School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 2,805 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 77%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $53,331per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 67%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $47,61210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
SAIC uses a credit/no-credit grading model without letter grades or GPAs, evaluating students through critique-based assessment.
Source: Undergraduate Studies | BFA and BA Degrees in Chicago | SAIC
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 77%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for School of the Art Institute of Chicago's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $53,331full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $80,950sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $58,220Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 67%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 84%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $47,61210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,567federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,805Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 23%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 21%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY — admits 73%
- Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA — admits 75%
- Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA — admits 82%
- Yeshiva University New York, NY — admits 56%
- Lynn University Boca Raton, FL — admits 73%
- Pepperdine University Malibu, CA — admits 63%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for School of the Art Institute of Chicago, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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