Private nonprofit, 4-year

Cleveland Institute of Music

Cleveland, Ohio · www.cim.edu

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Acceptance rate

47.3%

2025

Peer median 61.3%

Tuition per year

$52,880

$69,480 with room and board

Peer median $40,478

Undergraduates

159

Student-faculty ratio 6:1

Peer median 9 : 1

Graduation rate

71.2%

4-year; 6-year rate 82.7%

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: Cleveland, Ohio
Website: www.cim.edu
Undergraduates: 159
Student-faculty ratio: 6 : 1

This collegeRanked colleges nearby

Setting: Large city
Nearest major city: In Cleveland
Nearest international airport: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), about 15 mi

Cleveland, Ohio

Also known as: CIM
Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: Not applicable
President: Paul W. Hogle (President)
Phone: 2167915000
City: Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 11021 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106-1776

Rankings & Admission

Acceptance rate (%)

36.6 2020

34.2 2021

32.9 2022

36.2 2023

38.2 2024

47.3 2025

Peer median 61.3% · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.

Acceptance rate by gender, 2025

Men

49.8%

Women

44.9%

In 2020: men 34.2%, women 39.5%.

Test Scores

SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.

How Hard Is It to Get In

about 5 in 10

427 applicants in 2025, 47.3% admitted

202 admitted 225 not admitted Yield 14.9%

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Bachelor's395 international (12.8%)

Master's4317 international (39.5%)

Doctoral20 international (0.0%)

Top 1 Bachelor's majors by graduates

Music Performance, General

U.S. studentsInternational

Popular graduate programs

Music Performance, General · Master's43 (40% 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

Visual and Performing artshas 84 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Under	Master	Doctor
Music Performance, General.	$13,093-$23,210

Students

293 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 50:50 · Freshman retention 90.2%

Continuing undergraduates 126
First-year undergraduates 28
Graduate students 134
Transfers and others 5

Undergraduate race and ethnicity (159)

White

68 · 42.8%

International

38 · 23.9%

Asian

27 · 17.0%

Hispanic

10 · 6.3%

Two or more races

6 · 3.8%

Black

5 · 3.1%

Unknown

2 · 1.3%

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.

Undergraduates23.9%

38 in 2025 · 21.3% in 2016

2016Peer median 5.0%2025

Graduate students47.0%

63 in 2025 · 42.0% in 2016

2016Peer median 29.8%2025

Cost

2025 cost per year

$69,480

Undergraduate tuition: $52,880
Room and board: $16,600
Graduate tuition: $52,880

Tuition and room and board over time

61.5K 2016

63.8K 2017

64.3K 2018

60.6K 2019

60.7K 2020

56.1K 2021

55.7K 2022

55.7K 2023

57.1K 2024

69.5K 2025

Peer median tuition + room and board $58,844 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.

Tuition rose 11% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 20%.

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$31.9M

Gifts and private grants

$11.2M35.0%

Investment return

$8.8M27.5%

Tuition and fees

$7.1M22.3%

Auxiliary enterprises

$3.5M10.9%

Government grants and contracts

$1.2M3.6%

Sales and services of educational activities

$133K0.4%

Expenses$22.0M

Instruction

$11.1M50.6%

Institutional support

$6.1M27.6%

Academic support

$2.7M12.3%

Auxiliary enterprises

$1.4M6.3%

Student services

$708K3.2%

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.

All faculty

$68,149peers $68,014

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

Campus safety · incidents per 1,000 students

0.9 2016

1.4 2017

5.1 2018

1.5 2019

3.2 2020

0.5 2021

0.0 2022

0.0 2023

0.0 2024

0.0 2025

Peer median 1.3 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.

Notable Alumni

All 24

Notable alumni of Cleveland Institute of Music include Jim Hall (American jazz guitarist and composer), Daniil Trifonov (Russian pianist and composer) and David Diamond (Classical music composer).

Jim Hall 1930–2013

American jazz guitarist and composer
Daniil Trifonov 1991–

Russian pianist and composer
David Diamond 1915–2005

Classical music composer

Music theory · Attended until 1929

Also attended: University of Rochester
Benny Bailey 1924–2005

Jazz trumpeter
Alisa Weilerstein 1982–

Cellist and 2011 MacArthur Fellow

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Sibling: Joshua Weilerstein (The New England Conservatory of Music)
Jim Brickman 1961–

Pop pianist and songwriter

Also attended: Case Western Reserve University
Mahani Teave 1983–

Classical pianist from Easter Island, Chile
Ernie Freeman 1922–1981

Pianist, bandleader and arranger
Anton Kuerti 1938–

Austrian-born Canadian pianist and composer

Also attended: Longy School of Music of Bard College

See all 24 notable alumni of Cleveland Institute of Music →

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.