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Teaching and Learning

The following links are provided to help prospective and current students quickly locate key information about various aspects of MICA.

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.

Student Outcomes and Diversity

The data provided are based on accumulated data from 57% of the class of 2024 graduating class as of August of 2025. Data aggregated from Alumni Outcomes Survey (Destination Survey), and information collected from other sources, like LinkedIn and other public data sources.

~ 98% of MICA alumni respondents reported that they were employed (Full time, Part time & Self-Employed).

~ 1% are pursuing further education

~ 1% are seeking employment.

~ 95% of those employed, are working in a related area to their program of study

Student Persistence: Comparative Retention and Graduation Rates

For 4-year institutions, retention rate is the percentage of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduates from the previous fall who are again enrolled in the current fall.

This table presents data collected from Title IV postsecondary institutions in the United States.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment component final data (2007 - 2023) and provisional data (2024).

Retention Rate Year	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Cohort Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
MICA Retention Rate	88%	66%	86%	85%	85%	83%
National Retention Rate	59.5%	60.1%	60.9%	61.1%	61%	61%

Graduation Rate within 150 Percent

This table presents data collected from Title IV institutions in the United States. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Graduation Rates component final data (2002 - 2023) and provisional data (2024).

Graduation Rate within 150 Percent of the Normal Time	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Cohort Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Graduation Rate, MICA Cohort	72%	73%	74%	77%	71%	72%
Graduation Rate at 4-year Postsecondary Institutions	59.5%	60.1%	60.9%	61.1%	61%	61%

Additional Six-Year Graduation Rate Information Specific to MICA

Graduation Rate - By Gender	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Cohort Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Graduation Rate, Total Cohort	72%	73%	74%	77%	71%	72%
Graduation Rate, Men	66%	77%	70%	67%	68%	66%
Graduation Rate, Women	74%	72%	75%	79%	72%	74%

Graduation Rate By Aid

Graduation Year	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Cohort Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Total adjusted cohort (N)	400	451	407	345	422	425
Graduation Rate	72%	73%	74%	77%	71%	72%
Graduation Rate among Pell Grant recipients	66%	71%	61%	69%	59%	66%
Graduation Rate among Direct Subsidized Loan recipients not receiving Pell Grants	68%	71%	73%	79%	72%	65%
Graduation Rate among those who did not receive Pell grant or Direct Subsidized loan	77%	75%	78%	78%	76%	77%

Graduation Rate by Race and Ethnicity

Graduation Rate by Race and Ethnicity	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Cohort Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
American Indian or Alaska Native	—	—	—	—	—	—
Asian	82%	83%	81%	79%	71%	77%
Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	82%	83%	82%	79%	71%	77%
Black, non-Hispanic	65%	88%	65%	71%	62%	67%
Hispanic	76%	65%	65%	77%	74%	79%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	100%	—	100%	—	—	—
Nonresident alien	76%	73%	89%	78%	79%	79%
Race/ethnicity unknown	80%	61%	88%	83%	33%	70%
two or more races	76%	83%	66%	67%	67%	65%
White, non-Hispanic	69%	70%	68%	76%	68%	65%