Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
Santa Fe, New Mexico · Also known as Institute of American Indian Arts · Website
$24,505
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$24,505
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development is a public 4-year college in Santa Fe, New Mexico with 334 undergraduates and 70 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $12,570 a year (tuition and fees $5,920). It admits 97% of applicants and 15% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $24,505 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,570
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$5,920
US median $11,837
Admission rate
97%
US median 78%
Completion rate
15%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$24,505
Rank 4,580 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $12,570
- Tuition and fees
- $5,920
- Cost of attendance
- $24,854
- Students with a need-based grant
- 23%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,974
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,718
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,454
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,413
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,440 in 2015-16 to $5,920 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 97%
- Undergraduates
- 334
- Graduate students
- 70
- Part-time students
- 19%
- Women
- 66%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 15%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 24
- Endowment
- $25.5M
- Other
- Tribal college
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,580 of 5,094 US colleges and 35 of 35 in New Mexico (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NM median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,570 | $8,706 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,920 | $2,289 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 97% | 89% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 15% | 32% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 60% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $11,356 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $20,816 | $32,960 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $24,505 | $38,550 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 41% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 32% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
24 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | $29,835 | $31,541 | $41,367 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,651 | $55,035 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsMaster's | Master's | 8 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Museology/Museum StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,646 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,471 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,650 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| JournalismCertificate | Certificate | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Museology/Museum StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,787 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,387 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Museology/Museum StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementMaster's | Master's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,315 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesPost-bachelor certificate | Post-bachelor certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,260 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $68,257 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Santa Fe and New Mexico on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development cost?
$12,570 a year is the average net price at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,920, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $24,854. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,974 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development?
97% of applicants are admitted to Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development. The median admission rate of colleges in New Mexico is 89%.
How much do Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development graduates earn?
$24,505 a year is the median pay of former Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development students who work, 10 years after they started ($20,816 after 6 years). That ranks 4,580 of 5,094 US colleges and 35 of 35 in New Mexico. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's) at $29,835.
What is the graduation rate at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development?
15% of first-time, full-time students at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development finish within 6 years. 70% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development?
Fine and Studio Arts (18 bachelor's graduates), Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (14 master's graduates), Fine and Studio Arts (8 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 24 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.