Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at MICA

At Maryland Institute College of Art, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 67.17%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 77.01%. MICA's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Maryland Institute College of Art than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 16.98%, and the 2024 yield is 11.01%. The number of MICA applicants decreased by -0.38% (12 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 67.17%, and this year's acceptance rate is 77.01% at Maryland Institute College of Art. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 64.60% and women students' rate is 68.03%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Maryland Institute College of Art than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	58.03%	57.98%	58.05%
2014-15	54.16% -3.87%	54.11% -3.87%	54.17% -3.87%
2015-16	47.35% -6.80%	47.39% -6.83%	47.34% -6.83%
2016-17	57.09% 9.74%	57.08% 9.76%	57.10% 9.76%
2017-18	61.61% 4.51%	61.60% 4.51%	61.61% 4.51%
2018-19	64.26% 2.66%	64.29% 2.65%	64.25% 2.65%
2019-20	63.89% -0.37%	63.93% -0.37%	63.88% -0.37%
2020-21	89.83% 25.94%	89.80% 25.96%	89.84% 25.96%
2021-22	86.01% -3.83%	77.01% -0.83%	89.01% -0.83%
2022-23	79.58% -6.43%	71.45% -6.95%	82.07% -6.95%
2023-24	77.01% -2.57%	65.96% -1.06%	81.01% -1.06%
Average	67.17%	64.60%	68.03%

Maryland Institute College of Art Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 16.98% where the current academic year yield is 11.01%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	23.65%	23.67%	23.65%
2014-15	27.39% 3.74%	27.23% 3.80%	27.45% 3.80%
2015-16	22.73% -4.66%	22.75% -4.72%	22.73% -4.72%
2016-17	17.69% -5.04%	17.74% -5.05%	17.67% -5.05%
2017-18	18.88% 1.19%	18.84% 1.22%	18.90% 1.22%
2018-19	17.86% -1.02%	17.87% -1.04%	17.86% -1.04%
2019-20	15.75% -2.11%	15.73% -2.10%	15.76% -2.10%
2020-21	10.76% -4.99%	10.77% -5.00%	10.76% -5.00%
2021-22	11.98% 1.22%	13.00% 1.25%	12.01% 1.25%
2022-23	9.09% -2.90%	8.71% -2.79%	9.22% -2.79%
2023-24	11.01% 1.92%	13.98% 1.79%	11.01% 1.79%
Average	16.98%	17.30%	17.00%

Maryland Institute College of Art Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,360, the average number of admitted is 2,233, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 361. The number of MICA applicants decreased by -0.38% (12 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	2,914	1,691	400
2014-15	3,067 153	1,661 55	455 55
2015-16	3,818 751	1,808 -44	411 -44
2016-17	3,475 -343	1,984 -60	351 -60
2017-18	3,636 161	2,240 72	423 72
2018-19	3,702 66	2,379 2	425 2
2019-20	4,024 322	2,571 -20	405 -20
2020-21	2,990 -1,034	2,686 -116	289 -116
2021-22	3,066 76	2,637 27	316 27
2022-23	3,139 73	2,498 -89	227 -89
2023-24	3,127 -12	2,408 38	265 38
Average	3,360	2,233	361

Maryland Institute College of Art Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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