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Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

Overview

At a Glance

School type

Public, 4-year or above

Faculty

26 Faculty Members | 36:01:00 student faculty ratio

Religious affliation

Not applicable

General Information

Address

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

83 Avan Nu Po Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508

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Phone

(505) 424-2311

Website
https://iaia.edu/

Mission Statement

To empower creativity and leadership in Native Arts and cultures through higher education, life-long learning and outreach.

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Mission Statement

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To empower creativity and leadership in Native Arts and cultures through higher education, life-long learning and outreach.

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cost & financial aid

Annual tuition & fees

Undergraduate

In state

$5,321

Out of state

$5,321
Graduate

In state

$12,745

Out of state

$12,745

Financial Aid: Undergraduates

Received financial aid
88%
Did not receive aid
12%
Type of aid % of students receiving aid Average amount
Federal grants 62.0% $4,795
State/local grants 31.0% $1,971
Institutional grants 85.0% $2,581
Loans 0.0% $0

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Academics

Most Popular Undergraduate majors

  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Museology/Museum Studies
  • American Indian/Native American Studies
  • Creative Writing
Full List of Majors

Undergraduate Majors X

  • AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES
    • American Indian/Native American Studies
      • A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the American Indian, Aleut, Inuit, Hawaiian and other native peoples of the Americas from earliest times until the present, with particular emphasis on U.S. and Canadian populations and their problems but including reference to Caribbean and Latin American native peoples. See other colleges that offer this major
  • ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS
    • Creative Writing
      • A program that focuses on the process and techniques of original composition in various literary forms such as the short story, poetry, the novel, and others. Includes instruction in technical and editorial skills, criticism, and the marketing of finished manuscripts. See other colleges that offer this major
  • MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
    • Museology/Museum Studies
      • A program that focuses on the attitudes, knowledge, and skills required to develop, prepare, organize, administer, conserve, store and retrieve artifacts, exhibits and entire collections in museums and galleries, and that prepares individuals to assume curatorial, technical and managerial positions in museums. Includes instruction in institutional management, acquisition, exhibit design, conservation, packing techniques, and public relations. See other colleges that offer this major
  • VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
    • Digital Arts
      • A general, undifferentiated program that focuses on the use of computerized digital images as the primary medium of expression in the visual and performing arts, and that may prepare individuals for a wide variety of careers using new media, including graphic design, digital animation, motion graphics, 3D visualization, game and interactive media design, music and sound design, video production, web design, photography, and other fields. See other colleges that offer this major
    • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
      • A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live or filmed productions. See other colleges that offer this major
    • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
      • A program that prepares individuals to communicate dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the making and producing of films and videos. Includes instruction in theory of film, film technology and equipment operation, film production, film directing, film editing, cinematographic art, film audio, techniques for making specific types of films and/or videos, media technologies, computer image making, multi-media production, and the planning and management of film/video operations. See other colleges that offer this major
    • Fine/Studio Arts, General
      • A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images), theory of art, color theory, composition and perspective, anatomy, the techniques and procedures for maintaining equipment and managing a studio, and art portfolio marketing. See other colleges that offer this major

Most Popular Graduate programs

  • Creative Writing
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Graduate ProgramsX

  • ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS
    • Creative Writing
      • A program that focuses on the process and techniques of original composition in various literary forms such as the short story, poetry, the novel, and others. Includes instruction in technical and editorial skills, criticism, and the marketing of finished manuscripts. See other colleges that offer this major
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Admissions

Undergraduate acceptance rate

Acceptance rate
100.0%
  • Apply 61
  • Accepted 61
  • Attend 46

Application Fee

Undergraduate
$25
Graduate
$25

Undergraduate application requirements

  • High school transcript

    Required

  • High school GPA

    Required

  • Recommendation letter

    Required

  • Admissions test
    (SAT or ACT)

    Recommended

  • TOEFL
    (international students)

    Recommended

  • Completion of college
    prep program

    Not applicable

  • Demonstration of
    competencies

    Required
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Student Life

Student Demographics

Female Students
60%
Male Students
40%
Student Ethnicities
  1. American Indian/Alaska Native46.82%
  2. Hispanic/Latino28.39%
  3. Caucasian13.95%
  4. Two Or More Ethnicities7.35%
  5. Black1.37%
  6. Asian1.0%
  7. Not Specified0.75%
  8. Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.37%

Student body breakdown

Total students enrolled

951

Undergraduate students

907

Graduate students

44

Attendance breakdown

Full time
34%
Part time
66%

Student services

  • Meal plan
  • Counseling services
  • Remedial services
  • Work-study
  • Placement services
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening classes
  • On-campus day care for student's children
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