Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design's yield is 28 pts higher than Coe's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Coe's grants cover 69% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Coe grads earn $16K more ten years out than Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design's ($57,125 vs. $41,174)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Coe costs about $8.3K less per year on average than Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design ($21,244 vs. $29,587, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Coe graduates 10 pts more of its students than Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (65% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design has 7 pts more first-gen students than Coe (30% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design admits 61%, Coe 64%; Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design's yield is higher, at 33%.

Acceptance rate
Coe64%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design61%
Quad's selectivity
  • CoeAccessible
  • Milwaukee Institute of Art & DesignSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Coe
1070–1290
Milwaukee Institute of Art & DesignNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CoeGPA and school record required
  • Milwaukee Institute of Art & DesignGPA required

Who's on each campus

Coe is a bit larger than Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (1,164 vs. 837 undergrads); Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Coe1.2K
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design837
Pell Grant share
Coe36%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design37%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Coe, and Illustration at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design; both have 11 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Coe11 to 1
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CoeBusiness Administration and Management, General17%
  • Milwaukee Institute of Art & DesignIllustration57%

What each costs

Coe costs about $8.3K less a year than Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Coe$21.2K
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design$29.6K
Aid generosity
Coe69%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design47%

What each pays off

Coe's former students earn more, a median $57.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Coe$57.1K
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design$41.2K
Graduation rate
Coe65%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Coe got less selective while Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CoeGrowing+154%
  • Milwaukee Institute of Art & DesignGrowing+91%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why