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What Cleveland Institute of Art costs

Cleveland, Ohio · Private · 539 undergrads

Cleveland Institute of Art's sticker price was $67,135 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $31,184 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $26,220.

What does Cleveland Institute of Art cost?

$31,184 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $67,135.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$26,220
$30,000–$48,000$28,572
$48,000–$75,000$26,777
$75,000–$110,000$32,857
over $110,000$38,812

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$26,220
$30,000–$48,000$28,572
$48,000–$75,000$26,777
$75,000–$110,000$32,857
Over $110,000$38,812

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 61% off Cleveland Institute of Art's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Cleveland Institute of Art cost more than Wittenberg University, Walsh University and Columbus College of Art & Design.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Cleveland Institute of Art$26,777$31,184
Wittenberg University$17,541$23,310
Walsh University$19,859$19,588
Columbus College of Art & Design$22,186$27,723

The sticker price

$50,575
Tuition, 2025-26
$67,135
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
50%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$33,857
average grant for students who got aid.
77%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$27,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Cleveland Institute of Art cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $26,220 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $67,135. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Cleveland Institute of Art's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Cleveland Institute of Art cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $28,572 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $67,135. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Cleveland Institute of Art's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Cleveland Institute of Art cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $26,777 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $67,135. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Cleveland Institute of Art's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers