1300 Mount Royal Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217-4134
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1826
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,497
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $38,913,224
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: February 15
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $28,670
Room/Board: $7,910
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Careers
Career Services Offered: internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 89%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 76,500
Number of current serial subscriptions: 315
Number of microforms: 0
Number of audiovisuals: 4,700
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: MICA’s slide library contains over 120,000 slides
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Three major gallery spaces — the Decker Gallery and Meyerhoff Gallery in the Fox Building, and the Pinkard Gallery in the Bunting Center — are only the beginning of the exhibitions story at MICA. There are also numerous informal galleries devoted to showing student work, and a gallery dedicated to showing the work of students in our MFA and MA programs.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 350
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – No
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 88%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: N/A
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: N/A
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 90%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 88%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms, apartments for married students, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, special housing for international students
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: N/A
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: N/A
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 13 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Baltimore (5), Washington (30)
Nearest train station: Baltimore (1)
Nearest bus station: Baltimore (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – N/A
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – N/A
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Johns Hopkins University)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Campus
Most popular events: N/A