89% of MICA graduate alumni respondents reported that they were employed (Full time, Part time & Self-Employed).

~ 87% were working in a field related to their program of study.

~ 6% were participating in graduate study.

Student Persistence: Comparative Retention and Graduation Rates

*The updated MICA retention rate is the percentage of Fall 2017 first-time, full-time freshmen who returned Fall 2018; for the national average, it is the percentage of Fall 2016 first-time, full-time freshmen who returned Fall 2017.

**The graduation rate is the percentage of Fall 2012 first-time, full-time freshmen who graduated after six-years (through 8/31/2018).

Sources: National Student Clearinghouse (national average retention rate from 2017) and the National Center for Educational Statistics (national average graduation rate for Fall 2011 first-time, full-time undergraduates).

Additional Six-Year Graduation Rate Information Specific to MICA

By Gender
    Male 71%     Female 69%

By Race/Ethnicity
    Asian 74%    Black 73%    Hispanic 63%    International 71%   
    Other 64%    Unknown 100%    White 70%

For Pell Grant Recipients 
     60%