Your creative path
starts here.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Find your path.

MIAD’s Application & Merit Scholarship Priority Deadline is February 15. Every student who attends MIAD full-time receives a merit scholarship. MIAD is committed to supporting student access to art and design education.

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A textile rendering of a chicken and a fish.

Sydney Short, “Wistful Affection,” First Year Experience, 2023.

WHY MIAD

This is a place where what you make matters, where every piece has value. We’ll nurture your vision in a community dedicated to shaping your creative life and career. Our faculty will inspire, motivate, educate and prepare you for a future as a professional artist or designer. You’ll have opportunities to take on real-world projects, internships and service learning with notable organizations and business partners who recognize MIAD’s impact on the region’s creative vitality and its vibrant design community. We arm our students with the creative problem solving and innovative skills desired by many of today’s employers and useful in entrepreneurial endeavors, and we are committed to educating those who will influence contemporary society.

Your MIAD education will be both personal and professional. It will be the start of the lifelong pursuit of your creative career where you’ll watch your ideas transform from sketches to rich, inventive reality. We encourage you to join us.

Admissions Checklist

Application
Official Transcripts or GED Report
Portfolio Submission

Requirements

Application: Submit your completed online application which includes an essay and portfolio upload. The essay is a chance for you to tell us about yourself, or to upload an artist or designer statement.

Official Transcripts: Ask your high school and all post-secondary institutions attended to submit an official copy of your transcripts. If you received a high school equivalency, request your GED scores be sent from your State Board of Education. If you have earned a Bachelors Degree, submit only a final transcript from the college where you earned your degree.

Portfolio: A portfolio is required for all applicants. Read more about building your portfolio, submitting your portfolio to complete your application, and ways to receive feedback on your portfolio from an admissions representative.