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The Academy was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
American Academy of Art has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at The Academy it is much better at 6 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at American Academy of Art is 76%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at American Academy of Art is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At The Academy the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 46%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at American Academy of Art.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 169 undergraduates at The Academy with 128 being full-time and 41 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $35,615 | $27,702 | $37,522 | $39,755 | $44,105 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of The Academy, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At The Academy, approximately 89% of students took out student loans averaging $14,483 a year. That adds up to $57,932 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for The Academy are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 332 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60604-4302 |
| Phone: | 312-461-0600 |
| Website: | https://www.aaart.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 22 | $19,537 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 12 | $17,654 |
| Graphic Communications | 3 | NA |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 3 | NA |
| Computer Software & Applications | 0 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 76 students took at least one online class at American Academy of Art. This is an increase from the 72 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 76 | 1 |
| 2021-2022 | 72 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at American Academy of Art.
Footnotes
*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.
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