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 2017 Alumni Survey was completed in August 2018)
MICA Undergraduate Alumni
(300 of 378 students surveyed responded - 80%)
~ 88% of MICA undergraduate alumni respondents reported that they were employed (Full time, Part time & Self-Employed).
~ 81% were working in a field related to their program of study.
~ 8% were participating in
MICA Graduate Alumni
(180 of 200 students surveyed responded - 90%)
~ 90% of MICA graduate alumni respondents reported that they were employed (Full time, Part time & Self-Employed).
~ 96% were working in a field related to their program of study.
~ 9% were participating in graduate study.
Student Persistence: Comparative Retention and Graduation Rates
*The updated MICA retention rate is the percentage of Fall 2016 first-time, full-time freshmen who returned Fall 2017; 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 2011 first-time, full-time freshmen who graduated after six-years (through 8/31/2017).
Sources: National Student Clearinghouse (national average retention rate from 2017) and the National Center for Educational Statistics (national average graduation rate for Fall 2010 first-time, full-time undergraduates).
Additional Six-Year Graduation Rate Information Specific to MICA
By Gender
Male 72% Female 72%
By Race/Ethnicity
Asian 81% Black 64% Hispanic 78% International 58%
Other 68% Unknown 67% White 72%
For Pell Grant Recipients
68%