School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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Acceptance Rate

77.5%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$54,530

Undergrad Enrollment

2,762

Applicants

6,633

Yield Rate

13.3%

Student:Faculty

10:1

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What you pay

$49,790/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $199,160 over four years.

What grads earn

$45,602/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $45,621 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 0% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 4.4 years of pay.

58% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

7.4%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

27%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$43,798

$30–48k$39,845

$48–75k$46,708

$75–110k$49,595

Over $110k$55,790

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

67%

Completion · all

68%

Completion · Pell

51%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

61%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, small, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied

6,633

Admitted

5,06976.4%

Enrolled

67613% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

79.0%▼ +21.9pp

Application Volume

6,075 applicants▼ 5%

School of the Art Institute of Chicago has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Motor Vehicle Theft	—	—	—	3
Robbery	—	—	—	2

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

No athletics data available.

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Fine/Studio Arts, General696 grads

Creative Writing9 grads

Art History, Criticism and Conservation6 grads

Visual and Performing Arts, General5 grads

4yr Grad Rate

43%

6yr Grad Rate

65%

Retention Rate

84%

Median Earnings

$40,151