Cleveland Institute of Music

What are the graduation rates for students at Cleveland Institute of Music?

CIM's reported six-year graduation rate is 72% for the measured undergraduate cohort; its four-year rate is 54%. These rates follow entering students over different periods, so they should not be read as the percentage of all current students who will graduate.

The reported first-year retention rate is 90%, measuring a different outcome: whether students return for the next academic year. Small entering classes can make percentages move noticeably between cohorts. Graduation measures also do not explain why an individual student took longer, transferred, or left. Applicants weighing the cost of attendance should ask how the course sequence and any transfer credits affect their own expected time to degree.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Cleveland Institute of Music?

A reliable program-specific earnings figure one year after graduation is not reported for CIM's music field. It would therefore be misleading to assign a typical starting salary to a CIM degree or to treat an individual performer's income as representative of graduates.

Musicians may combine performances, teaching, further study, and other work, sometimes across several employers. Even when earnings statistics are published, the timing of measurement and the people included matter: a figure for aid recipients working in covered U.S. jobs, for example, would not describe every graduate. Students assessing career prospects should consider the kinds of work they hope to pursue and use career counseling to plan for auditions, applications, and income between engagements.