School of the Art Institute of Chicago Overview

School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Chicago, Illinois. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is School of the Art Institute of Chicago Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at School of the Art Institute of Chicago since the student to facuty ratio is 8 to 1.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 24% of the faculty were full-time.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards School of the Art Institute of Chicago has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#46	Best Fine Arts Schools	College Factual
#100	Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools	College Factual

Where Is School of the Art Institute of Chicago?

Contact details for School of the Art Institute of Chicago are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	36 S Wabash, Chicago, IL 60603
Phone:	312-629-6118
Website:	www.saic.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/saic.events
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/saic_news

How Do I Get Into School of the Art Institute of Chicago?

You can apply to School of the Art Institute of Chicago online at: https://www.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	neither required nor recommended
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into School of the Art Institute of Chicago?

With an acceptance rate of 78%, School of the Art Institute of Chicago may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 22% of accepted students are men and 78% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 40% of students accepted to School of the Art Institute of Chicago submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 660. Math scores were between 488 and 600.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago received ACT scores from 30% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 31. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 22 and 25.

Can I Afford School of the Art Institute of Chicago?

The overall average net price of School of the Art Institute of Chicago is $55,734. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At School of the Art Institute of Chicago, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $9,177 a year. That adds up to $36,708 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at School of the Art Institute of Chicago is 5.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,487 undergraduate students at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, with 2,141 being full-time and 346 being part-time.

There are also 645 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,141 full-time undergraduates at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of School of the Art Institute of Chicago students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	209
Black or African American	101
Hispanic or Latino	217
White	758
International Students	675
Other Races/Ethnicities	181

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

Online Learning at School of the Art Institute of Chicago

In 2019-2020, 2,895 students took at least one online class at the school.

Online Affordability Rankings of School of the Art Institute of Chicago

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at School of the Art Institute of Chicago was $53,160 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how School of the Art Institute of Chicago is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Fine & Studio Arts	#28	#28

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Fine & Studio Arts	569	13	126	708
Writing Studies	12	0	15	27
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	22	22
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	19	19
Architectural Sciences & Technology	0	0	16	16
Design & Applied Arts	0	1	15	16
General Visual & Performing Arts	7	0	9	16
Arts & Media Management	0	0	14	14
Journalism	0	0	6	6
Interior Architecture	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	588	14	242	844

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Dazani355 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.