- The Inkwell
- New York
- Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn, NYCity: largeZIP 11205Founded 1887
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1887
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: arts, music & design
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 2
- Website
- www.pratt.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
Pratt Institute-Main
Pratt Institute-Main is a private nonprofit institute in Brooklyn, New York, with 3,910 undergraduates. It admits 73% of applicants, graduates 74% within six years and costs $48,876 a year after aid.
74%graduate
Admission rate73%
Retention88%
4-year graduation42%
Pell Grant share23%
Federal loans37%
$48,876net price / year
73%admission rate
1290average SAT
74%graduate in 6 years
$63,115median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#638 of 1,704 for earnings#1,714 of 1,739 for lowest net price#270 of 1,738 for graduation rate#656 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $82,597tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $64,238
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $64,238
- Average net price
- $48,876national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$42,254
$30,001–48,000$40,155
$48,001–75,000$44,166
$75,001–110,000$49,065
$110,001+$57,199
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 73%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 590–700
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–690
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 26–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college73%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college88%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college74%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college23%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 74%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 42%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 76%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,691
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,115middle 50%: $34,439–$92,843
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$92,843
Median, Pratt Institute-Main$63,115
Lower quarter$34,439
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,910
- Part-time
- 1.7%
- Women / men
- 72% / 28%
- Average age at entry
- 20.3
- First-generation students
- 19%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 23%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 15%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,587 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $19,936
- Endowment, end of year
- $290,371,269
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White32%
Hispanic13%
Black5.2%
Asian17%
Two or more races4.3%
U.S. nonresident27%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.1%
7 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts49%
Communication & journalism23%
Architecture14%
Communications technologies10%
Education1.9%
English language & literature1.8%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies0.3%
keep comparing
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| The New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA | $50,840 | 74% | $40,481 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA | $48,678 | 60% | $47,172 |
| Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, CA | $50,349 | 60% | $49,168 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | $53,331 | 68% | $47,612 |
| Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA | $50,943 | 58% | $70,469 |
| Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD | $42,075 | 71% | $49,751 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 194578. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1204714.