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School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

Chicago, IL2,762 students
Acceptance Rate
77%
open admission
Median SAT
1,225
Net Price After Aid
$49.8k
Sticker $54.5k
Graduation Rate
64%
6-year, full-time

School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private institution in Chicago, IL with an acceptance rate of 77% and 2,762 students. The average net price after financial aid is $49,822 per year.

About School of the Art Institute of Chicago

A private 4-year urban university in Chicago, IL.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a college in Chicago, IL. It enrolls roughly 2,762 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 77%.

Great LakesUrbanPrivate4-yearVisual & Performing
Acceptance Rate
77%
Open Admission
Total Enrollment
2,762
Medium
Retention
82%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
64%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

A clear-eyed view of how your profile compares to admitted students — and the things that would move your odds the most.

Acceptance Rate
77%
77 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment. Here is what would make your application as competitive as possible.

Things that would move your odds the most

  1. Build a single deep extracurricular peak
    Depth beats breadth at selective schools — one nationally-visible accomplishment outperforms ten clubs.
  2. Strengthen one teacher recommendation
    A specific, personal letter from a teacher who knows your work moves the needle.

Probability is based on a model trained on historical admissions data. It is a guide, not a guarantee. Admissions decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,225
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
2430
27
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at School of the Art Institute of Chicago after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
Tuition $54,530
Average net price after aid
$49,822
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$43,080
$30,001 – $48,000
$45,357
$48,001 – $75,000
$48,571
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$55,898

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
19%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
37%
Avg loan $19,000 / year
Avg Grant Aid
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at School of the Art Institute of Chicago concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Visual & Performing
98% of degrees awarded
Retention
82%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White37%
  • Asian12%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Black5%
  • International33%

Gender

  • Female72%
  • Male28%
International
30%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
2,762

Outcomes after graduation

What School of the Art Institute of Chicago graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$40.2k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
64%
6-year, full-time

What this means

$40k is below the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 64% graduation rate is below the national average.

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