Quad

Head-to-head

Andrews
Maryland Institute College of Art

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Andrews costs about $23.3K less per year on average than Maryland Institute College of Art ($25,316 vs. $48,646, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Andrews's yield is 13 pts higher than Maryland Institute College of Art's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Maryland Institute College of Art graduates 10 pts more of its students than Andrews (77% vs. 67%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Andrews grads earn $8K more ten years out than Maryland Institute College of Art's ($53,187 vs. $45,212)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Andrews's grants cover 45% of its full price on average, vs. 38% at Maryland Institute College of Art

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Maryland Institute College of Art's SAT midpoint is 52 points higher than Andrews's

    SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Maryland Institute College of Art admits 77%, Andrews 82%; Andrews's yield is higher, at 23%.

Acceptance rate
Andrews82%
Maryland Institute College of Art77%
Quad's selectivity
  • AndrewsAccessible
  • Maryland Institute College of ArtAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Andrews
990–1290
Maryland Institute College of Art
1078–1305
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • AndrewsGPA and school record required
  • Maryland Institute College of ArtGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Andrews and Maryland Institute College of Art are about the same size; Andrews has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Andrews1.2K
Maryland Institute College of Art1.2K
Pell Grant share
Andrews25%
Maryland Institute College of Art23%

Majors and faculty

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist leads at Andrews, and Illustration at Maryland Institute College of Art.

Students per faculty member
Andrews10 to 1
Maryland Institute College of Art9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • AndrewsAudiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist6%
  • Maryland Institute College of ArtIllustration28%

What each costs

Andrews costs about $23.3K less a year than Maryland Institute College of Art on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Andrews$25.3K
Maryland Institute College of Art$48.6K
Aid generosity
Andrews45%
Maryland Institute College of Art38%

What each pays off

Andrews's former students earn more, a median $53.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Andrews$53.2K
Maryland Institute College of Art$45.2K
Graduation rate
Andrews67%
Maryland Institute College of Art77%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Maryland Institute College of Art but fell at Andrews; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • AndrewsShrinking−44%
  • Maryland Institute College of ArtSteady+4%
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

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

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