How CIA's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 65.18%, and this year's acceptance rate is 55.97% at Cleveland Institute of Art. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 58.96% and women students' rate is 67.74%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Cleveland Institute of Art than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Cleveland Institute of Art over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	68.25%	70.40%	67.07%
2014-15	66.99% -1.25%	64.00% 1.79%	68.86% 1.79%
2015-16	64.91% -2.09%	62.90% -2.51%	66.36% -2.51%
2016-17	60.53% -4.37%	55.52% -3.86%	62.50% -3.86%
2017-18	54.23% -6.30%	46.91% -4.23%	58.27% -4.23%
2018-19	73.46% 19.23%	67.21% 17.88%	76.15% 17.88%
2019-20	69.60% -3.87%	58.61% -2.59%	73.56% -2.59%
2020-21	67.18% -2.42%	54.30% -1.80%	71.77% -1.80%
2021-22	65.99% -1.19%	58.05% -2.74%	69.02% -2.74%
2022-23	69.84% 3.85%	62.83% 3.49%	72.51% 3.49%
2023-24	55.97% -13.87%	47.86% -13.44%	59.07% -13.44%
Average	65.18%	58.96%	67.74%

Cleveland Institute of Art Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 27.08% where the current academic year yield is 23.01%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Cleveland Institute of Art from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	31.71%	38.22%	28.00%
2014-15	29.02% -2.69%	33.52% -1.60%	26.40% -1.60%
2015-16	35.07% 6.05%	34.87% 8.81%	35.21% 8.81%
2016-17	30.02% -5.05%	30.99% -5.67%	29.54% -5.67%
2017-18	29.67% -0.35%	27.13% 1.81%	31.35% 1.81%
2018-19	23.24% -6.43%	25.12% -8.82%	22.53% -8.82%
2019-20	19.57% -3.67%	20.90% -3.34%	19.19% -3.34%
2020-21	22.75% 3.18%	23.02% 3.49%	22.67% 3.49%
2021-22	21.95% -0.80%	21.29% -0.67%	22.00% -0.67%
2022-23	31.82% 9.87%	31.67% 9.86%	31.87% 9.86%
2023-24	23.01% -8.81%	30.08% -10.77%	21.10% -10.77%
Average	27.08%	28.80%	26.35%

Cleveland Institute of Art Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 876, the average number of admitted is 570, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 150. The number of CIA applicants increased by 38.96% (270 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Cleveland Institute of Art from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	633	432	137
2014-15	715 82	479 2	139 2
2015-16	738 23	479 29	168 29
2016-17	864 126	523 -11	157 -11
2017-18	957 93	519 -3	154 -3
2018-19	1,025 68	753 21	175 21
2019-20	1,138 113	792 -20	155 -20
2020-21	975 -163	655 -6	149 -6
2021-22	932 -43	615 -14	135 -14
2022-23	693 -239	484 19	154 19
2023-24	963 270	539 -30	124 -30
Average	876	570	150

Cleveland Institute of Art Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at CIA

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes