Santa Fe, NM · Public · 334 undergraduates · rural
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
Less selective
A federally chartered arts college where contemporary Indigenous art and cultural practice form the institutional core.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Solid in affordability, and steady in mobility.- Admission
- 100% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 34%
83 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$24,505 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development apart
Academic design
Undergraduate options include studio arts, creative writing, cinematic arts and technology, museum studies, Indigenous liberal studies, Native American studies, performing arts, business and entrepreneurship, and related fields.
Campus pattern
The Santa Fe campus combines studios, exhibitions, Indigenous community, and access to one of the country's strongest art markets and museum networks.
Defining feature
A federally chartered arts college where contemporary Indigenous art and cultural practice form the institutional core.
Can I get in?
100% admitted
Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.
Recent applicant pool
83About 100 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Record over scores
No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Undergraduate options include studio arts, creative writing, cinematic arts and technology, museum studies, Indigenous liberal studies, Native American studies, performing arts, business and entrepreneurship, and related fields.
Make the fit specific
A federally chartered arts college where contemporary Indigenous art and cultural practice form the institutional core.
Account for the tradeoff
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.
$25 application fee
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
A federally chartered arts college where contemporary Indigenous art and cultural practice form the institutional core.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Fine and Studio Arts
Admits separately
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Admits separately
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
Museology/Museum Studies
What is campus life like?
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development beyond the classroom
The Santa Fe campus combines studios, exhibitions, Indigenous community, and access to one of the country's strongest art markets and museum networks.
A defining academic feature
Undergraduate options include studio arts, creative writing, cinematic arts and technology, museum studies, Indigenous liberal studies, Native American studies, performing arts, business and entrepreneurship, and related fields.
What shapes an ordinary week
The Santa Fe campus combines studios, exhibitions, Indigenous community, and access to one of the country's strongest art markets and museum networks.
What changes the experience
A federally chartered arts college where contemporary Indigenous art and cultural practice form the institutional core.