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 2020 Alumni Survey was completed in August 2021)

MICA Undergraduate Alumni
(185 of 373 students surveyed responded - 50%)

~ 74% of MICA undergraduate alumni respondents reported that they were employed (Full time, Part time & Self-Employed).

~ 82% were working in a field related to their program of study.

~ 2% were participating in graduate study.

MICA Graduate Alumni
(129 of 233 students surveyed responded - 55%)

~ 80% of MICA graduate alumni respondents reported that they were employed (Full time, Part time & Self-Employed).

~ 79% were working in a field related to their program of study.

~ 0% were participating in graduate study.

Student Persistence: Comparative Retention and Graduation Rates

*The updated MICA retention rate is the percentage of Fall 2019 first-time, full-time freshmen who returned Fall 2020 (this was an atypically low rate due to the COVID-19 pandemic); for the national average, this is also the percentage of Fall 2019 first-time, full-time freshmen who returned Fall 2020.  Please note that MICA’s most current first-time, full-time freshmen retention rate between Fall 2020 and Fall 2021 was 85%.

**The graduation rate is the percentage of Fall 2014 first-time, full-time freshmen who graduated after six-years (through 8/31/2020).

Source: National Student Clearinghouse. The national average retention rate from 2019 and the national average graduation rate for Fall 2014 first-time, full-time undergraduates.

Additional Six-Year Graduation Rate Information Specific to MICA

By Gender
    Male 74%     Female 72%

By Race/Ethnicity
    Asian 83%    Black 88%    Hispanic 65%    International 70%   
    Other 83%    Unknown 61%    White 70%

For Pell Grant Recipients 
     71%