Art Academy of Cincinnati
Acceptance rate
34.5%
2025
Peer median 61.3%
Tuition per year
$40,007
$50,667 with room and board
Peer median $40,478
Undergraduates
206
Student-faculty ratio 9:1
Peer median 9 : 1
Graduation rate
45.3%
4-year; 6-year rate 49.1%
Peer median 52.9%
“Peers” are all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Website
- www.artacademy.edu
- Undergraduates
- 206
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- In Cincinnati
- Nearest international airport
- Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), about 9 mi
- Also known as
- AAC
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Joe Girandola (President)
- Phone
- 5135626262
- City
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Address
- 1212 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202-1706
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 61.3% · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 26.5%, women 26.5%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT optional: considered if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no SAT/ACT data for students admitted in 2025.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 3 in 10
1,293 applicants in 2025, 34.5% admitted
446 admitted 847 not admitted Yield 11.4%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Art Teacher Education · Master's1 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Arts. | - | |||
| Design and Visual Communications, General. | $27,072 | |||
| Graphic Design. | $27,072 | |||
| Illustration. | $27,072 | |||
| Photography. | - | |||
| Painting. | $21,729 | |||
| Sculpture. | $21,729 | |||
| Printmaking. | $21,729 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Writing. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Teacher Education. | - |
Students
213 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 23:77 · Freshman retention 50.9%
- Continuing undergraduates 151
- First-year undergraduates 50
- Graduate students 7
- Transfers and others 5
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (206)
Age distribution
Bachelor's
Graduate students
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
3 in 2025 · 0.5% in 2016
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$50,667
- Undergraduate tuition
- $40,007
- Room and board
- $10,660
- Graduate tuition
- $12,067
Peer median tuition + room and board $58,844 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose 44% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 17%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$6.9M
Expenses$7.0M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati · 1.5 mi
U.S. News #179
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Xavier UniversityCincinnati · 3.5 mi
U.S. News #208
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Miami University-OxfordOxford · 29.9 mi
U.S. News #133
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University of DaytonDayton · 47.2 mi
U.S. News #121
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Earlham CollegeRichmond · 53.8 mi
Liberal Arts #83
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University of KentuckyLexington · 73.9 mi
U.S. News #148
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Ball State UniversityMuncie · 89.4 mi
U.S. News #227
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University of LouisvilleLouisville · 91.2 mi
U.S. News #179
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University of IndianapolisIndianapolis · 95.9 mi
U.S. News #288
Peer median 1.3 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of Art Academy of Cincinnati include Richard F. Outcault (Cartoonist, creator of The Yellow Kid), Elizabeth Nourse (Realist painter) and Enid Yandell (Sculptor who studied with Auguste Rodin).
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Richard F. Outcault 1863–1928
Cartoonist, creator of The Yellow Kid
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Elizabeth Nourse 1859–1938
Realist painter
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Enid Yandell 1869–1934
Sculptor who studied with Auguste Rodin
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Janet Scudder 1869–1940
Sculptor and painter known for memorials and fountains
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Claude Raguet Hirst 1855–1942
Still-life painter known for trompe-l'œil
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Charley Harper 1922–2007
Modernist artist known for stylized wildlife prints
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John Ruthven 1924–2020
Artist known for wildlife paintings
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Clement John Barnhorn 1857–1935
Sculptor and educator
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Maud Hunt Squire 1873–1954
Painter and printmaker
More alumni (13, by field)
Arts and media
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Wilbur G. Adam 1898–1973
Portrait and landscape painter and illustrator
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Ethel Mars 1876–1959
Woodblock print artist and children's book illustrator
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Florence Howell Barkley 1880–1954
Landscape painter and illustrator
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John Bennett 1865–1956
Children's author and illustrator
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Jim Flora 1914–1998
Album cover artist and children's book author
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Will Henry Stevens 1881–1949
Modernist painter and naturalist
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Edie McKee Harper 1922–2010
Photographer, artist and wildlife conservationist
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Sallie Steketee 1882–1939
American painter
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Louise Lawson
Neoclassical sculptor
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Emma Mendenhall 1873–1964
Landscape, portrait and still life painter
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John Ellsworth Weis 1892–1962
Painter
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Mary Lee Tate 1893–1939
American painter and art teacher
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Myra Musselman-Carr 1871–1929
Sculptor who studied with Antoine Bourdelle
From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.