School of the Art Institute of Chicago
School of the Art Institute of Chicago admitted 78% of applicants. Its average net price after aid was $53,331 a year. Within six years, 68% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 78%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Not required
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $80,950 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $53,331 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $53,571 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $58,220 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 68%
- Students who return for a second year
- 84%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $47,612 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,567
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,805
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 24%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Visual and performing arts
- 98%
- English language and literature
- 2%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Buena Vista University IA · 78% admitted
- Clarkson University NY · 77% admitted
- Eastern Kentucky University KY · 78% admitted
- Mississippi State University MS · 78% admitted
- Patrick Henry College VA · 77% admitted
- University of Evansville IN · 78% admitted
More colleges in Illinois
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL · 42% admitted
- University of Illinois Chicago IL · 77% admitted
- Illinois State University IL · 88% admitted
- DePaul University IL · 76% admitted
- Chamberlain University-Illinois IL · 83% admitted
- Loyola University Chicago IL · 82% admitted
- Northern Illinois University IL · 70% admitted
- Northwestern University IL · 7.7% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.