We are committed to making our programs available to talented students who want to learn here. College is an investment, and MICA offers a tremendous value to you and your future. That is why MICA staff and faculty want to support you as you make your decision.
MICA is consistently ranked in the top tier of visual arts colleges in the U.S., and we enroll the most talented and driven students from around the country and around the world.
MICA is a nationally recognized leader in innovative art and design education. We have spent decades refining our programs and curriculum so that students are prepared for the growing opportunities that exist now — and in the future — for artists and designers.
MICA’s focused education in art and design prepares students to enter the creative economy of the future—a globally interconnected system of enterprise realized by technology and driven by the ability to synthesize ideas across disciplines, create, innovate, and disrupt. Our amazing array of offerings gives students opportunities to cross disciplines, combine programs of study, and chart an individualized course of study during their time at the College.
Because art begins with an idea, MICA’s carefully designed curriculum nurtures the critical balance between the artistic and the intellectual.
MICA is a student-centered learning environment where respect for creativity and individualism is a highly held value. Personal attention is built into the DNA of the College. Our curricular and co-curricular programs are designed to develop the whole student— from their creative vision and intellectual capacity to the development of professional skills, confidence, and personal integrity.
MICA attracts a uniquely creative and intelligent community of students from across the country and around the world. Diversity is valued. Talent and commitment to art are shared. Collaboration rather than competition motivates our students. Your student will work side by side with peers who are bright, curious, and passionate about their work. They understand, challenge, and inspire one another.
At MICA, campus life is inseparable from creative life. Our residential campus brings together living, learning, and making in a way that rivals top liberal arts colleges, with spaces intentionally designed to support artistic exploration, intellectual exchange, and personal growth. Here, students do more than attend classes, they inhabit a creative community shaped by distinctive architecture, purpose-built studios, and thoughtfully designed gathering spaces.
Baltimore is uniquely supportive of the arts and of artists, and is a renowned showcase for cutting-edge work in visual art, music, literary arts, film, theater, and performance. Students at MICA learn and create within a city that actively invests in cultural life and creative enterprise.
Major institutions such as the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Walters Art Museum, and the American Visionary Art Museum anchor a vibrant museum ecosystem that spans classical collections, contemporary practice, and visionary art. These institutions are not simply cultural amenities. They are part of students’ lived academic experience, offering exposure to curatorial practice, public programming, internships, and professional networks.
Mindful of how each step of their education will contribute to the long-term success of our students, professional development is embedded in the curriculum, advising, career services, and real-world experiences that comprise a MICA education.
At MICA, we consider the satisfaction of our students, their parents, and our alumni to be an indicator of our success as an art and design college. What does it mean to be happy with your education? A number of factors can help you determine how MICA measures up:
As the longest-standing independent art and design school, MICA enters a third century as a global influential creative hub. This is where you will be part of a community of students, faculty, and alumni rewriting the rules of what art and design can do. This is where you’ll find everything you need—the mentors, the courses, the experiences, the facilities, the equipment, the city, and a lifelong community to turn your ideas into impact.
The world needs creatives who can make their ideas happen, and a MICA education will make you one of them.
