- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, ILCity: largeZIP 60603Founded 1866
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1866
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: arts, music & design
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.saic.edu
IllinoisPrivate nonprofit
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private nonprofit institute in Chicago, Illinois, with 2,805 undergraduates. It admits 78% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $53,331 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate78%
Retention84%
4-year graduation42%
Pell Grant share24%
Federal loans38%
$53,331net price / year
78%admission rate
—average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$47,612median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,567median debt
#1,361 of 1,704 for earnings#1,732 of 1,739 for lowest net price#445 of 1,738 for graduation rate#787 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
- $80,950tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $58,220
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $58,220
- Average net price
- $53,331national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$53,571
$30,001–48,000$45,693
$48,001–75,000$49,871
$75,001–110,000$52,533
$110,001+$63,581
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 78%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college78%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college24%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 42%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 70%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,428
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,612middle 50%: $26,192–$73,483
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,567
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$73,483
Median, School of the Art Institute of Chicago$47,612
Lower quarter$26,192
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
- 2,805
- Part-time
- 6.9%
- Women / men
- 77% / 23%
- Average age at entry
- 21.1
- First-generation students
- 21%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 22%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,628 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $18,435
- Endowment, end of year
- $416,852,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White35%
Hispanic13%
Black5.7%
Asian10%
Two or more races4.8%
U.S. nonresident28%
Unknown3.5%
2 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts98%
English language & literature1.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 143048. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7432601.